Gesine Marquardt

_Technische Universität Dresden
Department of Architecture
Chair for Social and Healthcare
Buildings and Design

01062 Dresden
Germany

gesine.marquardt(at)tu-dresden.de

Education

• Ph. D. Technische Universität Dresden, Germany. Architecture, 2007, summa cum laude
• Graduate Studies. DAAD-Scholar at the New York Institute of Technology, New York, USA, “Urban and Regional Planning”, 09/1999 – 06/2000
• Diplom Universität Stuttgart, Germany, Architecture, 1999, gut

Academic Appointments

• 09/2001 - present. Research Fellow, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
• 02/2004 – 09/2004, 02/2007 – 09/2008. Maternity leaves
• 08/2009 – 03/2010. Visiting Research Fellow. The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD.

Professional Experience

• 09/2000 - 08/2001. IPRO Dresden Architects and Consulting Engineers, Architect in Healthcare Design
  

Expertise

• Topics

My work is centered around the human response to the built environment. I focus on how the physical environment can be designed to permit equal access to all users, regardless of age, disability, or cognitive impairment.

Selected Honors and Fellowships

• 2008. German Thesis Award, Körber Stiftung, Hamburg, Germany
• 2008. Georg-Helm-Award for outstanding Dissertations at the Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
• 2008. Kurt-Beyer-Award for outstanding Dissertations at the Departments of Architecture and Civil Engineering at the Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
• 2003. DAAD-Scholarship for attending the Summer School “Design and Dementia”, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK

Research Projects

• 2008 - 2010. Development of design standards for barrier-free paraolympic sports facilities. Funding: Federal Institute for Sports Science, Germany.
• 2009. Study on a cost-neutral increase of single rooms in nursing homes. Funded by the Bavarian Ministry on of Labour and Social Welfare, Family Affairs, Women and Health.
• 2007. Feasibility study for a Geriatric Centre of Excellence in Görlitz, Germany. Funding: European Commission.
• 2004 - 2007. Study on wayfinding behaviour of elderly people with dementia in long-term care facilities. Funding: Robert Bosch Foundation, Germany.

Selected Publications: Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

• Marquardt, G., Johnston, D., Black, B., Morrison, A., Rosenblatt, A., Lyketsos, C., & Samus, Q.M. (in press). Association of the spatial layout of the home and ADL abilities among older adults with dementia. American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias.
• Marquardt, G., Schmieg, P. (2009). Dementia-friendly Architecture: Environments that facilitate wayfinding in nursing homes. American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias, (24)4, 333-340.

Selected Publications: Books

• Schmieg, P., Voriskova, S., Marquardt, G., Glasow, N. (2010). Bauliche Voraussetzungen für den Paralympischen Sport. Köln: Sportverlag Strauss. [Building Design of Facilities for Paralympic Sports]
• Marquardt, G., (2008). Kriterienkatalog Demenzfreundliche Architektur. Möglichkeiten zur Unterstützung der räumlichen Orientierung in stationären Altenpflegeeinrichtungen. Berlin: Logos. [Criteria-Catalogue Dementia-Friendly Architecture. Support of wayfinding and spatial orientation in Nursing Homes]

The "Space in Context" Group

Radoslaw Martin Cichy

Emily S. Cross

Marcin Leszczynski

Susanne Quadflieg

Alexandra de Sousa