Zwei Veranstaltungen in Berlin und Weimar thematisieren »Das Synagogen-Projekt«. Im Rahmen des Projektes haben Architekturstudierende der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, der Technischen Universitäten Darmstadt und Dresden und der HafenCity Universität Hamburg Entwürfe zum Wiederaufbau von Synagogen in Deutschland erarbeitet. Grundlage der Auseinandersetzung bildeten die realen Vorhaben zum Wiederaufbau der Synagogen am Fraenkelufer in Berlin und am Joseph-Carlebach-Platz in Hamburg sowie des jüdischen Tempels an der Poolstraße in Hamburg.

Even if digital communication effortlessly connects continents, it cannot replace personal exchange. Especially when a research team from Germany and Bangladesh is supposed to grow together in order to search for solutions together. The second episode of the research diary »SCIP Plastics« is about the first joint meeting in Bangladesh. Project employees from the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, the Institute for Social-Ecological Research (ISOE), the Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET) and the Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET) met. Research assistant Senta Berner reports on her impressions.

Even if digital communication effortlessly connects continents, it cannot replace personal exchange. Especially when a research team from Germany and Bangladesh is supposed to grow together in order to search for solutions together. The second episode of the research diary »SCIP Plastics« is about the first joint meeting in Bangladesh. Project employees from the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, the Institute for Social-Ecological Research (ISOE), the Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET) and the Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET) met. Research assistant Senta Berner reports on her impressions.

Even if digital communication effortlessly connects continents, it cannot replace personal exchange. Especially when a research team from Germany and Bangladesh is supposed to grow together in order to search for solutions together. The second episode of the research diary »SCIP Plastics« is about the first meeting in Bangladesh.

Who among us doesn’t long for a dip in cool, refreshing water on a hot summer’s day? In places where there is no ocean or lake close by, outdoor pools are the place to go. However, you often hear it said that the heating costs are too high, or that it is simply uneconomical to continue operating such pools. Arguments like this were also made in the town of Rippershausen, which is situated among the lush green highlands of the Thuringian Forest and the Rhön Mountains. A local association calling itself »Schwimmbadfreunde« (friends of the swimming pool) took responsibility for the municipal outdoor pool in 2011 and went looking for new ideas. Students from the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar developed several relevant proposals. The first part of a covered wooden walkway, also known as a colonnade, has been in place for several weeks. This change will allow the pool to serve as a year-round meeting place.

Who among us doesn’t long for a dip in cool, refreshing water on a hot summer’s day? In places where there is no ocean or lake close by, outdoor pools are the place to go. More and more people say: The costs are too high, the pool should close. This was also the case in Rippershausen in Thuringia. The Schwimmbadfreunde association stepped in and took over the municipal pool in 2011. Students from the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at the Bauhaus University in Weimar developed a covered walkway made of wood, a so-called colonnade.

The Bayern 2 podcast »IQ - Science and Research« looks at why fresh air supply and heating in modern open-plan offices is challenging and how the indoor climate affects our health and ability to concentrate. Dr.-Ing. Hayder Alsaad from the Chair of Building Physics at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is working on solutions. His research in the climate laboratory is presented in the article (from minute 12:55).

Under the title »Virtual Tinkering«, students from a total of six universities worldwide present the results of the »Public Arts Garage« project. Working together in teams, they realised artistic projects in virtual exchange exploring different approaches to work with and in public spaces. Now a selection of artistic interventions and performances will be presented in a poster exhibition in the university library of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar.

Research is an abstract concept. But how does it actually happen? What do researchers experience on the way to new knowledge? What challenges do they have to overcome? With diaries, researchers at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar provide us an insight into their projects – so that others can participate in challenging times and the joy of success.

Research is an abstract concept. But how does it actually happen? What do researchers experience on the way to new knowledge? What challenges do they have to overcome? With diaries, researchers at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar provide us an insight into their projects – so that others can participate in challenging times and the joy of success.

