Born in 1949. Studied town and country planning and education in Dortmund and Berlin. Research and teaching work at the Technical University of Berlin, the Technical University of Aachen and Columbia University New York City in the fields of urban planning, urban development and architecture. Doctorate in Political Science. Consultant, designer and independent expert to government, citizens’ action groups and private investors. Proprietor of the planning firm “Office for the Art of Planning – OfAP” based in Herne/Ruhrstadt and Berlin. Member of the CESA working group, aimed at developing centres through alliances between locations. [ << back ]