As of Friday, 6 January 2023, Weimar is one playground richer: A new social meeting space in the city centre was unveiled at Obergraben. The »Baukasten« architectural structure was designed by students Helene Sophia Krause and Sophie Littmann as part of their Produktdesign (Product Design) degree programme and realised with support from the Rotary Club Weimar-Bauhaus.

Dear members of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, dear colleagues, dear employees, dear students,

It’s all over the media: Each degree that we lower room temperature saves gas, therefore lowering energy costs. Legally, all workrooms should be heated to 19°C. The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is relying heavily on you to responsibly regulate the temperatures in offices.

On Monday, 19 December 2022, Thuringian Minister for Economy, Science and Digital Society Tiefensee appointed Dr. Horst Henrici for an additional term as Chancellor. The certificate of appointment was handed over at the Ministry headquarters in Erfurt.

Since 1 October 2022, Dr. Sandra Huning has been Deputy Professor for Urban Planning at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism. Until 30 September 2024, the habilitated urban and spatial planner with a doctorate degree will be serving in place of Prof. Dr. Barbara Schönig, who has been appointed State Secretary in the Thuringian Ministry of Infrastructure and Agriculture (Thüringer Ministerium für Infrastruktur und Landwirtschaft).

As of 1 November 2022, Dr.-Ing. Grischa Bertram has been appointed to the Junior Professorship for Spatial Planning and Spatial Research at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism.

Am Mittwoch, 21. Dezember 2022, 17 Uhr, lädt der Fachbereich Medieninformatik an der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar alle Interessierten zur Weihnachtsvorlesung in das Audimax in der Steubenstraße 6 ein. Mit dem Thema »Der gefühlvolle Computer: Eine Einführung in das Physiological Computing« gibt Dr. Jan Ehlers, Juniorprofessor für Usability, einen spannenden Einblick in die noch junge Teildisziplin der Informatik.

Stale air out, fresh air in: Ventilating often throughout the day ensures a better indoor climate and doesn’t mean wasting heat. To do this, open windows completely for about 5 minutes.

Starting on 1 January 2023, researchers at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar’s Faculty of Media will be working together with philosophers and artist on a DFG-funded research project that investigates the critical relationship between animism and machinism.

Bis Ende März 2023 zeigt die Fakultät Architektur und Urbanistik ausgewählte studentische Modelle für einen Teepavillon im Herrenhaus des Landgut Holzdorf. Die Entwürfe stellen einen gestalterischen und funktionellen Bezug zu dem kulturhistorisch sehr wertvollen Ort her und eröffnen Perspektiven für eine Wiederbelebung und weitere Entwicklung des Ortes, der in diesem Jahr den Sonderpreis der Historischen Kommission für Thüringen erhalten hat.

Alumnus Lorenz Bell gewinnt den 2. Preis des gif Immobilien Forschungspreises 2022 in der Kategorie Bachelorarbeiten mit seiner an der Professur Baumanagement und Bauwirtschaft betreuten Bachelorarbeit zum Thema »Hält der Beleihungswert, was er verspricht? – Eine Einführung und Analyse«.

Even in shared rooms, your individual behaviour is more important than ever.

On 9 December 9 2022, 1 to 4 p.m., Prof. Dr. Jutta Emes, Interim President of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, invites all university members to a Glühwein reception in the Bauhaus.Atelier.

On Saturday 10 December 2022, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, together with Studierendenwerk Thüringen, invites you to the annual »Buy Yourself a Piece of Bauhaus« Christmas market. With over 60 stands, visitors can expect to find unique and handmade products, as well as an exciting supporting programme.

The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar’s first environmental report for the 2019 reporting year has now been made available to the public.

The posts that appear on our social media feeds seem to have mostly been compiled randomly. However, the image feeds – which is to say the visual sequences – in the background actually follow very specific criteria and are tailored precisely to each individual user. Which factors influence this composition? From 1 February 2023, researchers will investigate just this question within the interdisciplinary research project on »Curating the Feed« funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and identify and analyse the various factors.

Unprecedented research projects and different scientific and personal experiences – this is how new professors enrich their universities. Hence it was particularly exciting to be introduced to four junior professors and professors from the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar at this year’s »Wissenschaftstag«. On Wednesday, 30 November 2022, they shared insights into their latest research. Several awards were also conferred.

On Tuesday, 29 November 2022, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and the Materials Research and Testing Laboratory (MFPA) Weimar took over the partnership of the regional »Jugend forscht Mittelthüringen« competition.

The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is this year’s recipient of the Ladislav Sutnar Prize, a prize which has been awarded by the Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic, since 2021 and recognises the »Gropiusian vision of art and technology«. Prof. Andreas Mühlenberend, Dean of the Faculty of Art and Design, accepted the award on behalf of the Presidium during a ceremony held in Pilsen on 15 November 2022.