Eva-Maria Ciesla is an architect, designer and researcher. Since 2022, she has been a doctoral researcher at Freie Universität Berlin as part of the Collaborative Research Centre 1512 Intervening Arts. Her doctoral project investigates the potential of intervention of improvisational and open processes in architectural design practices since the 1960s.
Susanne Hauser has been a professor of art history and cultural studies in the architecture program at Universität der Künste Berlin since 2005. Together with Julia Weber, she is leading the project on 'Architectural Interventions' at the Collaborative Research Centre 1512 Intervening Arts. Her long-term research interests include the role of formalization and media in architectural design processes, the relationship between identity and heritage in European cities and the relevance of 'places' in urban design.
Hannah Strothmann is an architect, urban historian, researcher, and writer. She is a doctoral researcher at the Collaborative Research Centre 1512 Intervening Arts at Universität der Künste Berlin, where she is also a guest lecturer. Her research interests lie in the social implications of architecture and ideas of designing, contested urban spaces, and water environments.
Julia Weber is a professor of comparative literature at the Peter Szondi Institute at Freie Universität Berlin. Together with Susanne Hauser, she is leading the project on 'Architectural Interventions' at the Collaborative Research Centre 1512 Intervening Arts. Her ongoing research interests encompass cultural approaches to space and architecture, experimental forms of writing, psychotechnics, and the cultural history of virtuality.