Becker, Dorothea

Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dorothea Becker holds the Professorship for Design/Building in Existing Structures at the HTWK Leipzig's Faculty of Architecture and Social Sciences. Since 2015, she has served as Vice Dean for Architecture, with a career spanning academic, self-employed architectural practice (since 1992), and institutional leadership roles in Saxony's Chamber of Architects.

• Key research areas: Design in Existing Structures, Urban Planning, and Architectural Representation Fundamentals
• Awarded: Taut Scholarship (2004), State Prize for Architecture in Saxony (2002, 2003), and Saxony-Anhalt Architecture Prize (2004)

Her work focuses on sustainable interventions in historic contexts, with extensive jury experience in national architectural competitions (e.g., Neustädter Kirchstraße 14 for the German Bundestag, Leonardo-da-Vinci Gymnasium pilot project in Berlin).