Peter Andres

Prof. Ing. Peter Andres is a Professor for Daylight and Artificial Lighting Design at the Peter Behrens School of Arts, Hochschule Düsseldorf. He has been an Honorary Professor since 2006 and a member of the Freie Akademie der Künste in Hamburg since 2019. His work integrates physiological, biological, and psychological effects of light with architectural design.

• Education: Electrical Engineering (HTL Anichstraße, Innsbruck, 1976)
• Career Highlights: Founder of Peter Andres Lichtplanung (Hamburg, 1986; Tirol, 2001), speaker of Hamburg's Light Advisory Board since 2006.

His research focuses on daylight systems, energy-efficient lighting, and human-centric illumination. He emphasizes the interplay between light, material effects, and architectural identity, with a particular interest in educational spaces, cultural monuments, and urban infrastructure.

Selected awards include multiple Deutscher Lichtdesignpreis wins (2019, 2018, 2016, 2012, 2010), the Balthasar-Neumann-Preis (2016), and the Hamburger Designpreis (2003). He has contributed to publications on topics ranging from daylight in schools to LED systems in parliament halls.

Teaching objectives include training students to master daylight dimensioning, evaluate lighting effects, and create integrated lighting concepts that balance energy efficiency with human needs.