The research activities at the Chair of Design and Housing revolve around residential architecture and extend this subject to encompass additional contexts. They are based on thematic issues that span several years and on internationally oriented teaching research projects. The Chair of Design and Housing publishes an analogue series of booklets, maintains a continuing digital publication project, regularly takes part in symposia and exhibitions, has curated exhibitions in its own right and produced a film. Verena von Beckerath publishes in journals and books and is editor of her own books. She was involved in the cooperative implementation of a research project, which was third-party funded and has since been completed. She is a member of the teaching staff and the steering committee of the DFG-Graduiertenkolleg 2892/1 (German Research Foundation - Research Training Group) »Gewohnter Wandel – Gesellschaftliche Transformation und räumliche Materialisierung des Wohnens« (Habitual Change - Social Transformation and Spatial Materialisation of Housing) that is being conducted in cooperation between Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and Goethe-Universität Frankfurt from autumn 2024.