As the Principal of the office Baumeister Architekten Ingenieure (m3xh), Joerg Baumeister has led his teams in creating urban spaces, buildings, and city festivals that strengthen citizens’ sense of identity and enhance city marketing. These efforts have been widely recognized, earning multiple awards, including the German Urban Design Award (Deutscher Städtebau Preis) 2004.
Joerg Baumeister has also been engaged in Innovation from Demonstration projects, including LandCorp's East Village in Fremantle—an energy-efficient residential development designed to enhance affordability, foster community living, and promote environmental responsibility.
Additional realized urban examples include the Redevelopment of the Historic Souk of Muttrah, Oman; Yeka Hyatt, a new urban development for 47,000 residents; Urban Development Plans, such as the one for the City of Addis Ababa, designed for 10 million inhabitants; Masterplans, including the one for the African Union Headquarters (AU).
Additional realized urban examples include the Redevelopment of the Historic Souk of Muttrah, Oman; Yeka Hyatt, a new urban development for 47,000 residents; Urban Development Plans, such as the one for the City of Addis Ababa, designed for 10 million inhabitants; Masterplans, including the one for the African Union Headquarters (AU).
Additional realized urban examples include the Redevelopment of the Historic Souk of Muttrah, Oman; Yeka Hyatt, a new urban development for 47,000 residents; Urban Development Plans, such as the one for the City of Addis Ababa, designed for 10 million inhabitants; Masterplans, including the one for the African Union Headquarters (AU).
Additional realized urban examples include the Redevelopment of the Historic Souk of Muttrah, Oman; Yeka Hyatt, a new urban development for 47,000 residents; Urban Development Plans, such as the one for the City of Addis Ababa, designed for 10 million inhabitants; Masterplans, including the one for the African Union Headquarters (AU).
This very brief overview would not be complete without mentioning Joerg Baumeister's First Designed and Built House SW 296 in Nova Scotia, Canada, which received the Bauwelt Prize.
Developing X - Cities
Human-Centred Cities
Following initial positive experiences with participatory processes during his office’s first major urban development project and research into the self-organization of African slums, Joerg Baumeister and his team invented and implemented Participation Initiatives and Games that enable communities to co-design urban projects which led to the development of an urban, modular building system for Participatory and Inclusive Urbanism.
Adding even a scientific level resulted in an Online Community Tool that includes over 150 components designed to enhance the mental, physical, and emotional well-being of citizens to create Human-Centred Cities.
Smarter Cities
Joerg Baumeister already explored the concept of Adaptive Infrastructure during his doctoral research in the early 2000s. Since then, these applications have advanced through the modeling of digital infrastructures into Digital Urban Twins and their refinement for municipalities using AI-supported Scenario Planning Tools to create Smarter Cities.
AI Cities
The integration of AI technologies for the technical optimization of urban systems (transportation, energy, security, waste management, health) is an ongoing, step-by-step process toward Multi-Modular AI Models, which remains relatively predictable. The more complex research question is how Humans and their AI Agents will navigate, access information, interact, co-create, and consume in the physical, hybrid, and digital urban spaces of Future AI Cities.
Ecological and Circular Cities
Building on research into traditional oasis cities in the Sultanate of Oman, which function as closed systems, Joerg Baumeister and his team developed a Ecologically-Based Taxonomy for cities that encompasses all urban and natural elements.
Connecting these elements allows urban systems to shift from being Consumption-Driven and Polluting to Clean and Productive. This model has led to solutions that align with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for creating Ecological and Circular Cities.
Joerg Baumeister's Projects
- CRC Blue Economy Phase 2 (2024-26)
Leader of various development projects, including "Coco de Mer" as a model for ecological, inclusive, and resilient cities.
