Studio Final - WiSe24/25 - To be continued...

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Final presentations - Studio Master Philip Rieseberg.

Guest Critics:
Tarek Massalme - STUDIO MARS Berlin
Tobias Rabold, ATELIER TOBIAS RABOLD

Date: January 30th, 2025
Time: 10:15 h - 17:30 h
Place: Room 303, building M

Studio Final - WiSe24/25 - Soundspace - S+

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© Huong Vu

Final presentations - Studio Master Huong Vu.

Guest Critics:
Dipl.-Ing. Max Wetzig  - Max Wetzig Architekt (a praxis architect in Berlin- Charlottenburg and former scientific assistant at IKE - TU Braunschweig)

Dipl.-Ing. Sabrina Schreiber - frölichschreiber architekten (a praxis architect in Berlin- Kreuzberg and former scientific assistant at Uni Hannover)

Students:
Hinojosa Casado, Natalia
Prendergast, William
Ramji, Srivathsan
Sivakumar, Vijay Siva
Qose, Kledis
Jean Mabhiza
Basha, Livia

Date: January 30th, 2025
Time: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Place: Room 1/99 building 03

Presentation - Studio WiSe24/25- Subversive Ambiguity of Desolving Architecture Fiction

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Third Semester Presentation - Studio Master Ivan Kucina

Guest Critics: Hossam ElYamani, Alexander Kader

Dates: January 28th and 29th.
Place: Building 03, Room 106.
Times: See attachment.

Inaugural Lecture Professorship of Architecture Theory - a 'Dessauer Gespräch' with Prof. Dr. Elke Beyer

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Elke Beyer is an architecture and urban researcher. She studied history at the University of Cologne and received her doctorate from the Institute for History and Theory of Architecture at ETH Zurich. She taught and researched, among others, at the TU Berlin, where she most recently represented the International Urban Studies department at the Institute of Architecture, at the ETH in the field of architectural theory, and at the Leibniz Institute for Spatial Social Research, Erkner. In addition, she has worked as an author and researcher on exhibitions, publications and cultural projects at various institutions, including HKW Berlin, Brücke Museum, Architekturzentrum Wien and the Shrinking Cities project. Her research interests include socio-spatial arrangements of work, transformations of urban spaces in (formerly) socialist contexts, the past and present of late modern architecture, as well as global and trans-local circulation of resources in architecture and planning.

The lecture will be held in German and translated into English.
It starts at 6.30 p.m. in the Bauhaus Aula, Dessau.

Date: January 22nd, 2025.
Time: 6.30 p.m.
Place: Lecture hall of the Bauhaus, Dessau.

mitte makeover reveal party | 25.01.2025

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Dear mitte community, curious people and supporters,

The Urban Living Room at Ferdinand-von-Schill-Straße 3 is being redesigned and furnished with more loving and cosy details. Makeover Time!

This was originally scheduled for the 11th of January, but the excitement has to be maintained for a few more days due to a delay in delivery. As always, you have to remain flexible also in 2025.

We are also finally launching our website, where everything to do with mitte and the Young City Makers research project will be documented for you to read.

What?
mitte makeover reveal party
Snacks, music, drinks and testing out the new space

When?
25.01.2025 / 18:00h (6:00 PM)

Where?
mitte / Ferdinand-von-Schill-Straße 3
06844 Dessau

(Text by: Wencke Hamann)

Inaugural Lecture Professorship of Applied Geodesy a 'Dessauer Gespräch' with Prof. Dr. Jens Hartmann

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Jens Hartmann is an engineering geodesist. After studying geodesy at the TU Dresden and the technical traineeship at TLVermGeo (today's TLBG) in Thuringia, he worked as a research assistant at the Geodetic Institute at Leibniz University Hannover. In 2022 - 2023 he was employed through the CASE program (Center of Advanced Scientific Education) at Anhalt University of Applied Sciences and at ALLSAT GmbH in Hanover. Since 2023 he has been a substitute professor for applied geodesy at Anhalt University of Applied Sciences. Subject of his scientific and practical work is 3D object detection with terrestrial laser scanning, multi-sensor systems, quality assurance of measurement data and building monitoring.

The lecture will be held in German and translated into English.
It starts at 6.30 p.m. in the Bauhaus Aula, Dessau.

Date: January 15th, 2025.
Time: 6.30 p.m.
Place: Lecture hall of the Bauhaus, Dessau.

