A selection of our projects implemented in the past few years

Regionallplanning / moderation of integrated procedures and development concepts / Urban land use planning
Urban quarter planning / Implementation of redevelopment projects, urban quarter management, modernization / Academic and research activities / Conferences, workshops / Site development – feasibility studies - urban planning / Project coordination, control and managemeng / Architecture / Preparation and organization of competitions

 

  ..Regional planning
 

     

  • Regional structural concept for the “Working Group East” of the Kommunales Nachbarschaftsforum, since 2009
  • Planning atlas regarding the development of the area surrounding BBI Airport, 2008
  • Moderation of the dialogue on the development of the area surrounding BBI Airport in accordance with the Joint structural concept (GSK), for the Joint Spatial Planning Department of the Länder Berlin and Brandenburg (GL), 2007 - 2008
  • Brochure informing the general public about the Joint structural concept (GSK) for BBI Airport, for the Joint Spatial Planning Department of the Länder Berlin and Brandenburg (GL), 2007
  • Joint structural concept (GSK) for the area surrounding Berlin Brandenburg International Airport, for the Joint Spatial Planning Department of the Länder Berlin and Brandenburg (GL), 2006
  • Regional development strategy for BBI Airport and its surrounding area, Ministry of Economics of Brandenburg and Investment Bank of the Land of Brandenburg (ILB), 2005 - 2006
  • Feasibility study concerning the institution of a cadastral register of man-made landscapes in Berlin and Brandenburg for the Joint Spatial Planning Department of the Länder Berlin and Brandenburg (GL), 2001

 

  ..Moderation of integrated procedures and development concept
 

 

  • Preliminary studies for a redevelopment area in Müllerstrasse in Berlin-Mitte, since 2009
  • Integrated traffic development concept for the municipalities of Eichwalde, Schulzendorf, Zeuthen and Wildau (ZEWS) in cooperation with FGS, BADC, since 2009
  • Integrated urban development concept for the Hanseatic City of Lübeck, since 2008
  • Competition entries with development concepts for the “Active Centers” program for the districts of Berlin-Mitte (Wedding-Müllerstrasse), Pankow (Alt-Pankow), Neukölln (Karl-Marx-Strasse, in collaboration with BSG), 2008
  • Preliminary studies for the redevelopment area Karl-Marx-Strasse in Berlin-Neukölln, Senate Administration for Urban Development, 2007 - 2009
  • Orientation of the framework strategy for the “socially integrative urban planning” of the Land of Berlin towards social urban spaces, working across departments; project headed by Senate Administration for Urban Development, 2007 - 2008
  • Integrated urban development concept (INSEK) for Fürstenwalde/Spree, 2006 - 2007
  • Opinion and evaluation developed by the moderated workshop “New Life for the Urban Quarter Centers of Müllerstrasse and Turmstrasse in the District of Berlin-Mitte” for the Urban Planning Authority, 2007
  • Preliminary studies for the “Rebuilding Western Cities” subsidization program - Schöneberg Südkreuz, Senate Administration for Urban Development, 2005
  • Unification of the planning areas for specialist designs in the Land of Berlin, 2004 – 2006, Senate Administration for Urban Development
  • Urban development planning in Fürstenwalde; entry for the federal competition “Rebuilding Eastern Cities” subsidization program, 2002, City of Fürstenwalde / Spree
  • Moderated procedure ensuring the involvement of housing corporations in rebuilding the city of Fürstenwalde, 2002
  • Integrated action concept for the city center of Fürstenwalde, as part of the ERDF Program in Brandenburg called “Future in Urban Quarters”, 2001
  • Analysis “Urban quarters with a particular need for action”, research and evaluation of projects in all of Germany for the Ministry for Urban Development, Housing and Traffic (MSWV) of the Land Brandenburg (published by the Ministry in one of its series), 2001 - 2002
  • Moderated urban development plan for the social infrastructure of Potsdam, 1998 - 2000, City of Potsdam
  • Urban development plan for housing in Leipzig and the reorganization of the city (rebuilding the city), 1999 - 2000, Leipziger Entwicklungsgesellschaft
  • Preliminary studies for the redevelopment area Wollankstrasse in Pankow, 1992 - 1994

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  ..Urban land use planning
 

 

