Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dorothée Sack

Institut für Kunstwissenschaft und Historische Urbanistik (TU Berlin)

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Dorothée Sack studied architecture at the Karlsruhe Technical College after training as a carpenter. Her doctoral thesis was on Damascus. Since 1983 she has been researching the Islamic Resafa in Syria, concurrent to diverse lectures and guest professorships. In 1999, she was named University Professor for the newly established field of Historical Architectural Research and the Architectural Study of Monument Preservation at the TU Berlin (Since 2003, a master’s study program in monument preservation). Since 2006, leadership of the Resafa Project “Resafa-Sergiupolis – Rusafat Hisham. Pilgrimage Site and Caliph Residency.”
 

General Information

Group

 
 

Contact

Organisation / Department

Technische Universität Berlin
Institut für Kunstwissenschaft und Historische Urbanistik

Address

Straße des 17. Juni 152
10623 Berlin
Deutschland

Email

Phone

+49 30 314-79611

Fax

+49 30 314-79612
 
 

Projects

third-party funded project


 

Activities

talk

"Resafa, a Memory Site for Christians and Muslims in the “Syrian Desert”"
part of the Workshop Between Memory Sites and Memory Networks

 

Publications

 
In Topoi

2011Resafa, Syrien. Zentralbau. Terrestrisches Laserscanning (TLS) als Grundlage für Bauforschung und Schadenskartierung. Objektive Dokumentation oder/und Analyse der Konstruktion
Gussone, Martin. Heister, Hans. Liebl, Wolfgang. Oberhollenzer, Ines. Sack, Dorothée. Shash, Heba
2011Resafa, Syria - City of Pilgrimage and Caliph Residence. The Spring and Autumn Campaigns 2009
Sack, Dorothée. Sarhan, Mohammed. Gussone, Martin
2010Resafa – Rusafat Hisham, Syrien. Archäologie und Prospektionen. Palastanlagen, Paläoumwelt und Wasserwirtschaftssystem
Beckers, Brian. Konrad, Christoph B.
2010Resafa-Sergiupolis/Rusāfat Hišām, Syrien. Pilgerstadt und Kalifenresidenz. Neue Ansätze, Ergebnisse und Perspektiven
Sack, Dorothée. Sarhan, Mohammed. Gussone, Martin
2010Die Wiederverwendung von Baugliedern in der Pilgerkirche (Basilika A) und in der Großen Moschee von Resafa-Sergiupolis / Rusafat Hisham
Konrad, Christoph B. Sack, Dorothée
2010Resafa / Syrien - Pilgerstadt und Kalifenresidenz. Die Stadt intra und extra muros
Sack, Dorothée
2010St. Sergios in Resafa. Worshipped by Christians and Muslims Alike
Sack, Dorothée
2010resafa, Syria - City of Pilgrimage and Caliph Residence. The Spring and Autumn Campaigns 2009
Sack, Dorothée. Sarhan, Mohammed. Gussone, Martin
2009Resafa Sergiupolis / Rusāfat Hišām. Nuevos Avances en la Investigación
Sack, Dorothée
 

Curriculum Vitae

Current Status
Professor of Building Archaeology, Department of Building Archaeology, Postgraduate Programme Heritage Conservation, Technische Universität Berlin

University Education
1994 Habilitation at University of Frankfurt, subject: Die Große Moschee von Resafa-Rusafat Hisham.
1982 Ph.D. Dr.-Ing., University of Karlsruhe (Technical University) subject: Damaskus, Entwicklung und Struktur einer orientalisch-islamischen Stadt.
1968 - 1975 Studies in Architecture, specialisation in urban planning at University of Karlsruhe (Technical University)

Professional Experience
2007 ongoing Principal investigator of „Topoi“ excellence initiative of the German Universities. Project Resafa
2006 ongoing Director of the excavation „Resafa“
1998 to present Professor of Building Archaeology (Bauforschung) and History of Architecture (specialisation Near East) at the TU Berlin
1990 - 1998 Lecturer at the Universities of Frankfurt, Mainz and Bonn, Building Archaeology and Islamic Archaeology
1992 / 93 Guest-professor at the University of Bamberg, Islamic Art and Archaeology
1990 -1998 Coordinator of the project Castel del Monte, University of Karlsruhe and Academy of Science, Heidelberg
1988 - 2001 Project “Resafa“ responsible for the researches on the Islamic Resafa
1983 - 1988 Field director in the project “Resafa”, DAI and DFG
1982 / 83 Project “Bait Nizam”, Damascus
1981 - 1982 research scholar, German Institute of Archaeology (DAI), subject: Damascus
1979 - 1981 travel scholar,  DAI
1975 - 1979 assistant at University of Karlsruhe, department of History of Architecture

Administrative Experience
2003 Installation of the Masterstudies in Heritage Conservation (1. masterstudies installed at the TU Berlin)
1998 to present Director of the department of Building Archaeology and the postgradual Masterstudies in Heritage Conservation

Grants and Awards
2001 Ferdinand von Ouast Medal for the conservation of the “Taut-Pavilion” Berlin
1981 - 1982 Research scholarship, DAI
1979 - 1981 Travel scholarship, DAI

Funded Projects
2009 ongoing Project: Resafa/Syria, building archaeology on the city wall, DFG
2006 ongoing Project: Tripoli/ Libanon, DFG
2006 ongoing Project: Resafa/ Syria, Thyssen Foundation and DAI
1998-2004 Project: Beirut/ Libanon, Zokak al-Blat, DFG
1990-1996 Project: Castel del Monte/Italy, Bosch-Foundation, Academy of Science, Heidelberg

Cooperation or Consultancy in National and International Committees
since 2004 Editor of Berliner Beiträge zur Bauforschung und Denkmalpflege together with Johannes Cramer
since 2003 Editor of the „architectura“, together with Johannes Cramer
2004-2009 Advicer of the Deutsche Orient Gesellschaft (DOG)
2002-2010 1. chairwoman of the Koldewey-Gesellschaft, Vereinigung für baugeschichtliche Forschung e.V. 2011 ongoing member of the board
since 1995 Corresponding member, since 2004 real member of the DAI , advicer  of the Kommission für Archäologie Außereuropäischer Kulturen (KAAK), Bonn
since 1994 Expert for the DFG - Nominator of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture
Coeditor of Beck's Archäologische Bibliothek, part Islam (editor Hans von Steuben