Curriculum Vitae
Urban Planner, born 1935 in Czechoslovakia. German Nationality. Academic
studies in Darmstadt/Germany. Languages: German, English, French (Italian,
Czech).Present Status
Head of the Office of Urban Studies (since 1964, now München),
Guest Professor Technical University of Vienna/Austria (since 2002),
Chairman of the City Development Committee in Leipzig
Member of
the German Academy of City and Regional Planning,
the Academy of Fine Art Berlin,
the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISoCaRP),
the Salzburg Congress on Urban Planning and Development (SCUPAD)
all Professional Associations in Germany,
several Scientific Commitees in Berlin.
Professional Experience
2000 – 20042000 - 2002 Member of the Steering Group REGIONALE
2010 Bonn/Cologne/Leverkusen
Professor for City Planning at the Technical University Hamburg-Harburg
1976 - 2000
Professor for Urban Planning and Design,
Faculty of Spatial Planning, University of Dortmund
1996 - 1998
President of the German Werkbund
1995 Guest Professor at the University of Trento, Italy
1994 - 1997 Guest Professor at the Institute of City and Regional Planning,
ETH Zürich/ Switzerland
1989 - 1997 Scientific Director of the International Building Exhibition
IBA EmscherPark,
consultant to main regional and local rehabilitation projects
1984 - 1985 Guest Professor at the Dipartimento Urbanistica, Venezia/Italy
1971 - 1976 Professor for Housing, Tecnnical University Aachen/Germany
Main Planning Projects
Berlin:
Regional Plan Berlin/Brandenburg,
Urban Studies for the Parliament and Government district, design of
public space in the center of the city.
Bonn:
Urban studies for the Parliament and Government district, Strategic
Planning for the time after reunification, basic plans for different
parts of the city.
Dortmund:
Urban studies for the University district, basic plans for the Technology
Park
Muenster:
Strategic Plan and Studies for urban renewal
Mannheim, Ludwigshafen:
Urban Studies of City Development
Ruhr Region:
Studies for regional and urban development, head of juries, consultant
to regional institutions
Weimar:
City Development Plan after the German reunification
Damaskus/ Syria:
Regional Development studies for Syria
Beni Mellal/Maroc:
City Development, Model Town Project
Banjul/Gambia:
City Development of the Capital, Master Plan
Main Research Projects
Future Development of Inner City Areas in North Rhine Westfalia
Social compatibility of new housing areas
Regional development of the Northern Ruhr Area
Evaluation of development projects in Cairo/Egypt, several cities in
Bresil, in Sibiu/Roumania, Port au Prince/Haiti,
Evaluation of several scientific institutions in Europe
Pilot e-learning program at the Vienna UniversityMuenchen, November
2004
