Students will be looking for answers to this question during an international workshop from 8 to 12 July. Students from seven different countries have been invited to rethink urban transport in Weimar at the »City & Traffic« workshop at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. The results will be presented as part of »summaery2024« on Friday, 12 July, from 3 to 4.30 pm in Schwanseestraße 13.

In wenigen Tagen startet die Jahresschau der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, die summaery2024. Traditionell rotiert die Federführung zwischen den vier Fakultäten. In ihrem Jubiläumsjahr ist die Fakultät Bau und Umwelt für das Motto und die Gestaltung der summaery verantwortlich. Weithin sichtbar in großen Lettern ist der PLAN B auf den Plakaten inzwischen im Stadtraum präsent. Uns interessiert, welche Gedanken hinter den fünf Buchstaben liegen. Und was Besucher*innen auf der summaery2024 ab dem 11. Juli vier Tage lang sehen und erleben können. Für unsere Serie BAUHAUS.INSIGHTS haben wir Prof. Dr. Tom Lahmer, Dekan der Fakultät Bau und Umwelt, dazu befragt.

In a few short days, summaery2024, the annual exhibition at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, will begin. Traditionally, the role of organiser rotates between the four faculties. As this year is its anniversary year, the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering was responsible for the theme and design of summaery. PLAN B can now be seen in big bold letters on posters across the city centre. We are interested in the thoughts behind these five letters. And what visitors to summaery2024 can expect from the four-day event beginning on 11 July. For our BAUHAUS.INSIGHTS series, we asked Prof. Dr. Tom Lahmer, Dean of the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, about just that.

A familiar space reimagined: Since mid-June, students have been able to come together in the foyer of the University Library in the new co-working space. The space, which opened on 13 June 2024 as part of the »Night of Writing«, is still somewhat of an insider secret, but is becoming more popular.

A familiar space reimagined: Since mid-June, students have been able to come together in the foyer of the University Library in the new co-working space. The space, which opened on 13 June 2024 as part of the »Night of Writing«, is still somewhat of an insider secret, but is becoming more popular.

On 14 and 15 June the 19th Concrete Canoe Regatta took place in Brandenburg on the Havel. Over 1,000 students from six countries competed to prove that concrete can float. Never before have so many teams been registered. Participants included: 32 Students from the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Whether competition, construction or design - Weimar impressed across the board with wins in almost all categories.

Am Mittwoch, 5. Juni, wurden die Weimarer Betonkanus im Schwanseebad öffentlich getauft und erstmals zu Wasser gelassen. Nach erfolgreicher Testfahrt bereiten sich die studentischen Teams nun auf die Betonkanuregatta am 14. und 15. Juni in Brandenburg an der Havel vor. Unter dem Motto »KANUSAURUS – Aufbruch in ein neues Betonzeitalter« wollen Sie die Jury nicht nur im sportlichen Wettkampf, sondern auch mit Kreativität und Konstruktionstalent überzeugen.

Which teaching and research projects are already providing answers to the climate crisis, the digital revolution and globalisation? Which ideas have the potential to solve issues and what improvements are still needed? Guests to the summaery2024 annual exhibition will have the opportunity to experience and learn about these thoughts and ideas on campus and across Weimar.

Which teaching and research projects are already providing answers to the climate crisis, the digital revolution and globalisation? Which ideas have the potential to solve issues and what improvements are still needed? Guests to the summaery2024 annual exhibition will have the opportunity to experience and learn about these thoughts and ideas on campus and across Weimar.

1994 traten die ersten Betonkanus aus Weimar bei der Regatta in Heilbronn an. Damals noch ohne Platz auf dem Siegertreppchen, wurden die studentischen Teams der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar im Laufe der letzten 30 Jahre immer erfolgreicher. 2024 geht erstmalig ein Boot aus Recycling-Beton an den Start. Am Mittwoch, 5. Juni, findet um 13.30 Uhr im Schwanseebad Weimar eine öffentliche Testfahrt statt.

The inaugural concrete canoes of Weimar made their début at the regatta event in Heilbronn in 1994. Back then, the student teams from the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar had not yet secured a spot on the winners’ podium, but their success has steadily grown over the past three decades. In 2024, a boat crafted from recycled concrete will head to the starting line in competition for the first time. There will be a public test run of the concrete watercraft at 1.30 pm on Wednesday, 5 June, on Schwanseebad Weimar.

From 13 to 15 July 2024, the international conference in the Department of Media Studies at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar’s Faculty of Media will focus on the materiality of nothingness. Scientists from Germany, the USA, the UK and the Netherlands will look at how nothingness materialises in media formats such as film, literature and games, as well as the practices that give rise to nothingness in the first place.

Das Forschungsprojekt »Digitale Orthetik« ist vom 14. bis zum 16. Mai auf der Rapid.Tech 3D in Erfurt am Gemeinschaftsstand Forschung für die Zukunft - Sachsen-Anhalt und Thüringen zu sehen und wird dort die Designforschung der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar vertreten. Das Projekt »Digitale Orthetik« erforscht die Potenziale von neuartigen, digitalen Entwurfs- und Fabrikationsverfahren im Bereich Orthetik. Das Ergebnis ist eine vollständig 3D-gedruckte Fußorthese, die virtuell an den erkrankten Fuß angepasst werden kann.

Led by the Energy Systems Group at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, a sustainable hydrogen supply system has been developed in the Thuringian town of Apolda for the »Vereinsbrauerei«. On 26 April 2024, interested visitors can check out the hydrogen plants for the first time from 1 to 5 pm. A pop-up exhibition on the premises of the brewery will provide background information on electrolysis and the importance of hydrogen as an energy source. Entrance is free of charge.

Artificial intelligence, or AI for short, isn’t really a new phenomenon. In fact, its roots go all the way back to the 1950s. And yet: Since the OpenAI company made the »ChatGPT« generative AI system available to the public in November 2022, AI has rapidly become one of the most dominant topics of our time. AI not only influences our daily lives, it also has an impact on university instruction. The eTeach Netzwerk Thüringen is investigating the ways AI is changing teaching and how these challenges and opportunities can be understood by universities in Thuringia.

The upcoming summer semester at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar marks a first at the university: On Monday 8 April, 2024, the first podcast of its kind in Germany on the topic of university teaching and learning will be launched under the title »Zwischen Magie und Handwerk« (Between Magic and Craft). The podcast features instructors at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar speaking candidly with Dr. Simon Frisch, Vice President of Student and Academic Affairs and host of the podcast, about their teaching experiences, didactic methods and their passion for teaching.

In einem Kooperationsprojekt zwischen der Fakultät Medien der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar und der Klassik Stiftung Weimar digitalisieren Wissenschaftler*innen historische Kleidungsstücke. Dabei kommt das sogenannte »3D-RealityCapture-ScanLab« zum Einsatz. Dieses liefert mithilfe von Digitalkameras ein realitätsgetreues Abbild von Goethes Kleidungsstücken. In einem aufwendigen Verfahren werden 3D-Modelle erzeugt, die helfen, durch die Kleidung das Leben und die Persönlichkeit Goethes noch besser zu verstehen und diese Exponate einem breiten Publikum zugänglich macht.

A joint project between the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar’s Faculty of Media and the Klassik Stiftung Weimar allows scientists to digitalise historical garments. This involves using the so-called »3D-RealityCapture-ScanLab«. With the help of digital cameras, the ScanLab can produce realistic images of Goethe’s clothing. 3D models are generated in a complex process that helps us better understand Goethe’s life and personality through his clothing and makes it accessible to a wider audience.