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Scientific Career
The Chair of Prof. Petzold (*1968) is engaged in research and teaching of information technology to support the architectural design processes. The research at the chair includes analyzing the activities of the architects, formulating requirements for digital tools, as well as creating concepts, developing and evaluating prototypical solutions based on novel and future oriented technologies.
After studying computer science with a specialization in architecture and civil engineering at the HAB Weimar (Bauhaus University Weimar), Prof. Petzold worked as a research assistant at the Chair of Computer Science in Architecture. After completing his doctorate in 2001, he assumed the position of junior professor of architectural informatics in Weimar. He was appointed full professor at TUM in 2009. In 2014, he co-founded LOC - Center of Digital Methods for the Built Environment. Since 2017, He is an associate member of the department of Informatics.
Prof. Petzold is a founding member of the Association of Architectural Informatics in German- speaking regions and a member of the German Association of Computing in Civil Engineering, as well as various international bodies. Since 2015, Prof. Petzold has been Vice President of the DARL (German Federal Association of Deans and Directors of Architecture, Regional Planning, and Landscape Architecture) and a member of the task force AKIM (task force information management) of the Federal Association of the German Construction Industry. In 2020, he became spokesperson for the platform "Digital Building and Planning" at Z.DB (Zentrum Digitalisierung.Bayern - Bayern Innovativ). At TUM, he is active in various committees, such as the task force "Digital Administration", TUM-IAS Advisory Council and scientific advisory board of the Georg Nemetschek Institute.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Dr.-Ing., Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
3 Nov 1997 → 1 Nov 2001
Award Date: 1 Nov 2001
Computer science with minor in architecture and civil engineering, Dipl.-Inf., Hochschule für Architektur und Bauwesen Weimar
1 Oct 1990 → 30 Sep 1995
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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AI-Driven Detailing-on-Demand through Sustainable Point Cloud Surveys and Semantic 3D Understanding for Advanced Modeling of Existing Buildings
Bratoev, I. (CoI) & Petzold, F. (PI)
1/11/24 → 31/10/28
Project: Research
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TU&M – Timber Use and Maintain: Blockchain-based material passport
Fellner, J. (PI) & Petzold, F. (PI)
1/01/23 → 29/07/26
Project: Research
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C04 - Integrating Digital Design and Additive Manufacturing through BIM-Based Decision Support and Digital Twin Methods
Li, C. (CoI) & Petzold, F. (PI)
1/01/20 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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Nationale Forschungsdateninfrastruktur für die Ingenieurwissenschaften
Petzold, F. (PI)
1/01/20 → …
Project: Research
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Automated generation and surrogate modeling of 3D urban wind simulation based on physics-informed graph neural networks: a two-stage framework
Li, S., Liang, Y., Chen, G., Xu, Z., Bratoev, I. & Petzold, F., Sep 2026, In: Advanced Engineering Informatics. 74, 104835.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Automated generation and surrogate modeling of 3D urban wind simulation based on physics-informed graph neural networks: a two-stage framework
Li, S., Liang, Y., Chen, G., Xu, Z., Bratoev, I. & Petzold, F., 2026, In: Advanced Engineering Informatics. 74, p. 104835 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluation of Building Design Variants in Early Phases on the Basis of Adaptive Detailing Strategies
Napps, D., Staudt, J., Saluz, U., Chen, X., Steiner, D., Zong, C., Deghim, F., Lang, W., Geyer, P., Schnellenbach-Held, M., Petzold, F., Borrmann, A. & König, M., Feb 2026, In: Buildings. 16, 4, 685.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluation of Building Design Variants in Early Phases on the Basis of Adaptive Detailing Strategies
Napps, D., Staudt, J., Saluz, U., Chen, X., Steiner, D., Zong, C., Deghim, F., Lang, W., Geyer, P., Schnellenbach-Held, M., Petzold, F., Borrmann, A. & König, M., 1 Feb 2026, In: Buildings. 16, 4, p. 685 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Interpretable multimodal generative design of three-dimensional urban hub morphology for resilient and sustainable planning
Xu, X., Xu, H., Xu, H., Chen, Z., Zhao, J., Wu, T., Petzold, F., Wu, Z. & Zhou, S., 15 Aug 2026, In: Sustainable Cities and Society. 146, 107497.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review