Through workshops, excursions across Europe, and the supervision of bachelor’s and master’s theses, the focus lies on integrative, circular, and forward-thinking approaches to architecture. Each course emphasizes material intelligence, adaptability, and experimental design as pathways to connect ecological consciousness with architectural form.
Building on this foundation, my PhD thesis Endless Architecture Model – Longevity through Circularity investigates how buildings can be designed as evolving systems—capable of adaptation, reuse, and material continuity across time. The research aims to develop design principles that link ecological intelligence with structural and spatial innovation, envisioning an architecture that sustains itself through change rather than resisting it.
visualization of the smart recycling factory by architects kleyer.koblitz.letzel.freivogel© THIRD Berlin www.thethird.de
Lectures & Awards
Circular Assessment Methods in Comparison
Certification tools can be used to compare resource-efficient approaches and quantify them over the lifespan of individual buildings—at least in theory. By now, countless providers have entered the market, all promising more or less the same, yet often addressing only specific aspects of circularity within their programs. As part of the Smart Recycling Factory, this scientific study compared and evaluated the most common systems.
Architecture Through Time: Understanding Life Cycle Assessments
The lecture introduced the fundamentals of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in architecture, explaining key concepts, methodologies, and their relevance for sustainable design. Using the project FW.2 as a case study, it demonstrated how environmental impacts can be quantified and compared across different building phases—from material production to operation and reuse—highlighting how LCA supports more informed and responsible design decisions.
Forgotten Masterpieces / Digital Champions
Forte das Velas / Architecture for the senses
Received an Honourable Mention in the competition “Architecture for the Senses” by the architectural magazine Wettbewerbe Aktuell for the master’s thesis Forte das Velas – Rehabilitation of a 17th-century ruin on the Portuguese coast.
Best Masterthesis
Received the Best Master’s Thesis Award from the BDA – Bund Deutscher Architektinnen und Architekten for Forte das Velas, supervised by Prof. Michel Melenhorst and Janine Tüchsen. The project, developed in Portugal, was praised for its participatory design process in Sintra and its artistic representation.