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Engineering - Architecture
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Professional Training
1993
Graduation “Diplom-Ingenieur (Architecture)”
Braunschweig Technical University, Germany
1986-1993
Architectural Studies
Braunschweig Technical University, Germany
Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland
Professional Experience
2006 - present
Lecturer in the Department of Architecture at Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland
1997 - 2005
Henn Architekten, Munich and Berlin, Germany
1993 - 1997
Woldt Floss & Partner Architekten, Salzgitter, Germany
Professional Affiliations
Full Member of RIAI (Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland)
Chartered Member of RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects)
Chartered Member of AKH (Architekten- und Stadtplanerkammer Hessen, Germany)
Chartered Member of AKSH (Architekten- und Ingenieurkammer Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
BREEAM Associate
Member of ASA (Acoustical Society of America)
Member of DEGA (German Society of Acoustics)
Research Area
"Sound in Architecture and Urban Design: how the Soundscape approach and the design process can contribute to one another"
Definition of Soundscape 1
"An environment of sound (or sonic environment) with emphasis on the way it is perceived and understood by the individual, or by a society. It thus depends on the relationship between the individual and any such environment. The term may refer to actual environments, or to abstract constructions such as musical compositions and tape montages, particularly when considered as an artificial environment" (see: http://www.sfu.ca/sonic-studio/handbook/Soundscape.html retrieved Oct 2013).
Definition of Soundscape 2
“Acoustic environment as perceived or experienced and/or understood by a person or people, in context” (see ISO-standard 12913-1 “Part 1: Acoustics - Soundscape - Definition and conceptual framework”, September 2014)
Papers / Publications
J. Bauer: The new ISO-standard on “Soundscape” - Maximizing the benefit for the Architectural design process. Internoise Hamburg (Germany) 2016. Proceedings: ISSN 0105-175x / ISBN 978-3-939296-11-9; http://pub.dega-akustik.de/IN2016/data/index.html
J. Bauer: Clues from the brief, from the site and from the users. Architectural design and soundscape. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 135 , 2148 (2014) ; http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.4876003
J. Bauer: Der Soundscape-Ansatz als ”Common Ground” für Akustiker und Architekten. DAGA Oldenburg (Germany) 2014. Proceedings (CD)
J. Bauer: Standards vs off-standards in the soundscape design process. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 134 , 4021 (2013) ; http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.4830680
J. Bauer: The practical SoundLab for architects: Sound parameters as a design tool. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 133 , 3371 (2013) ; http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.4805783
J. Bauer: The sound-absorbing city - New ideas for living environments around airports. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 132 , 1925 (2012) ; http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.4755065
J. Bauer: From noise control to sound design: the class room as a soundscape project. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 131 , 3437 (2012) ; http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.4708897
J. Bauer: How does the building sound? Developing a hearing aid for architects. 22nd International Association People-Environment Studies Conference, Glasgow, UK (2012)
J. Bauer: Wie kommt das Hoeren in den Entwurf? Ein Versuch im zweiten Studienjahr im Fachbereich Architektur am Waterford Institute of Technology in Irland; in: Laermbekaempfung 4/2009, pp. 171 – 173, Duesseldorf, Germany (2009)
J. Bauer: How is hearing heard in second year architectural design education? J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 123 , 3807 (2008) ; http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2935518
J. Bauer, B. Schulte-Fortkamp: How does hearing get into architectural design? J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 117 , 2550 (2005) ; http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.4788481
Guest Lectures etc
Invited as discussion leader at licentiate seminar, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Division of Applied Acoustics, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg (S) (April 2017) for PhD Candidate Laura Estévez Mauriz, on her thesis: The urban space and the sound environment: tools and approaches. http://www.chalmers.se/en/departments/cee/calendar/Pages/Laura-Esteves-Mauriz---Applied-Acoustics.aspx
J. Bauer: What is a Smart City beyond IT, Energy and Mobility Management? The smart city concept by comparing international urban patterns, drawing on observations from Ireland and Japan from an Urban Design Perspective; "Eco-Urbanites", International Multidisciplinary Symposium in Comparative Urban Studies, , Trinity Centre for Asian Studies, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland (2017); http://www.eco-urbanites.com/
J. Bauer: Akustik im Klassenraum – aus der Sicht eines Architekten; 18. Tag gegen Lärm, Berlin (2015) – Class Room Acoustics – from an Architect's perspective; 28th Noise Abatement Day, Berlin (2015)
J. Bauer: Urban Sound Planning in the bigger Context. SONORUS Winterschool on Urban Sound Planning, Ghent University, Belgium (2013)
J. Bauer: Hoeren als Entwurfsmethode ? - Der „audiovisuelle“ Entwurfsansatz. Hearing as a Design Method ? – the “Audiovisual" Design Workshop. ITA Institute of Technical Acoustics, RWTH Aachen University, Germany (2013)
J. Bauer: Hoeren als Entwurfsmethode – wie Hoererfahrungen zum (Architektur-)Entwurf und zur (Bau-)Planung beitragen. Department of Pschoacoustics and Noise Effects, Institute of Engineering Acoustics, Berlin Technical University, Germany (2012)
2017
Invited as discussion leader at licentiate seminar, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Division of Applied Acoustics, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg (S), 26 April 2017, for PhD Candidate Laura Estévez Mauriz, on her thesis: The urban space and the sound environment: tools and approaches.
