Education Dipl.-Ing. in Architecture at the Technical University Berlin, 1990 registered Architect in Germany since 1993 Member of the BDA Berlin since 2005 International Associate Member to the The American Institute of Architects (AIA) since 2008
Research Interests Integrated design and building energy performance evaluation; free-flow open space, air flow, modern architecture intertwined between culture, climate and nature as in the work of Alvar Aalto, materiality and construction, energyefficiency, sustainability in a critical cultural context.
My compass for research is the Passage du Nord-Ouest as taken by Michel Serres to describe the passage between the humanities and science.
Current Projects Director of the Center for Building Energy Research (CBER) Principal Investigator and Faculty Advisor Iowa State 2009 Solar Decathlon TeamChair of Technology Substantive Area Committee
Contact Information
Phone: (515) 294-7142
Email: upasse@iastate.edu
WWW: http://www.iprt.iastate.edu/cber/index.html
Office: 491 Design
Mailing Address
Architecture Department 156 College of Design Ames, IA, 50011
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