Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
AttheBauhaus-UniversitätWeimaryouwillfindanatmosphere ofcollaborationbetweenartists,designers,engineers,andmedia studiesscholars.Ourstudentsbenefitfromtheclosestudent-teacherratioandanatmospherethatallowsyoutodevelopand experimentwithyourownideas.
HOMEOFARTANDCULTURE
YouwillfindtheBauhaus-UniversitätWeimarrightinthemiddle ofGermany,intheFederalStateofThuringia.TodayWeimaris alivelycityofabout65.000inhabitantswithacitycentrethatis nomorethan10minutesbyfootawayfrommostthings. Whetheryou’reanartandculturelover,nightowlorgourmetWeimaroffersmuchmorethanGoethe,Schiller,andthe Bauhaus.
ProgrammeandTopics
Expandanddeepenyourspecialisedknowledgeandlanguage skills.Takeadvantageofthespeciallearningenvironmentand acquireinterculturalcompetencealongsideinternational participants.
BauhausSummerSchool: Learn.Connect.Discover.
TheBauhausSummerSchoolis theinternationalsummerprogrammeoftheBauhaus-UniversitätWeimar.Eachyearin Augustwewelcomeprospectivestudents,undergraduatesas wellasgraduatestudentsfrom allovertheworld.Beoneof morethan300aspiringpeople andbroadenyouracademic andculturalhorizoninoneof oursummercourses.
Benefitfromourwidecultural accompanyingprogramme: takeatriptothecitiesofBerlinorDessau,makenewfriendsatthegamingorfilm nightsorexplorenatureduring abiketour.
Ourfriendly,youngSummer Schoolteamassistsyouwith youraccommodation,welcomesyouatyourarrivaland helpsyouwithanyorganisationalissuesduringyourstay.
CONTACT
POST(COVID)CITY-BODIESINPUBLIC SPACE(S)INTIMESOFCRISIS
HowdoesCOVID-19affectsocialproximityinthe city?Expandyourcriticalviewsonarchitecturesof pandemic(s).Questionpoliticsofbodiesinurban spaceintimeofcrises.Analyzetheroleofpublic spaceinabsenceofprivate„safe“spaces.
in-classcourse 20.08.2022–03.09.2022
RAILWAYSTORIES-TRANSFORMACTUAL TRAINJOURNEYSINTOYOUROWNART
Discoverthecreativepotentialoftraintravel!We examine,analyseanddiscussresearchpracticesof traintravel–bothintheoryandinpractice.Thefocuswillbeoneverydayjourneysaswellasonworkingtogethertodesignapracticalandtheoretical frameworkfordevelopingourown(art)projects.
blendedcourse
PartI(online):15.08.2022–19.08.2022
PartII(inWeimar):26.08.2022–03.09.2022
THECOLOREDGLAZEFORARCHITECTURAL CERAMICS
Discoverthecreativepotentialofarchitectural ceramics!Thiscoursewillgiveyouanexcitinginsightintoit’shistoricalandcurrentusein architecturalpractice.Inaseriesofhands-onexperiments,youwillgettheopportunitytoexplore thegreatcreativedesignpotentialofcolouredglazesyourself!
in-classcourse 20.08.2022–03.09.2022
WHATISCOLOUR?
Enlargeyourpersonalpalettes,knowledgeandfabricationodcolour.LetGoetheandformerBauhaus’enthusiastsguideyourcontemporarymasteringofhowtoemployandarticulatecolour. Revitalisingyourperceptionanduseofhuereliant uponcolour’sproperties,formandapplication. Theoreticalbasesunderpinthisplatformtoplay withcolour.Thecoursetravelsfromhands-onexperimentationtointentifyinghueunderstanding.
onlinecourse 18.07.2022–31.07.2022
FIRSTLIGHT
Howdidearlystudiesoflightandopticsinfluence theadvancementofindustrialeconomies,art,and humanperceptionsofself,timeandspace?First Lightisatactileinvestigationoftheprinciplesof Photography’sscientificandcreativefoundations, providingtheoreticalperspectivesandappliedstrategiesforcontemporaryartistsanddesigners.
in-classcourse 30.07.2022–13.08.2022
DEEPDIVEDESIGNTHINKING
Designinnovative,user-centredproductswith creativetechniques,LoFoprototypes,teamwork andlotsoffun!