2017
Participant at [BUILDING BRIDGES] Erasmus Staff Week for Architecture, Department of Architecture, Hochschule Karlsruhe (D), March 2017,
2016
Introduced and Delivered BREEAM AG Course in W.I.T. School of Engineering as first Third-level-Institution in Ireland (in cooperation with the Department of the Built Environment)
Presented BREEAM AG Course Outline to French Guest Students from CESI (in cooperation with the Department of the Built Environment)
https://www.wit.ie/news/engineering/french-cesi-students-visit-wit-for-week-long-study-tour
2015
Tutor of Award-winning Student team of the Brazilian "Sciences-Without-Borders"-Programme - Finalists of International Urban Design Competition
2014
Co-Tutor of Award-winning Student team of the "Passive House National Design Charette" in Dublin - First Prize (in cooperation with the Department of the Built Environment)
2011/2016
External Tutor for Oxford Brookes University School of Architecture (UK)
2009-2014
How Much Does The Building Cost?
Initiated and organised regular Student Workshops on Cost Planning with Oliver Wrunsch, Architect at Germany Railway / Deutsche Bahn AG, Germany
August / September 2008
Guest Professor at UNAM, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Faculdad de Arquitectura
2006-2013
2nd Year Tutor in the B Sc Arch / B Arch Programme in W.I.T.
2006-2010
Course Leader of the B Sc Arch Programme in W.I.T.
Projects (Selection)
2006-to date Collaboration with AHA Architects. Waterford/Tramore (Ireland)
2014/2015
Residence Tramore Co. Waterford
Sketch Design, Planning, Detailed Design, Tender
2013/2014
Residence in Co. Kilkenny
Revised Design Studies – 3D Modelling
2011
National Design Competition for Pavilion Design at Electric Picnic (Ireland)
Awarded 2nd Prize
2011
Residence in Waterford City
Alteration and Extension - Design Studies
2010
Sheltered Housing Tramore Co. Waterford
Design Studies – 3D Modeling
2009
Residence in Co. Kilkenny
Design Studies – 3D Modeling
2008
Residence in Tramore Co. Waterford
Design and Planning Application
2007
Lismore Castle Co.Waterford
New Visitor Entrance Pavilion - Design Studies & 3D Modelling
1997-2005 HENN Architekten. Munich/Berlin (Germany)
2004/2005
Draeger AG Luebeck (Germany)
Restructuring of Medical Headquarters
Communication Analysis
Preparation of Space Schedule
Assistance in Urban Planning Procedure
2003/2004
Research Centre Rossendorf/Dresden (Germany)
Communication Analysis
Preparation of Action plan for Strategic Restructuring
2003/2004
Volkswagen AG Wolfsburg (Germany)
Future Projects - Visualisation of Corporate and Production Strategies
2001/2002
Fraunhofer Research Institutes Dresden (Germany)
Specification and Procurement Assistance
2000
DaimlerChrysler AG Stuttgart (Germany)
Process Analysis and Layout Concept for Restructuring and Expansion of the Tuscaloosa Plant, Alabama, USA
2000
Schaefer IT Dresden (Germany)
Process Analysis
Preparation of Space Schedule and Sketch Design for new plant in Dresden
Preparation of Cost estimates
1998-2000
Volkswagen AG Wolfsburg (Germany)
Visualisation of Project Strategy and Goal Setting for “Glass Manufacture” in Dresden
Coordination of Production Layout / Design / Building Services
Specification and Procurement Assistance
1997
Audi AG Ingolstadt (Germany)
Restructuring Main Entrance of Headquarters:
Preparation of the Masterplan
1993-1997 Woldt Floss & Partner Architekten. Salzgitter (Germany)
1995-1997
Magdeburg University (Germany) New Faculty Building
Supervision
1994/1995
Alteration of Bank Building Salzgitter (Germany)
Design, Specification and Site Supervision
1994
Veterinarian University Hannover (Germany)
Urban Design Competition 2nd Prize
1993
Wiener Platz Dresden (Germany)
Urban Design Competition 4th Prize
Sound Space –
How is Hearing heard in 2nd Year Architectural Design Education?
