Ulrike Heine
Associate Professor of Architecture
Contact
Richard A. McMahan School of Architecture
Office: Lee 3-106
Email: ulheine@clemson.edu
Education
Dipl.Ing. (MS) Arch., Brandenburg Technical University, Cottbus, Germany
Ulrike Heine has served as an Associate Professor of Architecture since August 2007, teaching design studios and technical seminars in the Graduate Program. Her teaching and research emphasize sustainable and climate-responsive design, focusing on integrating materials, construction methods, natural lighting, and energy-efficient technologies as creative tools in the architectural process. Graduate student work from her studio, which she has developed and co-taught, has received repeated recognition in national competitions, including the AIA/ACSA COTE Top Ten Awards (presented by the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture), as well as honors from AIA South Carolina and the Society of American Registered Architects (SARA).
Her research is closely connected to her teaching and focuses on cost-effective, climate-responsive design tailored to local conditions. She is a founding member of the Environmental Design Lab within the School of Architecture, which examines how climate-related challenges—such as flooding, wildfires, and severe storms—affect communities with fewer resources. The lab explores innovative design strategies that address these environmental issues along with their broader social impacts.
Professor Heine earned her Diplom Ingenieur (equivalent to a Master of Science in Architecture) from Brandenburg Technical University in Cottbus, Germany, in 1999, including a study period at the ETSAB School of Architecture in Barcelona, Spain. She worked as a practicing architect for several years, including with the Berlin-based firm Hascher Jehle Architektur. Before joining Clemson University, she taught design, construction, and energy-conscious planning for three years at the Technical University of Berlin.
Awards:
2022 Provost Outstanding Collaborative Teaching Award 2022
2012 New Faculty Teaching Award, AIAS (American Institute of Architects)/ ACSA (Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture)
2012 Creativity Professorship, CAAH College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Clemson University
