Rasa Weber

Rasa Weber is a passionate lecturer. She has taught at the Berlin University of the Arts, the University of Anhalt in Dessau, the Berlin International University, the Ontario College of Art and Design University in Toronto, the University of Leeds and the Royal College of Art in London, among others. She is currently a lecturer and researcher at the Zurich University of the Arts (CH).

She teaches courses focusing on critical (queer) ecology, environmental design strategies, materials research, narrative design, film for designers and architects, and design fundamentals such as sketching, prototyping, and concept development.

TEACHING

2025

MA thesis supervision. With Lukas Franciszkiewicz, Lilo Viehweg, Robin Hoske, Felix Rasehorn, Roman Jurt, Sebastian Kommer, MA Industrial Design, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (CH).

»When Shit hits the Fan. A project on prototyping ecological relations of faeces.« Interdisciplinary Seminar »Emergent Technologies: Prototyping Ecologies.« with Lukas Franciszkiewicz, MA Interaction Design & Industrial Design, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (CH).

»Composing Compost. Insect Cities for Urban Metabolism.« Sustainable Material Practice, Floating University,

BA Architecture, Berlin International University (DE).

MA thesis supervision. With Karmen Franinović, Joelle Bitton, Verena Ziegler, Luke Franzke, Max Rheiner, Interaction Design, MA Interaction Design, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (CH).

Workshop: »What if the SPREE were a City? Collectively designing aquatic habitats.« With Marie Drouet and Freke van Rooij, Re:future lab Berlin, _matter Festival, Berlin Design Week (DE).

2024

»Designing a Skin for Floating.« Seminar Sustainable Material Practice, Floating University, BA Architecture, Berlin International University (DE).

MA Interaction Design (thesis supervisor). With Karmen Franinović, Joel Bitton, Verena Ziegler, Max Rheiner, Duy Bui, Luke Franzke, MA Interaction Design, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (CH).

»Wild Thinks.« Studio 5: Wild forms of academic writing and prototyping, Cima Citta, MA Interaction Design, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (CH).

2023

MA Interaction Design (thesis supervisor). With Karmen Franinović, Joel Bitton, Verena Ziegler, Max Rheiner, Duy Bui, Luke Franzke, MA Interaction Design, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (CH).

»More-than-human Slowness - Multispecies Design Ethnography with the Camera.« MA Interaction Design, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (CH).

»Walking Water Ways - Design Ethnography of Water.« with Noemi Chow, MA Science Communication & MA Interaction Design, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (CH).

»Slowciety - a speculative design scenario for lowering the work ethics.« Studio 1, with Studio Time's Up - Tina Auer, Tim

Boykett, Eva-Maria Spreitzer, Prof. Dr. Franinović, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (CH).

»Water Futures Pavilion.« at Floating University, Sustainable Material Practice, BA Architecture, Berlin International University (DE).

2022

BA thesis supervision in theory (1st supervisor). BA Interior Design & Architecture, Berlin International University (DE).

»Digital Fabrication.« BA Interaction Design, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (CH).

»Artistic and Experimental Basics - Object Experience.« BA Interaction Design, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (CH).

»Dark Fluidity: An immersive exploration of liquid ontologies in practice along the multispecies material ecologies of the river Schwärze.« With Prof. Dr. Claudia Maries (design theory), Dr. Jen Clark (anthropology), Sabrina Bühn (ecology & arts), Dr. Maxime le Calvé (anthropology), Matters of Activity Cluster of Excellence, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin (DE).

»Frictioned Functionality: Un/Designing Un/Sustainable Matter.« Autumn school organization & curation,

with Prof. Dr. Robert Stock, Prof. Dr. Claudia Mareis, Prof. James Auger, Prof. Joe Lockwood, Dr. Khashayar Razghandi,

Matters of Activity Cluster of Excellence, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin (DE).

»Water Futures - Design Fieldwork on the Future of Water.« Master Think Tank Interaction Design & Trends & Identity, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (CH).

»Narrative Design Strategies.« AV + sketching for Storytelling, MA Interaction Design, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (CH).

»The Future of Water Pavilion.« Sustainable Design Practice, BA Architecture & Interior Design, Berlin International University (DE).

2021

»Digital Fabrication.« BA Interaction Design, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (CH).

»Artistic and Experimental Basics - Object Experience.« BA Interaction Design, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (CH).

»A Circular Pavilion.« Seminar Sustainable Material Practice, BA Interior Design & Architecture, Berlin International University (DE).

»Film as a narrative tool for Designers and Architects.« MA Integrated Design, Hochschule Anhalt Dessau (DE).

Workshop: »Drucken mit Algen.« NaturFutur: Bioökonomie-Labor. Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, (DE).

Workshop: »Sustainable Pigments in Packaging Design.« Education Tool Box mit Marie Wolf (Grafik), Stattlab e.v., Berlin, Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft, Berlin (DE).

Workshop: »Sustainable Building Workshop.« For LXSY Architekten, with Hanfbaukollektiv and Yasmin Bawa, CRCLR House Berlin (DE).

2020

»Sustainable Pigments in Packaging Design.« With Marie Wolf, Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft HTW, Berlin (DE).