Hanna Noller works across research, teaching, and practice at the intersection of architecture, urban development, and civic engagement. With Space Between People, she initiates and facilitates collaborative processes of urban transformation, creating spaces for cooperation between people, places, and practices. Her work connects theory and design practice and translates research into action.

While she operates independently, she brings a broad and trusted network of collaborators in architecture, planning, social work, and participatory practice. Depending on the project, she works with experts from long-standing professional contexts – including partners from civic initiatives, cultural institutions, public administrations, design studios, and academic environments in Germany and internationally. This allows her to scale projects thoughtfully and assemble tailored constellations of expertise.

Hanna is a research associate in the project Zukunftslabor.Klima – Open Planning Cultures, a doctoral candidate at the Institute for the History and Theory of Architecture and the City at TU Braunschweig, and a fellow of the Wüstenrot Foundation. In her dissertation, she investigates new arenas of urban development and their relevance for architecture and urban design.

She has taught and conducted research at several institutions, including the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart, Leibniz University of Hanover, and the University of Stuttgart. She studied architecture at HafenCity University Hamburg, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in Istanbul, and the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart (M.A.). She also holds a degree in Business Administration (DH) and is a trained carpenter (Schreinergesellin). Hanna is co-founder of Stadtlücken e.V., a non-profit and award-winning collective for collaborative urban projects in public space.