research
I am interested in how buildings and cities can be developed further with few resources as the climate changes: through robust, simple solutions that can be built in real conditions.
This question draws on my experience in construction practice and site management, earth building and component reuse, digital methods and my studies in philosophy. Study periods in Aachen and Shanghai added a comparative view of building and resource cultures.
selected papers
Abstracts available as PDF on request.
- 01Modular Construction & Prefabrication in China and Germany
Tongji University, 2025 · Prof. Nannan Dong
Comparing modular construction between speed, standardisation and life-cycle performance. - 02Wujiaochang: Critical Pragmatism in Chinese Urban Development
Tongji University, 2025 · Prof. Xiangning Li, Prof. Wanli Mo
How quality public space can emerge within capital-driven urban development. - 03From Waste to Value
RWTH Aachen, 2023 · Prof. Axel Sowa
Waste as a cultural category, urban mining and reuse in practice. - 04Riverscapes of Vienna: from infrastructure to recreation
Tongji University
Vienna's river landscapes from infrastructure to places to stay. - 05AI enhanced floorplan design
AI Symposium TU Wien, Nov. 2023
Talk on AI-assisted floor-plan generation in housing.