(IfEU)
Welcome to the Institute for European Urban Studies (IfEU)!
The climate crisis, increasing social and spatial polarisation, and the deterioration of democratic decision-making processes are among the most critical challenges we are facing in the 21st century. Urban spaces are central to addressing these issues and others.
The Institute for European Urban Studies works and carries out research in the field of socio-environmental transformation, social
participation and heritage based on the principle of spatial justice. The Institute combines expertise in urban and spatial development, urban planning, and urban and rural life, focussing on – but not limited to – European regions. The Institute's work centres around dealing with these issues within the context of global processes, power relations, as well as researching sociological and ecologically just methods and
strategies.
The Institute for European Urban Studies was founded in 2004 as a research and teaching centre in the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. It acts as a space for dealing with questions concerning urban and rural spaces and their interrelationships within an international context and from an interdisciplinary perspective.
The Institute’s strength lies in its ability to interweave research and design approaches: The nine professorships associated with the Institute – Urban Planning, Spatial Planning and Spatial Research, Urban Studies and Social Research, Landscape Architecture and Planning, Design and Urban Architecture, Urban Design I, »Stadt Raum Entwerfen«, Conservation and History of Architecture, and European Cities and Urban Heritage – contribute to the development of research from various scientific perspectives and through different methodological approaches based on material,
social and discursive spaces.
»In jedem Schiebefenster ein Stück Zukunftsstaat? (A piece of Futuristic State in every Sliding Window?) « – Weimarer Kontroversen (Weimar Controversies) 2019
From 20 to 22 November, the Klassik Stiftung Weimar and the Bauhaus Institute for the History and Theory of Architecture and Planning of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar invite you to their joint series of events called »Weimarer Kontroversen«. On the occasion of this year's Bauhaus anniversary, the international conference will examine the relationship between utopia and design by analysing the historic Bauhaus style and culture. Building on this, another topic of discussion will be the relevance of historical and current designs of utopia for the present.
Lucian Hölscher from the Ruhr University Bochum will be speaking at the Bauhaus Museum Weimar about the topic »Utopie und Enttäuschung. 100 Jahre Bauhaus. (Utopia and Disappointment.100 years of Bauhaus) «. On the second day, 21 November, lectures by experts from the USA, Australia, Austria and Germany will take place from 10 am to 6 pm in the Neue Weimarhalle congress centre (Flügelsaal 1). Afterwards, at 7 pm, Danica Dakić will present her »ZENICA TRILOGY« installation at the Bauhaus Museum Weimar. The conference will end with »Bauhaus Dialogues« on 22 November: from 10 am to 4 pm, short introductory presentations will be followed by discussions between the conference participants.
Since 2016, the Klassik Stiftung Weimar and the Bauhaus Institute for the History and Theory of Architecture and Planning of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar have been inviting guests to participate in »Weimarer Kontroversen«. Every year, together with international guests, they take current topics from the Bauhaus environment as an opportunity to discuss the contemporary relevance of the art and design school. The series of events is sponsored by the Thuringian State Chancellery.
Event Details
»In jedem Schiebefenster ein Stück Zukunftsstaat?« – Horizons and Expectations throughout 100 Years of Bauhaus – International Conference as part of the »Weimarer Kontroversen« series
Wednesday, 20 November 2019 | 7 pm
Bauhaus Museum Weimar | Projektraum
Stéphane-Hessel-Platz 1 | 99423 Weimar
Thursday, 21 November 2019 and Friday 22 November, starting at 10 am
Neue Weimarhalle congress centre | Flügelsaal 1
Unesco-Platz I 99423 Weimar