Further events in winter semester 2024/ 25:

Jan 22 Prof. Dr. Elke Beyer, Inaugural Lecture Professorship of Architecture Theory

"A Work Lecture" 'Dessauer Gespräch' with Cecilia Aernaudts

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„With our architecture we want to give the weak a voice in planning their future. After all, they deserve the best place in a town or village, where daily life is the priority and care, support and safety are unobtrusively present. Through sustainable architecture we want to support their limits, but above all ensure a better and higher quality life. The larger and more complex the task, the greater the distance between designer and user. Together with our clients, we want to close this gap through dialogue. Through conversations, drawings, plans and models, we discover the lives of all users. [...] With increased attention to small formats, materials and details, we create living environments that radiate warmth, that have an eye for the future and that strive for a sustainable living environment for everyone. Despite often tight budgets, we look for quality of life in delicate buildings.“ www.osar.be

The lecture will be held in German and translated into English. 
It starts at 6.30 p.m. in the Bauhaus Aula, Dessau.

Date: January 8th, 2025.
Time: 6.30 p.m.
Place: Lecture hall of the Bauhaus, Dessau.

Further events in winter semester 2024/ 25:

Jan 15 Prof. Dr. Jens Hartmann, Inaugural Lecture Professorship of Applied Geodesy

Jan 22 Prof. Dr. Elke Beyer, Inaugural Lecture Professorship of Architecture Theory

Happy Holidays and Important Information

We hope you've enjoyed a very nice time with your friends and loved ones during these Christmas days, and we wish you all the best for the new year. May it be a year full of happiness and personal and professional growth for all of you.

As mentioned in a previous email, there's some important information to take into account for these holidays:

Campus during Christmas holidays

Between December 21st and January 2nd, the university will have the Christmas break. During this time, all the buildings on campus will be closed. Also, from January 2nd to January 7th, most of the buildings will not be heated. 

In case you would like to work on your projects during this time, you may enter the buildings using your BlueKeys from January 2nd. Please take into account that the rooms will be cold, so please, plan accordingly.

Please note that you must lock the door of the building after entering it and unlock and lock again after leaving the building. It is in your own interest that the buildings stay closed even when you are inside.

The buildings may only be used for studying and working on your projects; no other activities are allowed.

The Mensa will stay closed until January 6th, 2025 (included).

Since January 6th is a public holiday, we will start again with the lectures on Tuesday, January 7th, as scheduled.

Best,
Your DIA Team.

"Acting Objects" - images from the performance

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© Óscar Marco Sánchez

Last Monday, students from the Elective Subject „ACTING OBJECTS / Art Techniques“ presented their performance project at the Bauhaus stage.

Under the guidance of Torsten Blume, Matthias Lipeck and Rigo Saura, the students presented a choreography in which, based on how we interact with the objects that surround us, chairs also became acting objects.

Photo credits: Óscar Marco Sánchez.

TODAY: Indian Street Food Stall at the Christmas Party

Today is our Faculty's Christmas Party, and DIA students Jumana Parawala and Simran Ruhella are happy to present an Indian street food stall with the following items on their menu:

• Chickpea/Channa Chaat
• (Butter) Corn/Mais Chaat
• Peanut Chaat
• Glühwein (Spiced Mulled Wine)

So go visit their stall and experience the flavours they’ve prepared for you!

Remember that the Christmas party begins at 16:00 h. in the entrance hall of building 4.

Christmas Design Challenge - Deadline Extended!

We have extended the deadline of our Christmas Design Contest.

The challenge is to design a Christmas Decoration based on a template that we provide (see post here). We will laser cut them (no worries, we take care of the production and materials) and display them in our Faculty's Christmas Party tomorrow.

New Deadline: Tuesday, December 17th at 9:00 am.
File format: dxf
Maximum Diameter: 12cm
Only cutting lines.

Each student can participate with more than one entry.

Send the design to: mauricio.sosa-norena@hs-anhalt.de

We look forward to receiving your designs!

"Between icon and everyday life" a 'Dessauer Gespräch' with Gesine Weinmiller

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“Every architectural intervention in the fabric of the untouched or built environment is a change to the status quo and requires special justification. Architecture can destroy but can also strengthen and highlight the qualities inherent in the place. The careful use of resources and a view of the entire life cycle of a building form the basis of our architecture.”

Gesine Weinmiller studied architecture at the Technical University of Munich and was in Josef Paul Kleihue's master class in Salzburg in 1989. From 1990 to 1992 she worked in Hans Kollhoff's Berlin architectural office. In 1992, she founded her own studio in Berlin, since 1999 together with Michael Großmann - since 2019 under Weinmiller Großmann Architects in Berlin and Hamburg. Their buildings such as the Federal Labor Court in Erfurt, the L-Bank in Karlsruhe and the Aachen Justice Center have been awarded numerous prizes.