  • Zoning plan I-219 “Humboldt-Forum”, Berlin-Mitte, since 2009
  • Zoning plan 9-16-1, development project Berlin-Adlershof-Johannisthal, since 2009
  • Zoning plan “Eiche Solar Park”, Municipality of Ahrensfelde, 2008
  • Zoning plan V-3-1 “Giant Wheel”, Berlin-Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, 2006 - 2007
  • Zoning plan “Gewerbestrasse Nord”, Municipality of Seddiner See, 2005 - 2006
  • Zoning plan X-32-1-1, “Zehlendorfer Welle”, 2005 - 2007
  • Zoning plan “Lindenring”, Municipality of Seddiner See, 2004 - 2005
  • Zoning plan 9-16, development project for Berlin-Adlershof-Johannisthal, 2004 - 2008
  • Various procedures to modify the land allocation zoning plan of Seddiner See, 2004 - 2006
  • Zoning plan V–3 in Berlin-Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, O2 World, 2001 - 2004
  • Project-related zoning plan in Berlin Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, O2 World, 2001 - 2003
  • Zoning plan I-209, “Friedrichswerder-West”, townhouse project in Berlin-Mitte, 1997 - 2004
  • Zoning plan BP 39 “Langewahler Strasse”, city of Fürstenwalde/Spree, 2000 - 2003
  • Zoning plans XIX–35, XIX–35a, XIX–35b, XIX–35d in Berlin-Pankow, 1998 - 2001
  • Zoning plan XX–292 “Borsighafen” in Berlin-Reinickendorf, since 2000
  • Zoning plan “Weinbergstrasse”, municipality of Seddiner See, 1998 - 2001
  • Zoning plan XVI–58 “Fürstenwalder Allee” in Berlin-Köpenick, 1998 - 2000
  • Zoning plan “Bahnhofstrasse”, municipality of Seddiner See, 1998 - 2000
  • Zoning plans Nr. 1a, b “Commercial Area Neuseddin West and East” in Seddiner See
  • Land allocation zoning plan for the municipality of Seddiner See, 1996 - 1998

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  ..Urban quarter planning
 

 

  • Development planning for the area of the district Berlin-Mitte, 1996 - 1999
  • Development planning for the area of the sub-district Buch in Berlin-Pankow, 1997
  • Project improving the environs of residential areas in Berlin-Buch, 1995

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  ..Implementation of redevelopment projects, urban quarter management, modernization
 

 

  • Have been acting as the redevelopment administrator appointed by the Land Berlin for Berlin-Pankow since 1995
  • Acted as shopping street manager in the center of Alt-Pankow, 2007
  • “Future in Urban Quarters (ZiS)” manager, project coordination, involvement of citizens, public relations work serving the implementation of the action plan for the center of Fürstenwalde with subsequent evaluation, 2002-2007

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  ..Academic and research activities of Gerlinde Mack and Susanne Jah
 

 

  • Taught courses at the Berlin University of Technology (TU Berlin), Department of Urban and Regional Planning (ISR)
  • Researcher at the Berlin University of Technology, Department of Urban and Regional Planning (ISR), 1989 - 1995
  • Researcher at the Institut Français d'Urbanisme, Paris, 1992
  • Regional planning and development of the regions of Ile-de-France and Berlin-Brandenburg, 1991-92
  • Evaluation of the urban renewal processes in Paris, 1992
  • Evaluation of the social effects that the planning was having on the "Familistère", Guise, France, 1992
  • OECD case study Berlin (traffic development) on the commission of the Federal Research Institute for Regional Geography and Regional Planning (BfLR), 1995
  • Analysis of the development of the labor market in regions, Social Science Research Center Berlin, division for labor market and employment studies, 1987 - 1988

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  ..Conferences, Workshop
 

 

  • Planned, organized and implemented the workshop on the “New Life for the Urban Quarter Centers of Müllerstrasse and Turmstrasse in the District of Berlin-Mitte” on commission of the Urban Planning Authority, 2007
  • Organized and moderated a panel discussion between Biwak e.V. and the German Association of Urban Planners (SRL) on “Developments in urban development subsidization”, 2007
  • Co-organized the “Metropolitan areas” workshop in Stuttgart for the German Association of Urban Planners (SRL e.V.), 2006
  • Co-organized the workshop “Urban open spaces and their (temporary) usage” for the German Association of Urban Planners (SRL), 2005
  • Organized and moderated a seminar for Biwak e.V. on “Orientation towards social urban spaces vs. quarter management”, 2002
  • Two-day workshop on “Urban quarters with a particular need for action” for the municipalities of the Land Brandenburg eligible for subsidies under the programs “Social City”, “Future in Urban Quarters (ZiS)” and “URBAN”, for the Ministry for Urban Development, Housing and Traffic (MSWV)of the Land of Brandenburg, 2001
  • Co-organized and executed the conference of the German Association of Urban Planners (SRL) on “Conversion using the example of the Land of Brandenburg”, 1999
  • Conceived and organized the conference on "Economic change and spatial development planning in the Berlin metropolitan area”, 1991

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  ..Site development / Feasibility studies / Urban development
 

 

