MSc thesis ‘Mental & Material Manifestations of Spatial Injustice’

This thesis completed the MSc Architecture at the Technical University Braunschweig (GER). It was submitted in March 2019. Download the full thesis. The global population is rising to unprecedented heights which, combined with the continuing urbanisation, leads to the majority of humanity residing in urban areas already today. While the population growth in many countries and cities in the Western world …

MSc thesis ‘How floods shape Kampala’s urban gestalt’

This thesis was written as part of MSc Urban Management and Development at the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL). The research was part of IHS’s East Africa Research Fund (EARF) project funded by the Department for International Development (DFID) and submitted in September 2018. Download the full thesis. Rapid urbanisation steadily increases the importance …

Conceptual: Daily Routines

The Stegreif project was one of several weekend impromptu projects done as part of the master studies at the Technical University Braunschweig (GER). The concept was the re-conceptualisation of daily objects and their adaption across scales.  

Urbanity in #

The project was done as part of the master studies at the Technical University Braunschweig (GER). The course Advanced Urban Analytics was held at the Institute for Urban Development and Design Methodology and supervised by Prof. Uwe Brederlau, Amir Touhidi, Gustavo de Siqueira, and Jonathan Nestler. The results were published in the project booklet ‘Advanced Urban Analytics.’ Download booklet. How can …

SkyHive Sao Paulo

The design project was done as part of the master studies at the Technical University Braunschweig at the Institute for Sustainable Urbanism. The project was done with Patrick Naumann and supervised by Prof. Vanessa M. Carlow, Olaf Mumm and Maycon Sedrez. Download booklet. São Paulo seems to be an urban jungle, without access to nature, water and with the human …

Conceptual: Tomorrowland

The Stegreif project was one of several weekend impromptu projects done as part of the master studies at the Technical University Braunschweig (GER). Already today the majority of people is living in cities – and the consequences are widespread. Overcrowding, pollution, lack of basic services, water, food, jobs, infrastructure. With the rising urbanization and population, these challenges will only multiply. …

BSc Thesis ‘Urban Framework’

The project ‘Urban Framework’ started as a bachelor project at the Institute for Sustainable Urbanism, Technical University Braunschweig (GER), and was supervised by Prof. Vanessa M. Carlow. The thesis was submitted in September 2015. Download methodology presentation. Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi, faces the same problems as many other cities on the African continent. Fast urbanisation rates and population growth …