The lecture will be held in German and translated into English.

It starts at 6.30 p.m. in the Bauhaus Aula, Dessau.

Date: December 18th, 2024.
Time: 6.30 p.m.
Place: Lecture hall of the Bauhaus, Dessau.

Further events in winter semester 2024/ 25:

Jan 08 Cecilia Aernaudts, OSAR Architects Antwerp

Jan 15 Prof. Dr. Jens Hartmann, Inaugural Lecture Professorship of Applied Geodesy

Jan 22 Prof. Dr. Elke Beyer, Inaugural Lecture Professorship of Architecture Theory

Christmas Weekend Design Challenge!!!

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© Henning Dürr

We want to celebrate Christmas with you with a special Design Contest.

The challenge is to design a Christmas Decoration based on a template that we provide (see attached files). We will laser cut them (no worries, we take care of the production and materials) and display them in our Faculty's Christmas Party next Tuesday.

A jury will choose the best designs and the winners get special prices.

So, how to participate? Just download the template and create a special design that celebrates the season. Here are some technical specifications:

1. Deadline: Monday, December 16th at 13:00 h (1:00 pm).

2. File format: dxf

3. Maximum Diameter: 12cm

4. Only cutting lines.

5. Each student can participate with more than one entry.

6. Send the design to: mauricio.sosa-norena@hs-anhalt.de

We look forward to receiving your designs!

Open Letter - Architects4THF

Our teacher Jolene Lee has shared the following open letter by Architects4THF:

Tempelhofer Feld is at risk

Ten years ago, a citizen's referendum successfully overturned the city's plans to build on Tempelhofer Feld. Three weeks ago, the city announced a new international idea competition with the intent to develop the field, undoing the previous democratic process.

• We have taken a stand by publishing an open letter advocating for the preservation of Tempelhofer Feld. This is a critical moment to stand up for this unique space in Berlin.
  We appeal, that the field remains free from permanent construction and the ThF-Gesetz, which protects the field, to be preserved intact.

• How You Can Help:
  1. Sign the Open Letter – Add your voice to our cause. Every signature counts.
  2. Share Widely – Spread the word to your networks, friends, and colleagues.
  3. Sign & Share Here – RE: DO NOT BUILD

Our goal is to gather 1.000 signatures and send a physical letter on 12 December! Sign now to be a part of it and stand together for the preservation of Tempelhofer Feld!

Let’s keep Tempelhofer Feld green, free, and accessible to all. Together, we can make a difference!

Thank you for your support

With open space,
Architects4THF
Architects unite to save Tempelhofer Feld's ecology and culture

“Don’t do (build) shit” a 'Dessauer Gespräch' with Marc Steinhoff and Anne Steinhoff-Janzen

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Give up life and work in Switzerland for a project in order to take the step into self-employment at home or in a completely new environment? A difficult and risky decision that no one takes lightly. Anne and Marc Steinhoff took this step - and their courage paid off.

They share their experiences under the motto “Don’t do (build) shit„, and will not only present their new/old office “Ahola Architekten Halle„, but will also provide insights into everyday work and the management of their office. Furthermore, they talk about their passion project that started it all, talk about the work in their old/new home of Halle an der Saale and reflect on what they have learned from a wide variety of projects. They also show how they want to use their knowledge to actively shape the future of construction.

The lecture will be held in German and translated into English.

It starts at 6.30 p.m. in the Bauhaus Aula, Dessau.

Date: December 11th, 2024.
Time: 6.30 p.m.
Place: Lecture hall of the Bauhaus, Dessau.

Further events in winter semester 2024/ 25:

Dec 18 Gesine Weinmiller, Weinmiller Großmann Architects, Berlin Hamburg

Jan 15 Prof. Dr. Jens Hartmann, Inaugural Lecture Professorship of Applied Geodesy

Jan 22 Prof. Dr. Elke Beyer, Inaugural Lecture Professorship of Architecture Theory

Advent time traditions: The Christmas Tree

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© Anne Götz (1986)

In Germany, in almost all homes, a richly decorated Christmas tree is set up, around which the presents are later presented. Many families buy the tree together at special market stalls and decorate it with special Christmas decorations, which sometimes are passed down through generations, like balls, bells and other figures, but also tinsel and lights (some even use real candles!). On Christmas Eve, the presents brought are traditionally placed under the Christmas tree.

