Bauhaus-Universität Weimar: Bauhaus.Module ⸺ Environments

Interdisciplinarity is inherent to the founding idea of the State Bauhaus: Students and instructors from different disciplines work together and combine their ways of thinking and working. The »Bauhaus.Modules« are a continuation of this tradition in Weimar. Students from all degree programmes can expand their specialised knowledge through interdisciplinary courses, explore new perspectives, and experiment with interdisciplinary collaboration. In addition to courses that are open to all students, this includes academic Bauhaus.Modules and student-led Bauhaus.Modules, which are also open to students from all faculties. Four modules that focus on the environment will be added as part of the 2025 annual theme.

Straw Hybrid Construction

Dr. Katrin Linne

Target Group: Master’s Students from the Faculties of Architecture and Urbanism, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Art and Design (Open Teaching Event)
The construction industry is responsible for 40% of CO2 emissions worldwide. A move towards sustainable materials and construction methods is necessary. The latest research on the straw-hybrid construction method can contribute significantly to this. A load-bearing straw hybrid brick with higher strength and improved forming properties is in development. The building material used should be sustainable throughout its entire life cycle. After an introduction to the straw brick construction method, formulas for straw hybrid bricks and their production methods are to be developed. The materials and methods are approached freely, unconventionally, and creatively. Samples are produced and their strength tested in the laboratory. The mixing behaviours are examined using AI-supported image analysis. An improved mixture is then created, tested, and analysed based on the findings.

Tex.Turn

Target Group: Bachelor’s Students, Master’s Students, and Doctoral Candidates from All Faculties
Since January 2025, separating used textiles for collection has been mandatory in Europe. But what exactly does this mean in terms of implementation? And what are the consequences? What challenges do the existing collection systems face and what are the requirements for consumers? Is it possible to truly capitalise on the potential of used textiles as a resource? This interdisciplinary module is dedicated to the end of life of textiles and highlights both the ecological and social aspects of the textile circular economy. Through keynote lectures, workshops, and excursions, students will analyse current issues in textile collection and their consequences.

RiTT? MATTERS! NOW!

Dr. Elodie Vittu

Target Group: Bachelor’s Students, Master’s Students, and Doctoral Candidates from All Faculties
TRiTT is an expansion on »RiTT« (transforming Thuringian spaces): In the 2024/2025 winter semester, 10 teaching projects with nearly 150 students looked at the socio-ecological transformation potential in the Thuringian Forest. Rural development was explored in greater depth in an accompanying NEB lab. TRiTT focusses on scientific knowledge communication and transfer in the region and translating RiTT findings into formats that support productive exchange with locals in such a way that they can be effective in the region. We define transfer objectives for multidisciplinary results, develop a concept, and implement it on site.

When art left the scene

Martin Leibinger & Guliana Marmo

Target Group: Master’s Students and Doctoral Candidates from the Faculties of Architecture and Urbanism and Art and Design (Student-Led Bauhaus.Module)
The course focuses on analysing what remains when interdisciplinary artistic projects end in order to develop methodologies for managing their social, political, and environmental impact.

While the cultural sector becomes more involved in societal discourses, artistic events increasingly function through project-based engagements with limited temporal structures. The seminar follows the question of what artistic projects leave behind and how to provide care for a sustainable after life. As a case study, we learn from contemporary art events by interviewing art world professionals to discuss current demands and limitations. Subsequently, the students develop ideas relating their own work to questions of artistic after care.