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Thomas H. Schmitz (Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing.) had been head of the Department of BILDNERISCHE GESTALTUNG Since 01.10.2007 and has been head of the Department of Visual Arts since March 2019 at the Faculty of Architecture of the RWTH Aachen University.

He graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the Technical University of Darmstadt in 1985. 1985-1987 he was research assistant at the Chair of Architectural Drawing and RAUMGESTALTUNG at the TU Braunschweig. 1987-1989 he worked as a freelancer at the office of Prof. Thomas Sieverts in Bonn. From 1988 he increasingly focused on artistic activities, especially in the field of painting and graphics. In addition, he developed projects in the wider field of architecture and art through competitions, such as the Land Art project 'Halde im Wandel' in Gladbeck, which was presented at the Architecture Biennale in Venice in 1996, and from 2005 also projects for the artistic space rearrangement of church. In 1993 he was appointed Professor of Freehand Drawing, Artistic Design and Design at the University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern. 2002-2003 he was a co-founder of their new bachelor course "Virtual Design", where he played a major role in its conception and in the development of a cross-media design theory.

Research topics are colors and their effects, creative processes and the role of the human body in desiging. He is co-editor of the interdisciplinary anthology "Werkzeug-Denkzeug, Manuelle Intelligenz und Transmedialität kreativer Prozesse".

 

*** Publikationen Schmitz ***

Title	Author(s)
Georgien 2019 Book (2023)	Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich (Editor)
Material aware design strategies Abstract, Contribution to a conference proceedings (2022)	Klug, Christina (First author) Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich
Forming of Additively Manufactured Ceramics by Magnetic Fields Contribution to a book, Journal Article (2022)	Klug, Christina (Corresponding author) Herzog, Simone (Corresponding author) Kaletsch, Anke Broeckmann, Christoph Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich
Examining the Interactions of Design Parameters in the LDM of Clay as the Basis for New Design Paradigms Contribution to a book, Journal Article (2022)	Klug, Christina (Corresponding author) Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich
Manuelle Handlungspraktiken im Entwurf : Eine methodologische Deutung von Alexander Cozens' 'Blot-Methode' als suggestive Schnittstelle zum Vorbewussten Contribution to a book, Contribution to a conference proceedings (2020)	Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich
Rome Book (2020)	Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich Lange, Carolin Neuefeind, Anja (Contributor)
Struktur und Ornament : Eine Praktisch-Explorative Annäherung Book (2020)	Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich
Bild Handlungen : Wissenschaftstag // Ausstellung, Fakultät für Architektur, RWTH Aachen University Book (2019)	Groninger, Hannah Lange, Carolin Neuefeind, Anja Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich (Corresponding author) Dobler, Judith (Contributor) Guenther, Antye (Contributor) Greub, Charlott (Contributor) Kiriakides, Yannis (Contributor) Lagatie, Kathrin (Contributor) Mohs, Dominik Peter (Contributor) Trümper, Ariane (Contributor) Vermeulen, Marlies (Contributor)
Entwerfen als Erinnern Contribution to a book, Journal Article (2019)	Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich
Magisches Grau Contribution to a book (2019)	Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich
Zur chromatischen Stimmung von Räumen der Architektur Contribution to a book (2019)	Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich Schröder, Uwe
Orte der Farbe : zur chromatischen Stimmung von Räumen der Architektur Book (2019)	Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich (Editor) Schröder, Uwe (Editor) Kramer, Franziska (Editor) Neuefeind, Anja (Editor)
Bildentwurf Book (2019)	Bartscher, Alexander Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich
This is not a model : Zum künstlerischen Umgang mit dem Architekturmodell Book (2018)	Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich (Editor) Becker, Tobias (Editor)
Athenreise Book (2018)	Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich Neuefeind, Anja Scheuermann, Frieder (Contributor) Becker, Tobias (Contributor)
Reise nach Belgrad & Sarajevo 2011 Book (2017)	Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich (Editor) Binding, Stephanie (Contributor) Jermer, Jan
Syrienreise : Mit alle Sinnen - mittendrin : 2010 Book (2017)	Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich Binding, Stephanie (Contributor)
Körperwissen : Vom Inneren zum Äußeren Book (2017)	Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich Dlugaiczyk, Martina (Corresponding author) Prescher, Andreas Gerhardt, Rolf (Corresponding author) Neuefeind, Anja (Contributor) Binding, Stephanie (Contributor)
SW-Forschungslabor : 2010-2015 Book (2017)	Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich Becker, Tobias
Aktzeichnen : Zeichnen als Akt Book (2017)	Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich
Operative Manufacts: Gestures as Embodied Sketches in the Early Stages of the Design Process Contribution to a book (2017)	Mittelberg, Irene (Corresponding author) Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich Groninger, Hannah
Raumvorstellungen verkörpert in Gesten und Gebärden: Zum Begreifen und Herstellen von Räumlichkeit in sprachlichen und gestalterischen Prozessen Contribution to a book (2017)	Groniger, Hannah Grote, Klaudia Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich Mittelberg, Irene
Operative Manufakte : Gesten als unmittelbare Skizzen in frühen Stadien des Entwurfsprozesses Contribution to a book (2017)	Mittelberg, Irene Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich Groninger, Hannah
Referenzen im Entwurf Contribution to a book (2016)	Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich
Referenzen im Entwurf Contribution to a book (2016)	Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich
Space, Body & DeSign : Ein DeafGain-Projekt zur Verbesserung der visuellen Wahrnehmung und der räumlichen Beschreibungskompetenzen taubloser Menschen Journal Article (2016)	Sieprath, Horst Groninger, Hannah Mittelberg, Irene Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich Willmes-von Hinckeldey, Klaus Grote, Klaudia
Manifestationen im Entwurf : Design - Architektur - Ingenieurwesen Book, Proceedings (2016)	Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich (Editor) Häußling, Roger Adrian Maria (Editor) Mareis, Claudia (Editor) Groninger, Hannah (Editor)
Zur Handwerklichkeit des Denkens beim architektonischen Entwerfen Contribution to a book (2015)	Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich
Wirkkräfte des Raums : für eine architekturspezifische Farben-Theorie Journal Article (2013)	Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich
Über projektives Denken und Machen Contribution to a book (2012)	Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich Groninger, Hannah
Werkzeug - Denkzeug : manuelle Intelligenz und Transmedialität kreativer Prozesse Book (2012)	Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich (Editor) Groninger, Hannah (Editor)
Der hellwach-träumende Blick : Poetische Konstrukte von Wirklichkeit in der deutschen Romantik Contribution to a book (2011)	Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich
Wanderung und Neuerung : Neuinstallation des Titus-Brandsma-Reliquienschreins in der Karmeliterkirche Mainz Journal Article (2010)	Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich
Dualität und Synthese : von der bipolaren zur unipolaren Raumkomposition liturgischer Orte Journal Article (2005)	Schmitz, Thomas Heinrich