Obituary

It is with great sympathy that we bid farewell to Prof. Dr.-Ing. Reinhold Zemke, who passed away on May 31, 2025 after a short, serious illness. Reinhold Zemke was an outstanding planner, teacher, moderator and committed scientist who set new standards in teaching, research and practice. As a long-standing professor at Erfurt University of Applied Sciences and most recently Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, he worked with great passion for socially just, ecological and participatory urban development.

He has significantly shaped and strengthened the profession through the SRL, the Chamber of Architects and other institutions. He was particularly distinguished by his ability to combine planning and planning law in teaching, publications and conferences. He has influenced numerous students, helped shape important urban planning debates and repeatedly built bridges - between disciplines, institutions and people. His publications, particularly on urban planning law, and the Building Law Days he initiated are lasting testimonies to his work.

We will miss Reinhold Zemke. Our deepest sympathy goes to his family and all those who were close to him.