(Griffith University with the University of Queensland, the University of Tasmania and around 50 experts)
- Industrial Transformation Research Hub (2023-27)
CI to advance timber construction for Australia's future built environment (with several Griffith University and University of Queensland researchers
- United Nations' UN Treaty (2023)
SeaSurveyor surveying Marine Protection Areas in International Waters (with A. Morrison)
- Ignite Projects (2023)
Floating Underwater Restaurant for the Spit / City of Gold Coast
- TM Edison / Griffith University support (2023)
Floating Energy Island collecting and transforming wind energy and Wind Transformer Platforms (with M. Ziarmal)
- Red Sea Development (2023)
Floating Villa Swarm SeaLux (with A. Morrison)
- Public Investment Fund (2022-23)
Human-Centred Design for Vertical Urbanism (with D. Ottmann)
- CRC Blue Economy Phase 1 (2022-24)
Leader of various development projects
(Griffith University with the University of Queensland, the University of Tasmania and around 50 experts)
- Ian Potter Foundation (2022-24)
CI of research project: From waste to gold: aquatic circular bio-economy precincts (Griffith University with University of Queensland)
- Australian National University research grant (2021-22)
Community Participation for Urban Transformation North Jakarta, Indonesia (with R, Setiadi)
- Blue Economy CRC (2021)
SeaPort as a floating Container Terminal in International Waters (with M. Ziarmal)
- QLD Treasury (2021-23)
Community workshops for The Spit - Masterplan development (several members)
- Department of Foreign Affairs and UN Habitat (2021-22)
Ingenious Women's Initiative and NeOasis exhibition at World Expo Dubai (with D. Ottmann)
- Water Asset Developer (2020-22)
Active Wave Control: Counterbalancing wave movement mechanism for stabilised structures (with J.-M. Herrewyn)
- Making Good Alliance (2020-21)
A better future for communities through Making (with D. Ottmann)
- CRC Blue Economy (2020)
SeaPort: A floating Container Terminal in International Waters (with M. Ziarmal)
- City of Gold Coast (2019-21)
Urban Strategies for Sea-Level Rise, example Gold Coast (with D. Linaraki)
- GIZ (2019-21)
Tallin Architecture Biennale 2022 Award
SeaOasis as an experimental design response tackling food security through sustainable design (with I. Giurgiu)
- City of Gold Coast (2019)
Geostrategic marine developments in International Waters (with M. Ziarmal)
- Blue Economy CRC (2019)
Innovative design of offshore structures (SeaFisher and SeaDipper)
- International Coastal Management (2018-20)
SeaManta, an Artificial Floating Coral Reef (with N. Findley)
- Greg Webber (2018-19)
The V-wall: An artificial surf attraction? (with E. Bertone)
- Griffith University funding (2018)
Geostrategic marine developments in International Waters (with M. Ziarmal)
- City of Gold Coast (2018)
Scenarios for urban Sea-Level Rise opportunities (with D. Linaraki)
- Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency (2017)
Urban and ecological development scenarios for Perth’s central river area (with J. Bolleter)
- LandCorp (2017)
Shoreline village (with J. Bolleter, D. Ottmann, A. Duckworth-Smith)
- AUDRC (2016-17)
System dynamic modelling for Oasis villages (with B. Grace / MIT, D. Ottmann)
- Housing Authority (2016-17)
Urban and Housing Identity development: assembly of a project toolkit (with D. Ottmann)
- City of Hangzhou (2016-17)
Minicities: decentralised, highly flexible, and self-organising patterns for future SLR cities.
- Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency (2016)
Active Transport Best Practices - ToD Focus (with A. Duckworth-Smith)
- Housing Authority and Housing Ministry (2016)
Charrette “My Future Home”: Flexible Housing (with D. Ottmann)
- City of Fremantle (2016)
Housing Diversity: Community engagement process for urban infill (with A. Duckworth-Smith)
- Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency (2016)
Delivering water sensitive development in Perth (with J. Bolleter)
- Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency (2016)
Wifi data and urban design and management (with J. Bolleter)
- City of Perth (2016)
An ecosystem services network for Perth (with J. Bolleter, Bill Grace)
- Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency (2016)
Active Transport best practices: achieving the place objectives of a balanced environment (with A. Duckworth-Smith)
