Dipl.-Ing. Mei-Ing Ruprecht

Contact

DLGS, Würzburger Str. 35, room 221

Email:   m.ruprecht[...]dlgs.ioer.de
Phone:  +49(0)351 / 463 42351
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Doctoral Thesis

Arbeitstitel:
Anpassungsfähigkeit von Quartieren der 1950/60er Jahre in Hannover
Working title:
Adaptive capacity of the 1950/60s multi-storey row housing stock in Hannover
Supervisor:  Prof. Dr. Jürg Sulzer

Abstract:
Aged buildings, small flats and outdated equipment contrast with good locations of the 1950/60s multi-storey row housing stock. This stock comprises much of the overall housing stock, especially in West Germany. Building modernization, neighborhood upgrading and functional loss go along with a changing household and age structure as well as rising shares of people with a migration background. The research investigates the variables relevant for this specific building type with regard to tranformation and adaption.
A mixed method case study is undertaken in the West German city of Hannover. First, a cartographic analysis is used in order to identify and typify the relevant housing stock. Second, a cluster analysis is applied to distinguish demographic patterns within the period of 1985 to 2011 on the scale of the statistical block. On this basis, five heterogeneous cases are chosen for in-depth qualitative investigation. Expert interviews, field observation, as well as data on the building modernization status and ownership allow to identify typical transformation processes of multi-storey row housing.
The dissertation adresses transformation processes of demographic and building modernization patterns for one specific building type. It contributes to the differentiation of existing phase models for multi-storey row housing. The dissertation provides recommendations on how to adapt the multi-storey row housing stock of the 1950/60s.

CV

Education

Since 2010
Doctoral Studies in Urban Planning at TU Dresden (completion expected in 2012)
2005
Academic Degree: Dipl.-Ing. in Architecture, Bauhaus University Weimar
Diploma Thesis: Urban Regeneration in Arnstadt, Thuringia in context of Stadtumbau Ost
2002 - 2003
Study and research on Japanese garden and residential architecture at the Tama Art University Tokyo, Japan
1999 - 2005
Study of Architecture with a focus on urban design at the Bauhaus University Weimar

Awards

Since 01/2010
Scholarship holder at the Dresden Leibniz Graduate School (DLGS)
2002 - 2003
Scholarship of German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for studying one year in Japan

Professional Experience

2007 - 2009
Project development and master planning in U.A.E. and North Africa,
V-Consult International Group, Stuttgart
2006 - 2007
Urban management for „Stadtumbau West – Kreuzberg-Spreeufer“,
Herwarth + Holz Planung und Architektur, Berlin

Research Interests

Sustainable residential districts, strategies for urban regeneration, urban and suburban decline, quality of space, renewal of public space, urban management