From 20 August to 3 September 2022, 120 participants from almost 50 countries will once again come together on the campus of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar after a lengthy hiatus for the Bauhaus Summer School.

Vom 13. bis 15. September 2023 lädt das F.A. Finger-Institut für Baustoffkunde der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar und die Bauhaus Weiterbildungsakademie Weimar e.V. zur 21. internationalen Baustofftagung (kurz: ibausil) in das Kongresszentrum Neue Weimarhalle ein. Traditionell bilden die Herausforderungen der Baustoffentwicklung und Baustoffanwendung den Schwerpunkt der Vortragsveranstaltungen. Ferner wird eine tagungsbegleitende Ausstellung (Verfahren, Produkte) durchgeführt. Auf der Webseite www.ibausil.de können Interessierte das vorläufige Tagungsprogramm einsehen und sich mit einem Vortrag anmelden.

Mehr als 50 Architektur- und Urbanistikstudierende entwickelten im städtebaulich-freiraumplanerische Entwurf »C the Unseen« Ideen für das Gebiet des ehemaligen Elektrizitätswerks. Die Arbeiten werden vom 25. Juli bis 1. August im Kulturkaufhaus »TIETZ« in Chemnitz ausgestellt.

»Wer weiß? | Who knows?«: The summaery2022 had this deliberately ambiguous title and asked how, where and by whom knowledge is produced. Organized by the Faculty of Media, this year's annual show at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar was finally able to take place on campus again after a two-year pandemic.

On Monday 18 July, the Thuringian minister will stop off in Weimar as part of her summer tour. The extent to which waste water should be analysed all across Germany to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and other pathogens will be discussed during an exchange with Professor Silvio Beier and other partners from the pilot project »SARS-CoV-2 waste water monitoring in Thuringia« (CoMoTH).

This year, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar’s annual show has the intentionally ambiguous bilingual title of »Wer weiß? | Who knows?« and explores how, where and by whom knowledge is produced. Among the projects due to be showcased is »PARFORCE«, a partnership for virtual laboratories in civil engineering within which students from the Faculty of Civil Engineering have been working on the question of how virtual and remote-controlled experiments can be integrated into university practice. We spoke to course tutor Mahsa Mirboland from the Professorship for Complex Structures about the project and the work with the students.

This year, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar’s annual show has the intentionally ambiguous bilingual title of »Wer weiß? | Who knows?« and explores how, where and by whom knowledge is produced. The Faculty of Media is responsible for organising the summaery2022, hence it is only logical that the project that has lent it its name also has its origins there. In the interdisciplinary project »SHAKIN’ – Sharing subaltern knowledge through international cultural collaborations«, students from the Faculty of Media, Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, and Faculty of Art and Design question the origin of knowledge, including knowledge that does not emanate from an academic environment but rather from practice. The participants also examine knowledge created by other media though – by machines, orally via YouTube or through bodily practices such as dance, for instance. We spoke with course tutor Jun.-Prof. Dr. Eva Krivanec from the Professorship for European Media Culture about the project and the work with the students.

On Friday, 15 July, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is hosting two key events as part of its summaery2022 annual show. At 12:30–6 pm, visitors are invited to explore fascinating experiments, go on lab tours and view computer simulations along the 300-metre SCIENCE MILE Q3 on Coudraystraße: Are houses made of straw sustainable? And what exactly does plaster have to do with the coal phase-out? And how does a virtual mechanics lab work? Afterwards, the OPEN LAB NIGHT 2022 will begin in Schwanseestraße with virtual reality, game design and 3D engineering. Until 10 pm, visitors can tour the computer science labs and speak with the scientists and students while they enjoy cold beverages, barbecued food and DJ music.

This year, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar’s annual show has the intentionally ambiguous bilingual title of »Wer weiß? | Who knows?« and explores how, where and by whom knowledge is produced. The project »Hyperobjects – radical visions of the future / the limits of our human imagination« is among those due to be showcased: twenty students from the fields of art education, product design, media art and visual communication have each devoted themselves artistically to their own hyperobjects, i.e. topics whose extent surpasses the understanding of space and time. The spectrum ranges from collective phenomena such as climate change, the relationship between nature and technology or the scarcity of resources to topics like anonymity, identity, time, death or loss that affect people in different ways. We spoke to the students Antonia Stella Pfadenhauer and Maximilian Götz as representatives for all course participants and asked them about their work and »knowledge«.

