Yvonne Graefe

Yvonne Graefe serves as a Lecturer at Bauhaus University Weimar, bringing her Diplom-Ingenieur (Dipl.-Ing.) engineering expertise to architectural education. Her profile appears in the Children's University Weimar lecturers directory, highlighting her active engagement in academic outreach.

Her research focuses on:

• Architectural design with emphasis on sustainability
• Eco-friendly housing solutions
• Environmental protection integration in building practices

Dr. Graefe's teaching philosophy centers on student creativity, particularly enjoying how students interpret her assignments. She maintains a strong connection to environmental causes dating back to childhood, when her fascination with ants led to a broken nose. As a mother of two young boys (1½ and 4½ years old), she actively participates in the Children's University program to nurture children's natural curiosity about architecture and design.

Her professional inspiration includes Leonardo da Vinci, whom she admires as 'a universally learned person' whose multidisciplinary expertise represents an ideal increasingly difficult to achieve in modern specialization-driven academia.