Research

Together with numerous cooperation partners (in particular in the past with the Gropius Professorship), the Professorship periodically organises and publicises academic conferences, most notably the International Bauhaus-colloquia. It designs and organises exhibitions and oversees a number of publications in the Weimar University Press, such as the series »VERSO zur internationalen Architekturtheorie« (VERSO on international architectural theory) and, to date, nine special features in the scientific journals of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar.

BA-/MA-Theses

It should be noted that if you decide to complete a final project in our Professorship, it may also be ›interpreted‹ against you; even if you have studied architecture, you will now have to  prove your knowledge again. In ›standard cases‹, it should be based on the design. 

This is more applicable to Master’s theses than to Bachelor’s theses, as on the one hand, Bachelor’s theses are smaller in scope — and the design prepared during the 5th core module may also count as a final project — and on the other hand because your studies continue afterwards.

Should you decide to do a written Master’s thesis, this determines a direction that you must be clear about. It does not necessarily mean burning any bridges, but it may be the case that you are eliminated from the running for certain positions. 

Regardless, you should ask yourself why you are choosing not to produce a design. That being said: if that does not put you off the idea, if you have carefully considered it and still come to the conclusion that you would rather think theoretically about architecture and write something, you are still welcome here.

What topics should I focus on? First and foremost, choose topics that ›move‹ you. You do not necessarily have to know exactly what you want, but you should already have a topic in mind. However, you can always contact us for topic suggestions!

Ph.D.

Louis Oehler, seit Dezember 2021
»Architekturen des Augenblicks. Raum und Zeit in Videogames«

Samuel Koh, seit Oktober 2021
»Scientific Cosmology and the Urban Professions (1800-1950)«

Pappal Suneja, seit Mai 2021
»Modern Indian Architecture and the Emergence of a Post-Independence Discourse: The Case of Design Magazine (1957–1988)«

Guido Campi, seit März 2021
»A Decade of Radical Ecology Thinking. Systems Design in South America, 1965–1975«
Gefördert von der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

Reem Saad Sardina, seit Dezember 2020
»Concepts of the ›Everyday‹ in Architecture«

Jennifer Raum, seit Oktober 2020
»Das Utopische als Entwurfsmethode. Bildung von Wertvorstellungen zukünftiger Architekturpraxis«
Gefördert von der Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes

Thomas Alsheimer, seit Oktober 2020
»The Architectural Space. Its Foundation in Pre-dimensionality and formation under Authority of Emotional Forces«

Inés Toscano, seit Dezember 2019
»Couplings’ Tactic: A Study of Intimate-Creative Labour Strategies in Architecture«.
Gefördert von der Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes