In the winter semester 2021/22, students from the Faculty of Art & Design embarked on an in-depth exploration of complaints and the processes these trigger that are often contrary to the intention of the actual complaint within the module entitled »Complaint!ivism?«. The outcome is almost 200 individual entries that address this highly topical social issue from an art-theoretical and artistic perspective in a wide variety of formats.

Im Rahmen ihrer Sommertour besucht die Thüringer Gesundheitsministerin Heike Werner derzeit verschiedene Institutionen des Gesundheitswesens, Ärztinnen und Ärzte und Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler, um nach zwei Jahren Pandemie Bilanz zu ziehen. Den Auftakt beging die Ministerin am Montag, den 18. Juli an der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Im Gespräch mit Frau Prof. Jutta Emes, vorläufige Leiterin der Universität, sowie Prof. Silvio Beier und weiteren Projektpartner*innen wurde der Erfolg des Pilotprojektes »SARS-CoV-2-Abwassermonitoring in Thüringen« (CoMoTH) ausgewertet. Trotz positiver Bilanz: Ob eine Anschlussfinanzierung des Projektes ab August 2022 bewilligt wird, steht noch nicht fest.

»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«.

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«.

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.

Die Architekturstudentinnen Marie Heyer und Nora Iannone haben für ihre Masterthesis »Materialgeschichten« (Betreuung: Professur Bauformenlehre) einen Sonderpreis in der Kategorie Forschung in der diesjährigen Sustainability Challenge der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen (DGNB) erhalten.

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.

Im Rahmen des Workshops »Wasser und Gesundheit. Abwasserbasierte Epidemiologie« wurden am 20. Juni 2022 in Erfurt aktuelle Erkenntnisse und Zwischenergebnisse aus dem Pilotprojekt »SARS-CoV-2-Abwassermonitoring in Thüringen« (CoMoTH) präsentiert. Dabei wurde deutlich, dass die Konzentration des Virus im Abwasser weiterhin hoch ist und die über die Gesundheitsämter registrierten Infektionszahlen, die Realität momentan nicht abbilden.

Orienting yourself in public spaces is a piece of cake with map services and city models. But how can floor plans and the interior data of buildings be automatically integrated? This is the question currently being investigated by Dr. Helga Tauscher, associate professor for Computing in Civil Engineering at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. The preliminary study of the »Levelout« project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure as a part of the mFUND innovation initiative with a total of 95,000 euros over the course of one year until March 2023.

Bei der diesjährigen Hannover Messe, einer Industriemesse mit internationaler Bedeutung, die vom 30. Mai bis 2. Juni 2022 in Hannover stattfindet, präsentiert sich auch die Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Mit dabei sind Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler der Fakultät Bauingenieurwesen, die zwei ihrer Forschungsprojekte vorstellen: »3D-Geo: Kunstsandstein aus dem 3D-Drucker« und »AISTEC: Digitale Bauwerksinspektion«.

Eine Ausstellung in Hamburg zeigt vom 13. Juni bis 2. September studentische Entwürfe, die sich mit der Wiederherstellung der Synagogen in Berlin und Hamburg beschäftigen.

The programme for the Society for Artistic Research Annual Conference, which will take place from 30 June to 3 July 2022 at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, has been finalised. International conference attendees can expect a broad, interdisciplinary range of panels, discussions and workshops on the theory and practice of artistic research. Tickets can be purchased online.

As part of the »So digital ist Thüringen« roadshow, Carsten Feller, State Secretary in the Ministerium für Wirstschaft, Wissenschaft und Digitale Gesellschaft (TMWWDG), paid a visit to the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar on 22 April 2022. Along with a visit to the Digital Bauhaus Lab, the programme included presentations of projects from the Faculties of Civil Engineering and Media, as well as a lively exchange on Thuringia’s digital strategy.

Nora Giuliana Iannone, a Master’s student of architecture, and Massimo Scheidegger, a student from the Bachelor’s programme in Produktdesign, are among the winners of the international »ein&zwanzig« competition with their project »Future Artifact – Charby«. Their design for a planter made of vegetable carbon that binds CO2 is thus one of the total of 21 designs that have been invited to exhibit at the renowned design fair »Salone del Mobile« taking place in Milan from 6 to 12 June 2022.