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Prof. Dr. János Brenner February 2012
Curriculum vitae
Personal data
Family name: Brenner
First name: János
Date and place of birth: 04.06.1954 in Budapest (Hungary)
Citizenship: German
Office address: Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Bau und Stadtentwicklung, Krausenstr. 17-20, D-10117 Berlin, Germany
Phone number (office): +49 30 2008 6231
Fax number (office): + 49 30 2008 807 6231
E-mail (private):
E-mail (office):
Internet (private): http://brennerjanos.blogspot.com
Academic and civil service qualifications
University studies: Technische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Architecture, degree of Diplom-Ingenieur (Dipl.-Ing.), 1976
Civil service qualification: town and country planning, title of Bauassessor, Oberprüfungsamt für den höheren technischen Dienst (Supreme Examination Authority for the High-Ranking Technical Civil Service), Frankfurt am Main, 1984
Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Technical University Budapest, Faculty of Architecture, 1997
Language skills
German native speaker
Hungarian native speaker
English fluent
Professional experience record
2011, March – May advisor to the Hungarian Ministry of the Interior
- advising the Ministry concerning tasks in the field of urban development during the Hungarian EU presidency
- advising the Ministry in questions of planning and building legislation
Since July 2007 vice-head of urban restructuring unit, German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development
- implementing a 1.1 billion Euro program of the Federal Government on urban restructuring in the new Länder,
- support to local governments for preparing development concepts to implement the program
- evaluation of the program
- implementing a similar program in the old Länder
- implementing urban research programs, especially on BIDs and HIDs, energy saving in urban development and urban adaptation to climate change
2007, January-June advisor to the Hungarian Ministry of Local Affairs and Regional Development
- advising the Ministry concerning the “Leipzig Charter” and the “Baukultur” conference of the German EU presidency
- advising the Ministry in questions of planning and building legislation
2001-2006 vice-head of urban renewal unit, German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Housing
- preparing and implementing a 1.1 billion Euro program of the Federal Government on urban restructuring in the new Länder,
- support to local governments for preparing development concepts to implement the program
1993-2001 vice-head of European technical harmonisation unit, Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Housing, Bonn / Berlin
- implementation of the Construction Products Directive (89/106/EEC) and related Community law into German legislation and standardisation policy
- participation in SCC meetings as expert, since 1999 as member of the German delegation
- co-operation with Central and Eastern European States (e.g. Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia) within the field of technical harmonisation (PHARE, TAIEX)
1992-93 head of building control division, City of Fulda, Germany
- implementation of development and building control in the whole local government area
1986-91 head of planning unit of the development and building control division of the Construction Authority, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany
- checking all town and country planning activities under the aspect of, in terms of urbanism, high-quality, but un-bureaucratic and fast implementation of developments
1985-86 scientific assistant to the parliamentary opposition party (CDU) for transport and construction issues, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
- giving professional advice to the member of shadow cabinet and to other MP’s
1982-84 preparatory training for the civil service (Baureferendariat), Construction Authority, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany
1980-82 town planner in Hamburg, Germany
1979-80 professional training, Construction Authority, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany
1977-79 Architectural Heritage Protection Office, Budapest, Hungary
1976-77 Scientific Research Institute for Town Planning, Budapest, Hungary
Other activities
Planning, research, publications, lectures (cf. separate list in German)
Advising the Ministries responsible for plannig and consruction issues in Ethiopia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary and Slovenia (cf. separate list in German)
Honorary Professor, Budapest Institute of Technology
Membership in professional bodies
Member of the Chamber of Architects, Berlin
Member of the Fritz-Schumacher-Gesellschaft e.V., Hamburg
Honorary Member of the Hungarian Society for Construction Sciences (ÉTE), Budapest