Hanna Noller studied architecture at HafenCity University Hamburg, Mimar Sinan University in Istanbul, and the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart (MA). She also holds a degree in business administration (Diplom-Betriebswirtin, DH) and is a trained carpenter.

Since 2016, she has been engaged in research, teaching, and practice at the intersection of architecture, urban studies, and civic engagement. She has worked at the University of Stuttgart, the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart—where she also served as interim professor during the winter semester 2019—and at Leibniz University Hannover. She is a co-founder of Stadtlücken e.V., a non-profit collective that explores urban transformation through collaborative, public space–oriented formats.

Currently, she is a research associate and coordinator in the Zukunftslabor.Klima – Open Planning Cultures and a doctoral candidate at the Institute for the History and Theory of Architecture and the City at TU Braunschweig. She is also a doctoral fellow of the Wüstenrot Foundation.