Eva-Maria Joeressen

Professor Eva-Maria Joeressen is a distinguished faculty member at the University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf, where she serves in the Peter Behrens School of Arts within the Department of Architecture & Design. Appointed as a full-time professor in 1998, she specializes in Perception and Design Theory, focusing on the fundamental aspects of spatial design work and its evaluation. Her academic career spans over three decades with significant contributions to both teaching and artistic practice.

Her research interests encompass a broad spectrum of design theory topics including perception, material studies, color theory, synesthesia, form, space, proxemics, light, and movement. Professor Joeressen emphasizes that design theory should form the basis of architecture that guarantees use rather than consumption, with use understood as intellectual engagement. She believes the living environment requires responsible 'images' that concern people, which cannot be produced through formalisms or individual myths alone.

Her extensive publication record reflects her expertise in transmedia installations, spatial design, and light art. The articles demonstrate a consistent focus on perception, spatial relationships, and the intersection of art with architectural environments. Her collaborative work with Klaus Kessner as 'joeressen+kessner' has produced numerous transmedia real-time installations that explore sensory perception through light and sound.

• 2013: 2. Preis im Kontext des beschränkt ausgeschriebenen Wettbewerbs HAUSLICHT 2014
• 2007: Goldmedaille Deutscher Designers Club, Kategorie Raum für die U-Bahn-Station Lohring
• 2007: D&AD Global Awards 2007, Yellow Pencil, Kategorie Environmental Design
• 2006: Renault Traffic Design Award, Sonderpreis Kommunen für die U-Bahn-Station Lohring
• 2003: 1. Preis im Kunst am Bau-Wettbewerb zur Gestaltung der Glaspassage im Amtsgericht Bergisch-Gladbach

Professor Joeressen has held numerous administrative roles including Chair of the Extra- and Intra Muros Commission since 2015, membership in the Faculty Council (2000-2012), and Chair of the Commission for the Advancement of Women (2001-2005). She has also been involved with the Montag-Stiftungen as a board member (2005-2013) and has collaborated with the Network Light in Fine Arts since 2014. Her teaching responsibilities include Gestaltungslehre I-III, theoretical and practical courses on perception and design theory that form the foundation for architectural design work.