Contact Information

E | dleyh@stadtbauatelier.de
T | +49 (0) 711 64030-31

Career Milestones
since 2015

Professor for Urban, Landscape, and Design at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

 

2015

Lecturer for Urban Design at Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

since 2013

Certified Auditor for Sustainable Urban Districts by the DGNB – German Sustainable Building Council

 

2012

Appointment to the DASL – German Academy for Urban and Regional Planning

 

since 2007

Managing Partner of ISA Internat. Stadtbauatelier in Stuttgart, Germany

 

since 2005

Associate Partner of Stadtbauatelier

 

since 2000

Member of Stadtbauatelier in Stuttgart

 

1997-2003

Studies in Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Stuttgart

Research Assistant at the Institute of Urban Planning, University of Stuttgart

International workshops in Shanghai and Tokyo

 

1996-1997

Stays in France and Latin America

 

Her field of activity spans various scales of urban planning, from urban development concepts and land-use planning to the design of public spaces, both domestically and internationally, particularly in China, Korea, and the Arab region.

A focus of her work and teaching is the engagement with sustainable urban planning. Since 2013, Dita Leyh has been a certified auditor for sustainable urban districts by the DGNB – German Sustainable Building Council and has participated in research projects, such as the “Climate Envelopes for Commercial Areas” project, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.

She is a member of the DASL – German Academy for Urban and Regional Planning and has received several awards and distinctions, such as the LEG Young Talent Award, the Shenzhen Planning Award, or the 2003 Urban Forum Award from Hanyang University Seoul, Korea, as well as awards for ISA projects like the Green Good Design, the Iconic, and the German Design Award.