Leibniz University Hannover

The Faculty of Architecture and Landscape of Leibniz University Hannover is situated near the city centre of Hannover, directly at the Herrenhausen Gardens, one of Europe's most famous baroque parks. The Faculty building is an exceptional example of Brutalist architecture of the 1960es in the Bauhaus tradition. Leibniz University is one of the TU-9 German Technical Universities. 220 staff members in clude 170 full- and part-time professors, researchers and lecturers, and 50 visiting lecturers and critics.

The Architecture Programme at the Faculty is at the top of the national ranking CHE. 1300 students (840 Bachelor, 420 Master, 40 PhD), 11% foreign students, are studying at the Faculty. They can benefit from an exceptional range of programmes from Architecture, Urban Design, and Urban Planning to Landscape Architecture, Environmental and Spatial Planning. The Faculty can rely on outstanding exhibition and event spaces, workshops and studios with about 1,000 student workplaces, equipped with high-speed internet, computer pools and digital services. The technical facilities comprehend workshops and labs for modelling and prototyping in different materials (wood, plastics, metal), a professional photo studio, and digital labs for 3D printing, digital manufacturing, robotics and augmented reality. The Faculty's own International Office supports incoming students and manages more than 80 agreements for international cooperation.

The Faculty is one of the leading research centres in Architecture and Landscape in Germany. It sees design-orientation as basis for new knowledge and for manifest innovation in architecture and the built environment, answering to the challenges of climate change, digitalisation and social change. The Faculty is active in the international reorientation of architectural disciplines. Currently, researchers work in four lines of research:

- Al and Data-Driven Design for Architecture and Environments  

- Sustainable, Liveable, and lnclusive Cities  

- Design Research in Architecture, Landscape, Design  

- Climate Adaptation, Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity  

These lines of research reflect the strengths and potential of the faculty and respond to the UN Sustainabie Development Goals, in particular the goal of Sustainable Cities and Communities, but also goals such as climate neutrality, overcoming the energy and resource crisis, resilience, tackling biodiversity loss and reducing social inequality. The research lines aim to develop innovative concepts and methods in terms of resources, resilience and quality of life in urban and rural areas.