What Moves Us at summaery2024? Part 1: Faculty of Civil and Environment Engineering
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.
Experience science: »Science Mile Q3« Street Festival on 12 July, 1 to 6 pm
Experiments, open labs, outdoor exhibitions: The Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering has organised a colourful science festival for young and old at summaery2024. Coudraystraße will be partially closed off to traffic on Friday, 12 July 2024, something new and unique. From 1 to 6 pm, the street will be closed to traffic and transformed into an open experimental laboratory: the Science Mile Q3. Visitors are welcome to join in and redesign the street. Over 30 exhibitors invite visitors of all ages to a lively afternoon of exploring the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering’s labs and projects, and to try out numerous hands-on activities. Music, snacks and drinks, as well as table football, table tennis and more will provide an exciting atmosphere.
Even the youngest guests are invited to join experiments using soap bubbles or magnetic concrete, build a house out of giant Lego bricks, or take to the streets on a tricycle. Grown-ups can enjoy a colourful mix of laboratory experiments, outdoor exhibitions and workshops. Visitors are invited, for example, to test how sustainable their clothes are, or to try and help those with disabilities move in traffic.
The topics are as diverse as the Faculty itself. From innovative building materials and constructions out of wood, straw, bamboo or concrete to digital planning and construction that uses drones, 3D printing, and artificial intelligence, to alternative energy sources, such as wind power and hydrogen. Special highlights include the walk-in »Bauhaus Energy Hub« and »Micro Lab« experimental buildings, which show how architecture can be sustainably rethought and implemented.
Travel Through Weimar in the Taxi of the Future
The Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering has also come up with an additional treat for guests, in addition to the main event: The »Soulmachine« future taxi is coming to Weimar in 2024 and will catapult visitors directly into the centre of the digital transformation. This interactive theatre piece with Berlin performance artist Lajos Talamonti allows passengers to communicate with AI, which seemingly takes autonomous control of the vehicle. During the 50-minute ride through Weimar, the »Soulmachine« repeatedly raises questions that critically examine the relationship between humans and machines: Which swerving manoeuvres result in which consequences? Who does the car brake for? And who does it not brake for? And what happens in the event of a crash? The future taxi takes riders on a journey that is not always straightforward or predictable. As each tour is limited to five passengers, advance online registration is necessary. Tours begin and end in the outdoor gallery area next to the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar’s Main Building in Geschwister-Scholl-Straße at the corner of Bauhausstraße. Departure times: Friday: 2 / 4 / 6 pm, Saturday and Sunday: 12 / 2 / 4 pm
Information on the street festival and registration for a tour with the future taxi can be found at: www.uni-weimar.de/q3
All information on summaery2024 can found at: www.uni-weimar.de/summaery