Dr. Markus Nollert

Dr.  Markus Nollert

Dr. Markus Nollert

Lecturer at the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering

ETH Zürich

Inst. f. Raum- u. Landschaftsentw.

HIL H 41.3

Stefano-Franscini-Platz 5

8093 Zürich

Switzerland

Additional information

Research area

Dr. Markus Nollert focuses his research on spatial transformation and planning methods. His area of expertise lies at the interface between conceptual design work, political consultation and implementation as well as public participation. He also explores these fields as co-founder and partner of urbanista.ch with additional expertise in the development of suitable processes of collaborative planning and decision-making in multi-actor networks. As co-founder of Urban Equipe and Nextzürich he deals with the challenges of public participation, civic tech and participatory budgeting.

Function

Co-Leader Spatial Transformation Laboratries

Teaching

recent: 

until 2019:

Research, Projects

Ongoing: 

  • Possibilities of supporting transformation processes through parametric design tools.
  • Inside test planning: Exploring success factors and obstacles to application  >call_made

Concluded (at the Chair of Spatial Development, Selection)

  • Spatial Planning Matters >
  • Informal planning procedures in small and medium-sized municipalities >call_made
  • HESP – Higher Education in Spatial Planning >call_made
  • SAPONI - Spaces and Projects of National Importance >call_made
  • CODE Patras >call_made
  • CODE Athens >
  • Railway and spatial development on the North-South Transversal (Code 24) >
  • Raum+ Sustainable cross-border settlement area management >call_made
  • Swiss model project Raum+ Schwyz - settlement area potential for inward settlement development >
  • Raum+ Uri >
  • Future Spatial Development Limmattal >
  • REUR- «Spatial development lower Reuss valley» >
  • Spatial planning and development in Switzerland >call_made

 

Education

  • 2013: doctorate at the chair for Spatial Development, ETH Zurich. Title: Spatial Design. Design as a core element in clarification processes of actionoriented planning - using the example of the regional scale, supervised by Prof. Dr. sc. techn. Bernd Scholl and Prof. Dr. sc. techn. Michael Koch
  • 2007-2013 Doctoral student at ETH Zurich
  • 2007-2011 Member of the international Doctoral College “Spatial Research Labcall_made"
  • 1998-2004: Education at the University of Karlsruhe (TH), Faculty of Civil Engineering, Degree: Dipl. Ing. civil engineering, specialising in spatial and infrastructure planning

Professional experience in research and practice

 

  • Since 2020: Co-Founder and owner of the planning office urbanista.chcall_made
  • Since 2019: Co-Leader of  the  Spatial Transformation Laboratories at the IRL, ETH Zürich
  • 2018 - 2020: Co-Founder und Board-Member of the participation-Think-tank urban-equipecall_made
  • 2013 – 2019: Co-founder and head of the participation-plattform  NEXTZÜRICHcall_made
  • 2011-  2019: Founder and owner of the bureaufürRAUMENTWICKLUNGcall_made
  • 2009 – 2019: Lecturer at the Chair of Spatial Development, Dept. of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering Institute for Spatial and Landscape Development, ETH Zurich
  • 2006 – 2011: scientific assistant at the Chair of Spatial Development, ETH Zürich
  • 2005 – 2006: scientific assistant at the Institute für Urban and Regional Planning, University of Karlsruhe

Publications

Nollert, Markus (2020), Entwerfen/Methode(n) Designing/Method(s), in: Internationales Doktorandenkolleg «Forschungalabor Raum»: Anon (2021) Grenzen überschreiten - Räume aktivieren = crossing borders activating spaces. Berlin: Jovis Berlin.

Nollert, Markus, van Wezemael, Joris (2029): Königsdisziplin der Innenentwicklung: Schlieren stellt sich der Transformation seines Bestands, in: Werk, Bauen + Wohnen, Band 106, Heft 6 (2019), 34.
DOI:10.5169/seals-869673call_made

Nollert, Markus (2017): How ‘moving simultaneously’ opened new possibilities in solving a muddled situation: the case of Brig, Switzerland, in: Scholl, B. et al. (2018) Spatial planning matters! : inspiring stories and fundamental topics. Zürich: vdf Hochschulverlag AG an der ETH Zürich.
DOI:10.3929/ethz-b-000291043call_made             Research Collectioncall_made