  • Establishment of project fundamentals concerning the use of Tegel Airport following its closure, 2008
  • Documentation regarding the establishment of the project fundamentals concerning the use of Tegel Airport (TXL) following its closure
  • “Die TVO … ihre Bedeutung für Mensch und Verkehr in Marzahn-Hellersdorf (The Eastern Tangential Road TVO …its importance for people and traffic in Marzahn-Hellersdorf)” and “Die TVO … ihre Bedeutung für Marzahn-Hellersdorf und den Standort Berlin eastside (The Eastern Tangential Road TVO …its importance for Marzahn-Hellersdorf and Berlin eastside)”, 2008
  • Rangsdorf – urban development concept “Meinhardtsweg” and Pramsdorf, 2007 - 2008
  • Berlin-Steglitz, Hildburghauser Strasse, concept for a residential area, Milleterra, 2006
  • The green along the former Wall: From a park along the Berlin Wall to a nature preserve, Berlin, 2004 - 2005, for the Senate Administration for Urban Development
  • Seddiner See, skeleton plan for Neuseddin, 2003 - 2004
  • Borsig Park in Berlin-Tegel, conversion of an industrial site, 1995 - 2000
  • Neu-Döberitz – development of a conversion site, 1994 - 1999
  • Berlin-Buch, development of an urban quarter of Berlin, preliminary studies (VU) of the development area, 1992 - 1997
  • Seddiner See, development of a conversion area into a commercial area, 1995 - 1996
  • Objective planning for University of Potsdam, 1994
  • Tourism concept for Seddiner See, 1998, municipality of Seddiner See

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  ..Project coordination and control
 

 

  • Project coordination and control on behalf of Berlin-Mitte for measures forming part of the program launched to ensure socially integrative cities (in terms of investments), since 2005, for example conversion of schools, construction of new day care centers and youth centers, redesign of the hardscape in public areas (playgrounds, green spaces connecting various areas within the city, etc.)
  • Berlin-Pankow: conversion and modernization of the day care center in Pestalozzistrasse 9 – 11 with repairs, including subsidy accounting, 2005 - 2006 as the party responsible for carrying out the measures
  • Modernization of the Berlin metropolitan area through construction projects in public areas serving to create employment and promote the further qualification of workers, Berlin-Pankow (management of subsidies, employment creation scheme, project management as well as project coordination and control for the District), 1999 - 2003

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  ..Architecture
 

 

  • Berlin-Pankow: Conversion and modernization of the Hagenbeck High School with repairs, since 2009
  • Berlin-Mitte: Conversion and modernization of the Böttgerstrasse 2-4 School with repairs, since 2009 ·
  • Berlin-Mitte: Conversion and modernization of the Herbert Hoover High School with repairs, since 2009
  • Berlin-Mitte: Conversion and modernization of James Krüss Primary School with repairs, since 2009
  • Berlin-Mitte: Conversion of the kitchen the urban quarter center in Rostocker Strasse, 2007 - 2008 ·
  • Potsdam: Construction new police headquarters in Potsdam, with ancillary buildings, since 2006
  • Berlin-Pankow: Reconstruction of the pavilion in the Bürgerpark, 2008
  • Berlin-Pankow: Conversion and modernization of the day care center in Pestalozzistrasse 9 - 11 with repairs, 2005 - 2006
  • Lübeck: Modernization and repair of a multiple family home, 2005
  • Berlin-Pankow: Conversion and modernization of the day care center in Schönholzer Strasse 4d and the necessary repairs, including subsidy application (construction planning documentation), 2005
  • Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg: Conversion and fitout of a retail area, 2002
  • Berlin-Steglitz: Modernization and repair of a semi-detached house, 2001
  • Potsdam: Construction of the new public safety answering point of the police headquarters in West Potsdam, 1999 - 2001
  • Berlin-Spandau: Construction of a new residential building with 55 apartments and an on-site day care center with a capacity for 75 children in the urban quarter of Pulvermühle, the waterfront area of Berlin-Spandau, 1996
  • Berlin-Marzahn: Residential development at Landsberger Tor, Block 12.2; construction of 81 new apartments in 7 buildings, 1995 - 1997
  • Garden city of Falkenhöh: Construction of a new residential complex with 46 townhouses in two construction phases
  • Neu-Döberitz: Construction of a new residential complex with 73 townhouses in three construction phases.
  • Berlin-Reinickendorf: Residential development Märkisches Viertel on the Senftenberger Ring: planning of a residential complex with 64 apartments in urban villas und 17 townhouses, 1991
  • Berlin-Zehlendorf: Fitout of an attic as a residential unit, 2001
  • Modernization and repair of residential buildings in the town of Brandenburg, 1994

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  ..Preparation and organization of competitions
 

 

  • Spree riverbank Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, 2003
  • Competition by invitation for the Ostgüterbahnhof, 2001
  • Workshop design procedure for Borsig, Berlin - Tegel, 2000· Workshop design procedure for Herlitz, Berlin - Tegel, 1995

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