While evergreen trees have always had a special meaning for people across the world during winter, and decorating homes during the cold winter weather was a common practice long before Christianity, the first placement of Christmas trees to celebrate the holiday was seen in Germany, sometime around the 1500s.

Although Protestant reformer Martin Luther is often credited with starting the tradition in Germany, already in 1419, a guild in Freiburg put up a tree decorated with apples, flour-paste wafers, tinsel and gingerbread. In 1510 another guild of German merchants placed a spruce tree outside their headquarters and set fire to it. Since then, the tradition spread throughout Germany, and by the mid-to-late-16th century, trees were erected in town squares across the country, decked with paper flowers and pretzels and burned each year to celebrate the holiday.

The modern-day image of a decorated Christmas tree with presents underneath has a very specific origin: an engraving of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, of German origin) and their children gathering around a Christmas tree, published in the Illustrated London News in 1848. German emigrants helped to spread this tradition, which is nowadays carried out all over the world.

The very famous carol „O Tannenbaum“ is dedicated to the firs used as Christmas trees. You can hear it here

Texts credits: time.com  germany.travel german-way.com iamexpat.de

Happy Nikolaus!

December 6th is Saint Nicholas Day, better known as Nikolaus in Germany.

On the night of the 5th of December, kids throughout Germany clean their shoes and leave them near the front door on the night. The Nikolaus comes in the night and leaves little treats, like candy, chocolate, tangerines, nuts and sweets inside the clean shoes of well-behaved kids, and coal or sticks as punishment in the shoes of those who need to work on their behavior before Christmas comes.

Text adapted from hamburg.com,  iamexpat.de and gspdx.org

Image Credit: AnuraDsgn / GettyImages

Christmas Party - Architecture Department

Once again, our Architecture Faculty is celebrating its traditional annual Christmas party, and you are all cordially invited.

Students, staff and professors will meet in the lobby of Building 04 for a get-together, a look back at 2024, and to get in the mood for the Christmas season.

The celebration will be organised by student representatives of the student council / AG Kultur and Café am Campus will provide Christmas delicacies.

Traditionally, our students have also participated by selling food during the party. If you want to do so, please contact Ms Simone Wagner at the Faculty (Simone.Wagner@hs-anhalt.de)

DATE: Tuesday, 17 December 2024
TIME: From 16:00
PLACE: Lobby of Building 04

Bread-Time / Vernissage at KiOSK

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© Valentina Rudolph

This week, there will be a new event for all of you at KiOSK!

A „fantoastic“ vernissage, „breadily“ music and lots of flour!!!

Come by KiOSK on the 05th of December, starting at 5 pm and enjoy all kinds of bread, music, art, tea and Glühwein! We look forward to seeing you there!🥖🥐🫓

In the “Junge Stadtmacher:innen” project, students and teachers at Anhalt University of Applied Sciences are developing and testing strategies for reactivating urban life over the course of four semesters in a research project funded by the BBSR programme “Sustainable Inner Cities and Centres”. The KiOSK is a semester project with Prof Brigitte Hartwig, Department of Design at Anhalt University of Applied Sciences.

1st Advent Sunday - The Holiday season begins

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© saarbruecker-zeitung.de

Today, Germany celebrates the First Advent Sunday.
During the next four weeks, we’ll be sharing information about Christmas celebrations in Germany, including interesting facts and even some recipes.

Traditionally, Advent is a celebration in preparation for the arrival, or “advent” of Christmas. It has changed over the years from a more religious character to one of a more joyous nature, in which families gather during the four Sundays leading up to Christmas Eve. There are some special elements related to Advent and Christmas, like the Advent Wreath, the Christmas Market, Christmas carols, special sweets, foods and drinks, the Christmas Tree and other decorations, as well as special characters, like the Nikolaus, the Weihnachtsmann and the Christkind.

The Advent Wreath (Adventskranz)
Many families set up an Advent wreath (Adventskranz) on the first Advent Sunday, to start the Advent season. It typically has four candles, one for each Advent Sunday leading up to Christmas Eve, which the family lights, one per week, until all four candles are lit.

Advent Calendar
The Advent or Christmas calendar began as a plain card with 24 windows and paper backing. These windows or small doors were to be opened, one per day, over the 24 days leading up to Christmas Eve, revealing Christmas symbols or images. The largest window is still reserved for December 24th, and usually offers a view of the Nativity. Nowadays, the most popular versions of this calendar are filled with candy, chocolates or small presents.

Texts adapted from german-way.com and britannica.com