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Prof. Dr. Thorsten Schuetze

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Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Schuetze is a Professor of Architectural Design, Sustainable Architecture, and Urbanism at SungKyunKwan University (SKKU) Department of Architecture. He is the director of the Sustainable Architecture Integrated Design (SAID) lab, a registered architect in Germany, consultant, researcher, and lecturer in sustainable architecture and urbanism. He is a member of scientific committees and editorial boards and an author and editor of high-impact journal publications. He also coordinated international research projects and organized conferences and summer academies. Thorsten was an active member of the International Forum on Urbanism (IFoU) since he was Assistant Professor at TU Delft in The Netherlands from 2006 to 2012. In 2005, he obtained his Ph.D. at the Faculty for Architecture and Landscape of the Leibniz University Hanover, Germany. His research focuses on the integrated design of low-energy, passive, and zero-emission buildings and districts; resource efficiency in architecture and planning; water-sensitive urban planning and design; urban resilience; and climate adaptation–mitigation of climate change in low-, middle-, and high-income countries. His research on decentralized infrastructure systems includes technical- and nature-orientated strategies for managing energy, organic wastes, water, greening space and buildings, and producing food and renewable energy.

Research Keywords & Expertise

Integrated Design
Resource Efficiency
urban resilience
climate adaptation
Mitigation of climate ...

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Zero emission buildings and districts
urban resilience
climate adaptation
Sustainable architecture and urbanism

Short Biography

Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Schuetze is a Professor of Architectural Design, Sustainable Architecture, and Urbanism at SungKyunKwan University (SKKU) Department of Architecture. He is the director of the Sustainable Architecture Integrated Design (SAID) lab, a registered architect in Germany, consultant, researcher, and lecturer in sustainable architecture and urbanism. He is a member of scientific committees and editorial boards and an author and editor of high-impact journal publications. He also coordinated international research projects and organized conferences and summer academies. Thorsten was an active member of the International Forum on Urbanism (IFoU) since he was Assistant Professor at TU Delft in The Netherlands from 2006 to 2012. In 2005, he obtained his Ph.D. at the Faculty for Architecture and Landscape of the Leibniz University Hanover, Germany. His research focuses on the integrated design of low-energy, passive, and zero-emission buildings and districts; resource efficiency in architecture and planning; water-sensitive urban planning and design; urban resilience; and climate adaptation–mitigation of climate change in low-, middle-, and high-income countries. His research on decentralized infrastructure systems includes technical- and nature-orientated strategies for managing energy, organic wastes, water, greening space and buildings, and producing food and renewable energy.