No one on campus, in the lecture halls or in the workrooms really has time to reflect at the moment. Shortly before the end of the semester, all students and teachers are fully focused on finishing off their projects, modules and seminars as best possible, be it with a presentation, exam or exhibition. A lot of knowledge has been produced, developed further and conveyed over the course of the academic year. This is taken up in the »summaery2022« being held at the University from 14 to 17 July, which considers the question of »Wer weiß? | Who knows?«.

Das Forschungsprojekt »Geschichte der Bauhausstraße 11«, das an der Professur Archiv- und Literaturforschung der Fakultät Medien angesiedelt und von der Kassenärztlichen Vereinigung Thüringen gefördert wird, lädt am Freitag, 15. Juli 2022, 10.30 bis 14 Uhr, zur Veranstaltung »Die NS-ideologischen Bild- und Symbolwelten im ehemaligen ›Thüringer Ärztehaus‹ und ihr Fortleben in der extremen Rechten« in die Lounge der Universitätsbibliothek ein. Kooperationspartnerin der Veranstaltung ist die Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Thüringen.

This year, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar’s annual exhibition has the intentionally ambiguous bilingual title of »Wer weiß? | Who knows?« and explores how, where and by whom knowledge is produced. The interdisciplinary project entitled »Lightweight Highrise Buildings – vertikale Stadtquartiere der Zukunft« is among the projects being showcased. A total of 17 Master’s students of architecture and civil engineering addressed the question of how sustainable, resource-saving and, above all, efficient building will be possible in the future. We spoke to the students Lara Engelke, Marc Bisselik and Robin Fechtel as representatives for all course participants and asked them about their work and »knowledge«.

Unter dem Motto »transforming« lud die Allianz Thüringer Ingenieurwissenschaften am 29. Juni zum Thementag an die Bauhaus-Universität Weimar ein. Rund 100 Teilnehmende waren vor Ort und weitere Gäste verfolgten den Livestream der ganztägigen Veranstaltung. Im Fokus stand der interdisziplinäre Austausch Thüringer Ingenieur*innen zu Forschung, Lehre und Transfer. Foto- und Videoimpressionen sind über die Webseite www.uni-weimar.de/transforming erreichbar.

Elisa Satjukov (Leipzig) hält im Rahmen der Ringvorlesung »Identität und Erbe« am 12. Juli 2022, 18.30 Uhr, einen Vortrag zum Thema »Umstrittenes Erbe. Der Kosovokrieg und die NATO-Intervention 1999«.

This July, the Institute for European Urban Studies (IfEU) is hosting Dr Kelema Moses, a colleague from the University of California, San Diego. A number of events are being organised with the expert for urban planning, which interested parties are welcome to attend.

Simon Surjasentana studiert seit 2016 im Studiengang Freie Kunst an der Fakultät Kunst und Gestaltung. Um sein Studium zu finanzieren, arbeitet er halbtags auf der Intensivstation des Sophien- und Hufelandklinikums Weimar. Die Eindrücke als Pfleger verarbeitet er in seiner Malerei, die ab 7. Juli 2022 in einer Einzelausstellung im Thüringer Landtag zu sehen sein wird.

What do smart materials and artificial intelligence have to offer when it comes to sustainable and modern transport infrastructure? From 30 June to 1 July 2022, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar will be hosting nearly 70 experts from the industry and academia to a professional forum discussion at »mon ami« in Weimar. Best practice examples and the latest results from initial research will be presented.

Seven artists from the Faculty of Art and Design who combine their work with practical and/or academic research will be presenting their work in the »Spooky Action« exhibition at the »nova space« temporary gallery in Erfurt starting on Wednesday, 29 June 2022. The exhibition is part of the SAR International Conference on Artistic Research, which will take place from 30 June to 3 July 2022 at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar.

On Wednesday, 22 June 2022, from 2 to 4 p.m., anyone interested can find out more about the University Gallery »Nova Art Space«. Come by and ask your questions - we look forward to seeing you!

Climate Crisis, Animal Extinction, Sustainability Crisis - But What’s Actually Happening? Dr. Gregor Hagedorn, co-founder of »Scientists for Future« and Academic Director of the »Museum für Naturkunde«, Berlin, concluded that targeted action has so far been too little and too late. His lecture kicked-off the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar’s »Ideenlabor 2022« on 10 June 2022. Dr. Hagedorn set the tone for the subsequent talks on, among other topics, sustainable living spaces, monument protection and equality.