Nollert, Markus, Schönwand, Walter (2017): Recommendations of Action, in: Scholl Bernd (ed.): Scholl, B. et al. (2018) Spatial planning matters! : inspiring stories and fundamental topics. Zürich: vdf Hochschulverlag AG an der ETH Zürich.
DOI:10.3929/ethz-b-000291043call_made             Research Collectioncall_made

Grams, Anita; Hoch, Charles, Nollert, Markus: (2017): Puzzling: How Spatial Planners Compose Plans Together, in: Scholl, B. et al. (2018) Spatial planning matters! : inspiring stories and fundamental topics. Zürich: vdf Hochschulverlag AG an der ETH Zürich.
DOI:10.3929/ethz-b-000291043call_made             Research Collectioncall_made

Klammer Julia; Van den Anker, Fred; Nollert,Markus (2016): E-Partizipation in der Stadtentwicklung: kritische Erfolgsfaktoren, Mehrwert und Anforderungen an die Umsetzung [E-Participation in urban development – critical succes-factors, added value and requirements for implementation]. In: Drilling, Matthias et. al. (Ed.) Emanzipation, Soziale Arbeit und Stadtentwicklung, Eine programmatische und methodische Herausforderung [Emancipation, Social Work and Urban Development, A programmatic and methodological challenge], Budrich, Leverkusen-Opladen

Nollert, Markus (2015): Das Begleitgremium nimmt Stellung [the accompanying group takes position] in: KARLSRUHE (Ed.), Neppl, Markus (Ed.), Ringler, Harald (Ed.), Stippich, Matthias (Ed.), Henning, Christian (Ed.), Stoll, Benedikt (Ed.): Auf dem Weg zum Räumlichen Leitbild Karlsruhe [on the way to the Spatial Vision Karlsruhe], KIT Scientific Publishing, Karlsruhe 
DOI: 10.5445/KSP/1000047352call_made

Nollert, Markus (2013): Raumplanerisches Entwerfen. Entwerfen als Schlüsselelement von Klärungsprozessen der aktionsorientierten Planung - am Beispiel des regionalen Massstabs [Spatial Design. Design as a core element in clarification processes of action-oriented planning - using the example of the regional scale], Dissertation, ETH, Zurich 
DOI:10.3929/ethz-a-009937192call_made             Research Collection

Van den Broeck, Jef with Paolo La Greca, Piotr Lorens, Markus Nollert, Rolf Signer (2012): The Core of thePlanning Discipline: New Paradigms, Fields of Knowledge, Capacities, Skills, Maxims and Methods«, in: Scholl Bernd (Ed.): HESP - Higher Education in Spatial Planning, vdf Hochschulverlag AG an der ETH Zürich.
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Heller, Michael; Nollert, Markus (2012), Lectures in Spatial Design, In: Bernd Scholl (Ed.), HESP - Higher Education in Spatial Planning, vdf Hochschulverlag AG an der ETH Zürich.
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Elgendy, Hany Mostafa; Nollert, Markus, Seidemann, Dirk; Wilske, Sebastian; Scholl, Bernd; Jacob, Henrike, Büscher, Dirk (2008): Schlussbericht des Kooperationsprojektes Raum+ | Nachhaltiges grenzüberschreitendes Siedlungsflächenmanagement - ein Regions- und Nationalgrenzen überschreitendes Kooperationsprojekt, Stuttgart [Final report of the cooperation project Raum + | Sustainable cross-border settlement area management - cooperation project that transcends regional and national borders], Wirtschaftsministerium Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart
Bericht

Alexandropolou, Aimilia; Kurtarır,Erhan; Junussova, Madina; Nollert,Markus (2007): “Establishing Alliances among Urban Actors”In: 16th Young Planning Professionals’ Report - To Integrate or to Disintegrate: Re-assembling the Patchwork of disintegrated Functions in Istanbul Central Area ISOCARP; The Hague

Scholl, Bernd, Elgendy, Hany, Nollert, Markus (2007): Spatial Planning in Germany – Formal Structure and Future Tasks, publication series of the Institute for city and regional planning University of Karlsruhe, Germany, Issue Nr. 35

Nollert, Markus; Schweizer Michael; Seidemann Dirk (2006): „Informal Aspects of cross border metropolitan Governance“, In: ISoCaRP 42th International Planning Congress: „Cities between integration and disintegration“ Congress CD, The Hague: ISoCaRP

 

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