Short CV
Sigrun Langner is Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar since 2022. She was appointed Professor of Landscape Architecture and Landscape Planning in 2019.
Previously, she was a Junior Professor at the same institution from 2013 to 2019 and worked as a Research Associate at Leibniz University Hannover and TU Berlin. Her doctorate, completed in 2012 at Leibniz University Hannover, explored “Navigating Urban Landscapes – Designing Cartography as a Navigation Strategy.”
Research focus
Sigrun Langner specializes in intersectional landscape architecture and urban development, with a particular focus on the dynamic relationships between urban and rural spaces, referred to as “rurban landscapes.” She investigates the transformation of rural areas under urbanization pressures, develops sustainable planning concepts integrating ecological and social perspectives, and emphasizes mapping as a method for understanding complex spatial relationships. Her research also critically examines how rural imaginaries are addressed in urban and landscape planning.
Recent projects
- V-Act: Netzwerkstatt Vogtland (2023–2025, funded by BMBF, WIR!-Bündnis “Vogtlandpioniere”, project lead) – This project explores formats for activating and interconnecting an industrial cultural landscape in Vogtland, developing sustainable regional development strategies.
- Zukunftsindex Heimat und Baukultur 2025 (2020–2023, funded by BMBF, co-applicant) – Investigating the perception of industrial cultural heritage in Vogtland, this project contributes to the broader WIR!-Bündnis initiative “Vogtlandpioniere.”
- Urban-Rural Assembly (URA) (2018–2024, funded by BMBF, co-applicant, TP4 leader and co-lead TP7) – Focusing on the transformation of urban-rural economies, this project examines the impact of urbanization processes on surrounding rural areas, particularly in the Huangyan-Taizhou region, China.