CV and professional practice

• Since 10/2010
  Research and teaching associate at the Institute of Landscape Architecture, RWTH Aachen University
• Since 07/2011
  Associate at lohrberg stadtlandschaftsarchitektur, partnership of freelance landscape architects mbB, Stuttgart
• 01/2017
  Doctoral degree at the Faculty of Architecture, RWTH Aachen University
• 09/2003 to 09/2010
  Landscape architect at lohrberg stadtlandschaftsarchitektur, Stuttgart
• 2005 to 2009
  Visiting lecturer at the Institute for Landscape Planning and Ecology, University of Stuttgart
• 10/1997 to 07/2003
  Studied landscape architecture at Leibniz University Hanover – graduate engineer
• 10/1999 to 09/2000
  Erasmus Grant – Spatial and Urban Planning, Centre d’Études Supérieures d’Aménagement, Université Francois Rabelais de Tours, France

Awards, distinctions and scholarship

• 2019
  Award for the CoProGrün research project as an exemplary climate protection project in KlimaExpo NRW
• 2017
  Awarded the Borchers badge of RWTH Aachen University
  Invited by Alexander von Humboldt foundation to the 8th Brazilian-German Frontiers of Science and Technology Symposium 2017
• 2016
  Commendation at the German Urbanism Award for the project “Masterplan for open spaces, Stuttgart-Hallschlag“
• 2015
  Commendation in the competition “Agritecture & Landscape”, Milano 06/2015 for Erasmus IP CITYGREENING
• 2013
  Nomination for the teaching award of RWTH Aachen University
  Training School Grant “From farming near the city to farming with the city“, Toulouse
• 2009
  “Building Cities, Living Cities” – National prize for integrating city development and construction culture: prize in the category, Development of City, Region and Landscape – for the Marktredwitz Garden Show:
• 2007
  Briggs and Strattons Award for one of the 10 best parks in Germany for the for the Auenpark Marktredwitz
• 2006
  Eon Bavaria Environment Prize and recognition in the Bavarian State competition, “The Exemplary Model City” for the rehabilitation and regeneration of urban brownfield areas – for the Marktredwitz Garden Show.
• 2005
  Essay prize of the magazine “Garten + Landschaft”