DesignThinkingisaprocessforcreatingelegenat user-centredsolutionsinmultidisciplinaryteams andamindset–anotherwayoftacklingchallenges:empatheticandhands-on.Implementedindaily work,theproblem-solvingpotentialunfoldsintoa livinginnovationculture.Don’tjusttalk,doit!
blendedcourse
PartI(online):15.08.2022–19.08.2022 PartII(inWeimar):26.08.2022–03.09.2022
GERMANINTENSIVECOURSE
LearnGermaninoneofthemostexcitingcultural citiesinGermanyandEurope!
Wetheryouareabeginner,advancedoralmostnativespeaker–weoffertherightlanguagelevelfor everyone.Youwilleffectivelyleranthemanyfacets oftheGermanlanguagetogetherwithparticipants fromallovertheworld.Joinusonalinguisticand culturaljourneyofdiscovery!
blendedcourse
PartI(online):15.08.2022&19.08.2022 PartII(inWeimar):20.08.2022–03.09.2022
THINGSTHINGSTHINGS
Ourworldisfullofthings:theyareused,consumed,andthrownaway,theyarecollected,arranged,presentedandphotographed. Explorethepowerofthingsandtheirdesignand developalternativedesignpossibilities.Wewill takeacloserlookatthethingsthatsurroundus. Youwillgettoknowdifferent,innovativemethods todiscovernewaspectsoffamiliarthings.
blendedcourse
PartI(online):15.08.2022–19.08.2022 PartII(inWeimar):26.08.2022–03.09.2022
LIGHT:ATOOLFORARTISTICWORKINTWO ANDTHREEDIMENSIONS
Discovertheaestheticandcommunicativepotentialoflight!
Whichpropertiesoflightcanweinfluenceand how?Whatpotentialdothesepropertieshavein termsofacommunicativeaswellasaestheticeffect?Andhowcantheybeusedfor(arstistic) work?Wewilldiscussandanswertheseandmany otherquestionsaboutlight.
blendedcourse
PartI(online):15.08.2022–19.08.2022
PartII(inWeimar):26.08.2022–03.09.2022
DESIGNBASICS:PRINCIPLESANDELEMENTS INTHEBAUHAUSCONTEXT
Discoverthelanguageofdesign!Thiscourseteachesyouthecentralbasicstousethistooleffectively.Youwilllearn–intheoryandpractice–aboutthecharacteristicsofstrongdesignandhow youcanapplythisknowledgeinyourownindicidualwork.
Inexperimentalexercisesandtypographicstudies, youwillhavetheopportunitytoputtheoretical knowledgedirectlyintopractice.
onlinecourse 18.07.2022–31.07.2022
FORECASTENGINEERING
Virtualization,visualizationandvalidationofurban andstructuralbuildingresponses.Youwillfocuson theproficienthandlingofcomplexengineering tasks,usingmoderntoolsandfindingtheirscientificpositioninexistinginterdisciplinaryprojects. Someofthecoreaimsofthiscourse:Acomprehensivegraspofspecialtopicsincivilengineering aswellasthedevelopmentofsolutions.
in-classcourse 20.08.2022–03.09.2022
ENGLISH
Youwanttogotogetpreparedforadegreeprogrammeorinternshipabroad?
Inthiscourseyouwilleffectivelyimproveyour Englishskillsinsmallgroupsandwithcloseprofessionalsupport.Weofferyouchallengingandlively languageclasseswithnativespeakingteachers.
in-classcourse 20.08.2022–03.09.2022
