This year's annual exhibition at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is all about »PLAN B«: Which teaching and research projects are already providing answers to the climate crisis, the digital revolution and globalisation? Students and instructors from all four faculties are hoping to address social challenges with new ideas and solutions by thinking ›outside of the box‹. They will be presenting their work from the academic year at summaery2024 from 11 to 14 July, and invite visitors to come and exchange ideas at various locations on campus and in and around the city.

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 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.

In 2012, Prof. Dr. Barbara Schönig was appointed head of the Department of Urban Planning. She held this position until 2021, when she was appointed State Secretary for the Thüringer Ministerium für Infrastruktur und Landwirtschaft, a position she held for over two years. In July 2024, she will be returning to the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism and preparing to teach in the 2024/2025 winter semester.

The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar’s »BAUHAUS4EU« application for the EU’s »ERASMUS + European Universities« initiative has been approved. Together with nine other partner universities from across Europe, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar will be receiving 14.4 million euros over the next four years. This means that BAUHAUS4EU now belongs to the 64 » European University Alliances« funded by the EU Commission.

Ihre Ideen für das ehemalige Gewerbegebiet zwischen Asbach und Gaswerk präsentieren Studierende im vierten Semester des Bachelor Architektur und des Bachelor Urbanistik am 2. Juli 2024 vor Ort. Interessierte sind herzlich zur Projektpräsentation eingeladen.

On Monday, 17 June 2024, Elfi Handina Murandu was awarded one of three prizes for young book design by the Stiftung Buchkunst for her bachelor's thesis »A Book about Hair«. The publication includes 30 perspectives from Black and biracial individuals, and examines questions of belonging, adapting and representation, among others. The book is a collection of actions and behaviours from various Black realities.

It’s that time of year again: From 11 to 14 July, students and staff from all four of the university’s faculties will be presenting the projects that they have been working on over the last academic year. Campus will be transformed into an exhibition space and a dance floor — a space to meet, exchange ideas, see each other again, or get to know one another for the first time. It’s summary again.

Whether in Instagram or by e-mail – from June to October, students from the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar’s Faculties of Media and Civil and Environment Engineering will be offering digital consultations for prospective students. What makes this unique? Any questions related to studying and applying to study will be answered by six Bachelor’s students. This offer is free of charge and aims to make starting a degree programme easier.

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.

Organised by the Climate Alliance, the CITY CYCLING campaign invites local politicians and citizens to get on their bikes for 21 days every year between May and September, setting an example for sustainable mobility and climate protection. The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar joined the City of Weimar-organised event for the third time and was awarded gold for being the most active educational institution. The university also placed fifth overall in kilometres covered out of 85 teams. For each kilometre cycled, one cent goes towards a cycling project in Weimar.

The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is once again celebrating success at the annual ADC Talent Awards. Students from the Faculty of Art and Design impressed with their achievements and were honoured with numerous ADC nails in gold, silver and bronze.

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.

In June 2024, members of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar will be travelling to partner universities in Thessaloniki (Greece) and Tirana (Albania) as part of the BAUHAUS4EU University Alliance. The aim is to increase cooperation within the alliance and to plan future projects. A visit to the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki, Greece from 17 to 18 June is the first stop on the trip. Following this, from 19 to 23 June, the delegation will visit Polis University in Tirana, Albania, which specialises in architecture, urbanism, civil engineering, and design.

Kreative Vielfalt trifft auf musikalische Exzellenz: Zum Ende des Sommersemesters 2024 lädt das Collegium Musicum zu drei besonderen Abschlusskonzerten am 19. Juni sowie am 28. und 29. Juni ein, die das 30-jährige Bestehen des Orchesters feiern.

»From Vision to Action: Co-Creating Rural Futures« – experts from the European Commission, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, the »stiftung baukultur thüringen« and the Bauhaus4EU Network will be meeting in Brussels on 25 June 2024 to discuss shaping rural areas and developing potential concepts. The aim of the event is to launch a collaborative process for the development of rural areas in cooperation with European regions in order to influence European policy decisions related to the 10th general EU programme.

The third »Campus Pride Week« will be held from Monday, 17 June to Sunday, 23 June at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and will mark the occasion of »Christopher Street Day (CSD) Weimar« (22 June). The aim of the week is to highlight sexual and gender diversity at the university and to stand up against marginalisation and discrimination.

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.

Die Architekturstudentinnen Kerstin Baier, Linn Dohrenbusch und Leonie Richter haben mit ihrer an der Professur Entwerfen und Städtebau betreuten Bachelorthesis »Bahnhof Bovisa. Ein Typus der neuen Mobilität«(Betreuung: Dr. Steffen de Rudder) einen Preis im diesjährigen Nachwuchswettbewerb »wa award 2024« gewonnen. Der Nachwuchswettbewerb »wa award«, ausgelobt vom Verlag »wa wettbewerbe aktuell», lenkt den Blick auf studentisches Architekturschaffen. Verliehen wurden die Preise am 3. Juni 2024 im Rahmen der Preisverleihung an der Universität Stuttgart.