Research

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Books of the library of the Chair of Architectural History

Here you can find a complete list of all publications by the Chair of Architectural History.
Photo: Charleen Dierkes

Research Profile

Students standing on the buttress of the church in Scherpenheuvel

Research at the Chair of Architectural History is usually based on the object itself and starts with meticulous in situ building research.
Photo: Tim Scheuer

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archimaera

The open access journal www.archimaera.de is a forum for interdisciplinary and inter-methodological exchange on architecture.
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Scherpenheuvel (DFG)

The DFG-funded research project on Scherpenheuvel analyzes the genesis, shape and concept of said pilgrimage site at different scales.
Photo: Tobias Glitsch

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baureka.online (DFG)

The DFG-funded research project baureka.online will develop an overarching digital platform that connects the field of building archaeology.
Logo: Felix Martin

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Halicarnassus (DFG)

The DFG-funded research project explores the ways in which written descriptions of the vanished Mausoleum of Halicarnassus informed Early Modern architects and artists.
Image: Public Domain

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Aachen Palatine Chapel

The research project on the Aachen Palatine Chapel reconstructed the geometry of the building's ground plan.
Photo: Bruno Schindler

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Beyond the Classical

The research project addresses the origins of stylistic pluralism in Great Britain and investigates typological and stylistic developments beyond its borders.
Photo: Tobias Glitsch

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Blue Architecture

Blue-tiled building in front of a blue sky

The research project "Blue Architecture" systematically deals with searching and finding, documenting and interpreting blue architecture from Babylon to the present. Photo: Verena Hake

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Casino at Marino

The PhD project examines the Casino at Marino in Dublin and traces the emergence of public monumental architecture in the Enlightenment.
Photo: Tim Scheuer

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Emil Steffann

Brick facade of a church in front of a blue sky

The habilitation project deals with the life, work and after-effect of the architect and church builder Emil Steffann.
Photo: Caroline Helmenstein

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Protestant Churches

Interior View of the Auferstehungskirche

The publication project aims to publish an architectural guide to the Protestant churches in Aachen, which was developed together with students.
Photo: Imbi Leitaru

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Chain Models

Chain Model of the Aachen Palatine Chapel

The series of research projects on chain models examines the load transfer of the Aachen Cathedral vaults.
Photo: Bruno Schindler

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Maria Laach Monastery

The PhD project on Maria Laach analyzes the design history of the romanesque monastery church.
Photo: Tobias Glitsch

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Koepelkerk Willemstad

Exterior View of the Koepelkerk in Willemstad

The PhD project deals with the history of architecture and the design concept of the Koepelkerk in Willemstad.
Photo: Sara Dolls

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The research project deals with early modern buildings at the Imperial Abbey of Kornelimünster, the display of relics and imperial representation at a foundational site of the Holy Roman Empire.
Photo: Carsten Hensgens

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Moses Fountain

The PhD project examines the creation and genesis, typology and meanings of the core building of early modern urban water architecture.
Photo: Public Domain

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Settings for Academia

Front view of the Institute for Communications Engineering and Radio Frequency Technology, Aachen

In 2020, RWTH Aachen University celebrated the 150th anniversary of its foundation. The Chair is taking this as an opportunity to document, analyze and scientifically review the university's building stock.
Photo: Anina Janich

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Roma Sotterranea

Crypt of the Church of Santa Maria Scala Coeli, Rome

The project will systematically examine the subterranean parts of the sacred buildings of Renaissance and Baroque Rome and capture them in all their functional and iconological complexity.
Photo: Tobias Glitsch

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S. Andrea al Quirinale

Interior View of the Church San Andrea al Quirinale in Rome

The PhD project on S. Andrea al Quirinale has produced the first wide-ranging monography covering the architecture of Gian Lorenzo Bernini's oval church.
Photo: Tobias Glitsch

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St. Hubertus

A comprehensive study breaks down the planning and construction history of this church built in Aachen by Gottfried Böhm.
Photo: Archive St. Hubertus / Charleen Dierkes

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St. Johannes

The publication project includes extensive building documentation of the church of St. Johannes in Merkstein (1961/62, Emil Steffann) as well as scenarios for its future conversion.
Photo: Felix Mayer

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Villa Rotonda

The research project on the Villa Rotonda dealt with the plan layout of the villa.
Photo: Bruno Schindler

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Vorstadtikone

Silhouette of a rock-like church in front of a light pink background

In and around the Aachen church St. Hubertus by Gottfried Böhm, we created the exhibition "Vorstadtikone" about the church itself. Image: Graphics team "Vorstadtikone"

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