Architects are often accused of “not being interested in acoustics because it
is invisible”.
Architectural design, particularly at the preliminary stage, has always been
developed visually. Traditionally, as a result of their training, architects
develop a project visually rather than aurally.
However, designing architects have also to deal creatively with more or less
invisible parameters such as: socio-cultural demands, climatic aspects or
even daylight, which can be considered to be visible but certainly is
everything but constant.
If an architect’s design ability is about observation and awareness and if light
is considered to be much more than just being bright or dark, how then
could we implement early awareness that sound is much more than noise or
silence, and that sound planning is much more than just using anti-noisepanels?
We asked 2nd year architecture students at Waterford Institute of Technology
to (re-)think sound and to question the sound qualities of their own projects.
Thus sound experience is integrated into the basic design and not just
considered specialist knowledge for specific projects....
Read full article:
J. Bauer: Wie kommt das Hoeren in den Entwurf? Ein Versuch im zweiten Studienjahr im Fachbereich Architektur am Waterford Institute of Technology in Irland; in: Laermbekaempfung 4/2009, pp. 171 – 173, Duesseldorf, Germany (2009)
J. Bauer: How is hearing heard in second year architectural design education? J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 123, 3807 (2008) ; http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2935518
The new ISO-standard on “Soundscape” - Maximizing the benefit for the Architectural design process
The new ISO 12913-1 introduces a conceptional framework for the ”Soundscape” approach and refers to ”factors relevant for measurement and reporting of soundscape studies, as well as planning, design and management of soundscape”. This emphasizes a common ground to Soundscape for Acousticians and Architects/Urban Designers (among others): for Acousticians to investigate sound qualities in relation to their specific context, and for Architects/Urban Designers to pro-actively implement sound qualities into their designs. However, both professions usually come from fundamentally different perspectives: Acousticians rather act as ”analysts”: they observe specific environments in order to derive findings, such as patterns, generalizations or rules; Architects tend to do the exact opposite and act as ”synthesizers”: they use patterns, generalizations and rules, in order to integrate them into the design of a specific environment. Consequently, the expectations and the outcome of a ”standardization” approach may differ significantly. The paper discusses the underlying triangulation principle of the soundscape-approach based on ”people- context-acoustic environment” against a proposed similar triangulation of the Architectural/Urban design process based on ”programme-context-idea”. It explores the potentials of the Soundscape approach from an Architect’s view and the way it could be enhanced by an interdisciplinary approach as anticipated in the new ISO....
Read full arcticle:
J. Bauer: The new ISO-standard on “Soundscape” - Maximizing the benefit for the Architectural design process. Internoise Hamburg (Germany) 2016. Proceedings: ISSN 0105-175x / ISBN 978-3-939296-11-9; http://pub.dega-akustik.de/IN2016/data/index.html
Recent Continuous Professional Development
Design / Planning / Management:
Smart Cities – Management of Smart Urban Infrastructures
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (via Coursera.org)
Certificate March 2017
BREEAM Associate
Building Research Establishment (UK) / BRE Academy
Certificate September 2016
Management of Urban Infrastructures – part 1
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (via Coursera.org)
Certificate March 2016
Disasters and Ecosystems: Resilience in a Changing Climate
Cologne University of Applied Sciences and others (via Iversity.org)
Leadership Track - Statement of Participation March 2015
Villes africaines: Introduction à la planification urbaine / African cities : an introduction to urban planning
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (via Coursera.org)
Certificate January 2015
Planning & Design of Sanitation Systems and Technologies
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (via Coursera.org)
Statement of Accomplishment December 2014
International Organizations Management
University of Geneva (via Coursera.org)
Certificate December 2014
ASA School 2012
Acoustical Society of America “Living in the Acoustic Environment”
Kansas City, U.S.A., October 2012, Certificate
Other Areas of Interest:
Introduction to Classical Music
Yale University (via Coursera.org)
Certificate March 2015
What a Plant Knows (and other things you didn’t know about plants)
Tel Aviv University (via Coursera.org)
Certificate January 2015
Søren Kierkegaard - Subjectivity, Irony and the Crisis of Modernity
University of Copenhagen (via Coursera.org)
Certificate December 2014
On Strategy : What Managers Can Learn from Philosophy - PART 1
CentraleSupélec (via Coursera.org)
Statement of Accomplishment December 2014
Psychological First Aid
Johns Hopkins University (via Coursera.org)
Participation with Distinction
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