Weimar is a lively cultural city with an important history: two universities, 19 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, numerous parks, cafés, design shops and great names like Goethe, Schiller and Liszt characterise the cityscape. Even today, the spirit of upheaval and modernity can be felt - at the founding place of classical music, German democracy and Bauhaus, many creative minds come together and actively shape coexistence in numerous student initiatives. Four cinemas, the German National Theatre, several cabarets, more than 20 museums and galleries as well as regular open-air concerts and festivals create a unique flair.

The campus of the Bauhaus University Weimar is located in the centre. It takes less than ten minutes to walk to the lecture hall and laboratory buildings, library, refectory, university sports centre, examination office or BAföG office. There is plenty of time for a round of table football in the student house "M18" or a power nap in the nearby shared flat.

The research and teaching facilities of the Faculty of Civil Engineering are concentrated in two locations: Most of the laboratories are located in Coudraystraße. Most of the lecture halls, seminar rooms, PC pools and the administration are located in Marienstraße.