Dr. Markus Nollert

Function

Co-Leader Spatial Transformation Laboratries

Teaching

recent: 

• Planerisches Entwerfen und Argumentieren
• Introduction in Spatial Development and Argumentation (ISDT)
• Integrierte Projektarbeit (IPA)
• MAS Raumplanung

until 2019:

• Theories and Methods in Planning
• "Spaital Design" (International Doctoral College)

Research, Projects

Ongoing: 

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

Concluded (at the Chair of Spatial Development, Selection)

• Spatial Planning Matters >
• Informal planning procedures in small and medium-sized municipalities >
• HESP – Higher Education in Spatial Planning >
• SAPONI - Spaces and Projects of National Importance >
• CODE Patras >
• CODE Athens >
• Railway and spatial development on the North-South Transversal (Code 24) >
• Raum+ Sustainable cross-border settlement area management >
• 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 >

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 Lab"
• 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.ch
• 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-equipe
• 2013 – 2019: Co-founder and head of the participation-plattform  NEXTZÜRICH
• 2011-  2019: Founder and owner of the bureaufürRAUMENTWICKLUNG
• 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-869673

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-000291043             Research Collection

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-000291043             Research Collection

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-000291043             Research Collection

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/1000047352

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-009937192             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.
e-book

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.
e-book

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