Nicole Pfoser

Nicole Pfoser (born November 3, 1970 in Berlin ) is a German architect , interior designer , Master of Landscape Architecture and professor at the Nürtingen-Geislingen University of Economics and Environment .

Professional background

In 1997 Nicole Pfoser completed her interior design studies at the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences . In addition to her freelance work, she then studied architecture at the Technical University of Darmstadt . She also completed this course in 2003 as a Dipl.-Ing. and received the Otto Bartning Prize from the Otto Bartning Foundation for Architecture and Fine Arts. After further studies (IMLA) at the Universities of Nürtingen, Weihenstephan, Rapperswil and the School of Architecture and Landscape at the University of Greenwich , she obtained a Master of Landscape Architecture in 2005 .

Pfoser then worked as a research assistant in teaching and research in the field of design and open space planning in the architecture department of the Technical University of Darmstadt. In 2016 she was there with Jörg Dettmar on the subject of facade and plant. Potential of a new facade design doctorate .

Act

Pfoser is active in the planning of architecture, landscape architecture and urban development. Her focus is on sustainable design and construction, greening of buildings with their positive effects on the city and buildings, energy consumption, climate and quality of life. As a professor in the field of object planning, she works in teaching and research at the Nürtingen-Geislingen University of Economics and Environment (HfWU), landscape architecture course.

She is the managing director of the Competence Center for Green Buildings and Urban Climate eV, Nürtingen, and an expert in the “Green Facade” regulatory committee of the Landscape Development Research Association for Landscaping (FLL). In addition, she was vice-president of the Fachvereinigung Bauwerksbegünung (FBB) (now Bundesverband GebäudeGrün BuGG). Pfoser is the editor of biotope-city.net, International Journal for City as Nature .

Publications (selection)

• Vertical greening . Green specialist library. Stuttgart, 2018
• Free Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Authority for Environment and Energy, Ed. (2018): Green roofs - guidelines for planning. Justification documents for green roofs in the binding land-use planning as well as in the building permit practice. Hamburg
• Forschungsgesellschaft Landschaftsentwicklung Landschaftsbau e. V., Hrsg. (2018): FLL Façade Greening Guidelines - Guidelines for the planning, construction and maintenance of façade greening. Bonn
• Floral facades - hanging gardens. In: db deutsche bauzeitung 05/2018, p. 60 ff.
• Lively diversity - application techniques for facade greening. In: Detail. Zeitschrift für Architektur und Baudetail 12/2017, p. 66 ff.
• Cost-benefit analysis of facade greening. In: Gebäude Grün , 2017, pp. 9–12
• The importance of facade greening in architecture and urban planning. A historical overview and trend research. In: Neue Landschaft 06/2017, Berlin, pp. 40–43.
• Things to note when planning roof and facade greening. In: Bauwerksbegünung , Yearbook 2016, Saarbrücken, pp. 110–115
• with N. Jenner: Climate protection through building greening In: Natural Capital Germany - TEEB DE (Hrsg.) : Ecosystem services in the city - health and quality of life. Urban nature promotes climate protection. 2016 (PDF)
• with J. Dettmar, and S. Sieber: Expert opinion on green facade. Purpose and scope of the promotion of facade greening systems in the context of climate adaptation concepts. Commissioned by the Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Agriculture, Nature and Consumer Protection (MKUNLV), NRW, 2016 (PDF)
• Facade and plant. Potential of a new facade design. Technical University of Darmstadt (dissertation), 2016
• Why green buildings? Motivation from the point of view of planners, those responsible for maintenance and users. In: Neue Landschaft 12/2015, Berlin, pp. 23–27.
• Façade greening with climbing plants - an interim report. Application aid for an accurate choice of plants . In: New Landscape . 04/2014, Berlin, pp. 36–41.
• Avoidance of damage to facade greening. In: New Landscape. 04/2014, Berlin, pp. 30-34
• Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning (BBR), Federal Institute for Building, Urban and Spatial Research (BBSR), research initiative 'Zukunft Bau', Bonn: N. Pfoser, N. Jenner et al. (2013): Buildings Greening Energy. Potentials and interactions. Final report, Bonn [1] ; Print version (Ed. FLL 2014)

Web links

• Karin Walz: Don't be afraid of ivy - expert Nicole Pfoser from Darmstadt gives tips on greening facades. In: Allgemeine-zeitung.de. January 20, 2018, accessed March 17, 2019 . 

• Nicole Pfoser's website at the Nürtingen-Geislingen University of Economics and Environment
• Competence Center for Green Buildings and Urban Climate V.
• Foundation Biotope City
• parc.architektur + free space

Individual evidence

1. ^ Facade and plant. Potential of a new facade design. Technische Universität Darmstadt, dissertation, 2016, pp. 362–363.