The research team of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Eckhard Kraft addresses a global problem: the plastic waste in our oceans. Thousands of years pass before it decomposes. The waste breaks down into smaller and smaller particles. They often mistake sea creatures for food, swallow them and often die from it in agony. The engineers at the Bauhaus University in Weimar, together with a team from Bangladesh and the Institute for Social-Ecological Research (ISOE), are researching how to ensure that the garbage does not end up in the sea.

Caroline Ektander, geboren 1982 in Schweden, lebt als Kuratorin und Architektin seit mehr als zehn Jahren in Berlin. In ihrer Arbeit beschäftigt sie sich mit umweltgefährdenden Stoffen, Giften und Vergiftungen und deren komplexen Bedingungen. Zurzeit promoviert sie an der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar in der Fakultät Kunst und Gestaltung über Altlastensanierung in Bitterfeld-Wolfen. Zudem wird sie sich am Chemiestandort, unterstützt vom Kreativfonds der Universität, mit dem dortigen kontaminierten Grundwasser künstlerisch auseinandersetzen. Wissenschaftsredakteurin Stefanie Waske hat sie zu den Hintergründen dieses ungewöhnlichen Forschungsfeldes befragt.

Caroline Ektander, born in Sweden in 1982, has been living in Berlin and working as a curator and architect for over ten years. Her work deals with the complex conditions of environmentally hazardous substances, poisons and toxins. She is currently working on her doctorate at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar in the Faculty of Art and Design, focussing on the restoration of contaminated sites in Bitterfeld-Wolfen. In addition to this, she will be artistically exploring the contaminated ground water at the chemical site through support from the university’s Kreativfonds. Science editor Stephanie Waske asked Ektander about the context of this unusual research field.

Caroline Ektander, born in Sweden in 1982, has been living in Berlin and working as a curator and architect for over ten years. Her work deals with the complex conditions of environmentally hazardous substances, poisons and toxins. She is currently working on her doctorate at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar in the Faculty of Art and Design, focussing on the restoration of contaminated sites in Bitterfeld-Wolfen.

From 15 September to 15 December 2022, the Radio Art Residency will be held by composer, producer, musician and sound designer Warrick Swinney. With his project "The ghostly disappearance of my country's future: a sonic hauntology", the South African-born composer focuses on re-approaching his existence as a recorded being through personal archives.

Wie sollen Gebäude in Zukunft ideal geheizt, gekühlt und belüftet werden? Dieser Frage widmen sich rund 150 Expert*innen aus Wissenschaft und Praxis im Rahmen der 9. BauSIM-Konferenz, welche vom 20. bis 22. September 2022 erstmals an der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar ausgetragen wird.

Wie sollen Gebäude in Zukunft ideal geheizt, gekühlt und belüftet werden? Dieser Frage widmen sich rund 150 Expert*innen aus Wissenschaft und Praxis im Rahmen der 9. BauSIM-Konferenz, welche vom 20. bis 22. September 2022 erstmals an der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar ausgetragen wird.

What are the best ways to heat, cool and ventilate buildings in the future This is the question that nearly 150 experts from science and the industry will be addressing at the 9th BauSIM Conference, which will be hosted for the first time by the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar from 20 to 22 September 2022.

Seit dem letzten Krieg auf dem Territorium des ehemaligen Jugoslawiens sind kaum zwei Jahrzehnte vergangen. Heute ist der ehemals multiethnische Staat in Nationalstaaten zerfallen und neue Grenzen wurden errichtet. Mit seiner Forschungsreise vom 1. bis 9. September 2022 nach Nordmazedonien, Kosovo und Bosnien-Herzegowina richtet das Graduiertenkolleg sein Augenmerk auf Objekte und Orte, die als umstrittenes Erbe gelten.

Millionen Tonnen Plastikabfall hinterlassen Schutzmasken der Corona-Pandemie weltweit. Was, wenn sich das Material recyceln ließe? Sogar das mit Viren verunreinigte? Diese Fragen ließen zwei Studenten der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar nicht mehr los. Per 3D-Drucker zeigten sie, was möglich wäre und schufen eine Zahnbürste aus Maskenmaterial. Ihre Arbeit ist gegenwärtig im Martha Herford Museum für Kunst, Architektur, Design zu sehen.