- Housing Authority (2015-16)
Housing +: Affordable housing in modular building technology (with D. Ottmann)
- LandCorp (2015-16)
Knutsford: Conceptual frameworks for urban infill development (with J. Bolleter)
- Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency (2015-16)
People in Public Places: Urban design tactics (with A. Duckworth-Smith)
- WAPC / Deptartment of Planning (2015-16)
Excursions in density: Infill development case studies (with J. Bolleter),
- City of Stirling (2015-16)
Public open space audit (with A. Duckworth-Smith, J. Bolleter),
- Housing Authority (2015)
A Catalogue for Affordable Housing (with D. Ottmann)
- Department of Regional Development (2014-16)
Wanja: A new city for SW Australia (with J. Bolleter, D, Ottmann),
- City of Fremantle (2014-15)
Fremantle Housing Diversity 1: Design based research to stimulate housing diversity
- Housing Authority (2014)
TOD case study Cannington: Urban development and design (with J. Bolleter)
- UWA Research Funds (2014)
Local Resources - new materials: Potential ecological building materials (with D. Ottmann)
- Oman LNG (2013-14)
Innovation Centre Oman (with D. Ottmann)
- GUtech (2012-14)
Desert Beach Lab, International Research Centre (with D. Ottmann)
- Sustainable Development Consultancy (2012-14)
Eco-Hotel Developments and Village Rehabilitation (with D. Ottmann)
- Downtown Project Las Vegas (2012-13)
University of Design Innovation (with D. Ottmann)
- Sultanate Oman Ministry of Tourism (2011-13)
Rehabilitative Development of Mansafah Village in Willayat Ibra, Oman (with D. Ottmann)
- 7th EU Framework (2011-13)
Urban vulnerability through climate change in Africa (CLUVA): EU cluster project including 6 European and 6 African Universities and research centres
- Municipality of Muscat (2011)
Redevelopment Masterplan of the historic Sukh of Muttrah, Muscat (with Norplan / GUtech)
- Municipality Addis Ababa (2010)
New Height Regulation / Masterplan for the city of Addis Ababa (with several chair members)
- Municipality of Shashemene with GIZ (2010)
Masterplan for the city of Shashemene (with EiABC Urban Design students)
- City of Addis Ababa (2010)
Redevelopment Basha Wolde (with several chair and Faculty members)
- African Union and GIZ (2009)
Masterplan for the African Union Headquarters (AU) in Addis Ababa (with N. Knebel)
- German Embassy Addis Ababa (2009-10)
Aga Khan Award for Architecture Nominee 2012
Guest House as demonstration building (with K. Ehlert, I. Becker)
- Private Sponsors (2009)
Adobe Bricks Community building for self-help projects (with H. Schmitz / C. Schlesiger)
- GIZ (2009)
Yeka Hyatt - a new urban agglomeration for 47.000 dwellers in Addis Ababa (with N. Knebel)
- Private Developer (2007)
Maris - water estate and village revitalization in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Haus Metzner GmbH (2006-2007)
Tecu Award 2006-07
Conversion and extension of a geriatric care centre (with Inga Bergmann)
- Private (2005)
Family home and Studio near Stuttgart (with A. Thamm)
- City of Oldenburg (2005)
Lighting Masterplan for the central area of Oldenburg (with G. Auer and K. Ehlert)
- City of Fulda (2004)
Business Centre Kanalstrasse in Fulda (with T. Scheel)
- City of Fulda (2001-04)
German Urban Design Award (Deutscher Städtebau Preis) 2004
Gemüsemarkt Fulda: Realization of a market square and three new buildings (with T. Scheel)
- City of Hildesheim (2001)
Urban development in Hildesheim (with G. Auer)
- Italian Culture Club (2000)
Piazza Italia - a city camouflage in Wolfsburg (with G. Auer and TUBS students)
- City of Fulda (2000)
First Prize (out of 1000 applications)
Competition Central Market Square Fulda (with T. Scheel)
- Camp Reinsehlen development (1999)
Village for Artists (with B. Kunst)
- City of Hamburg (1997)
Housing without cars, Hamburg: Masterplan proposal (with W. Schultz-Coulon)
- City of Hamburg (1996-1998)
Two Low-Cost Kindergartens, Hamburg (with W. Schultz-Coulon)
- Private (1996)
Bauwelt-Award 1997
SW 296 in Nova Scotia, Canada: Seafront cottage
- City of Schwerin (1995)
First Prize 1995
Competition and realization of the Business Centre Marienplatz Schwerin (in AST)
- City of Kiel (1991)
Fourth Prize (as student)
Competition Masterplan University Kiel (with B. Kunst)
- BDI/AIV (1990)
Schinkel-Award First Prize 1990 (as student)
Competition Masterplan Areal Anhalter Bahnhof, Berlin