Current doctoral theses:
Elarji, Dalal
A sense of (non) place: in search for alternatives to the generic city
PhD student: Dalal Elarji, MSc Arch
Supervisor: Prof. Peter A. Staub, Dipl. AA MSc LSE
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Kris Scheerlinck
Duration: since 2017
Baumgärtner, Laura
Contribution to the development of a thermal comfort model using artificial neural networks to predict thermal sensation
PhD student:Dipl.-Ing. Univ. Laura Baumgärtner
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Günter Schmidt
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Dipl. Arch. ETH Urs Meister and Prof. Dr. René Rossi
Duration: since 2016
Alba Krasovsky, Rodrigo
The influence of the vernacular: applied principles in contemporary architecture of hot climates
PhD student: Rodrigo Alba Krasovsky, MSc Arch
Supervisor: Prof. Dipl.-Arch. ETH/SIA Dietrich Schwarz
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Carlos Estuardo Aparicio Moreno
Duration: since 2016
Capaul, Anna-Lydia
The Maiensäss - Theses on the current Maiensäss-Culture in the Canton of Grisons
PhD student: Anna-Lydia Capaul, MSc Arch
Supervisor: Prof. Dipl. Arch. ETH Urs Meister
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Arch. Gion A. Caminada
Duration: since 2015
Kaps, Vera
Building identities - construction of identities through spatial production on example of the concept stage of the Swiss National Exhibition Expo2027
PhD student: Dipl.-Ing. Vera Kaps
Supervisor: Prof. Peter A. Staub, Dipl. AA MSc LSE
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Susanne Hauser
Duration: since 2014
Completed doctoral theses:
Martinez-Canavate, Celina
The development of guiding principles in spatial planning (raumplanerische Leitbilder) in the Greater Zurich Area
PhD student: Dr. sc. Celina Martinez-Cañavate, MA
Supervisor: Prof. Peter A. Staub, Dipl. AA MSc LSE
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow
Duration: 2013-2018
Rhomberg, Clarissa
Fair Building - A Discourse and Action Analysis of Social Responsibility in the Construction Process and its Challenges for Internationally Practicing Architects and their Firms.
PhD student: Dr. sc. Clarissa Rhomberg
Supervisor: em. Prof. DI MAAS Peter Droege
Co-Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Erin Moore and Prof. Dr. habil. Josef Wieland
Duration: 2014-2018
Ruff, Ariane
Shaping the development of renewable energies in line with spatial constraints - Development of a GIS-based evaluation tool using the example of the planning region Northern Thuringia
PhD student: Dr. sc. Ariane Ruff
Supervisor: em. Prof. DI MAAS Peter Droege
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ulf Hahne
Duration: 2011-2017