CADLogic Lists (version 2) are online

The final version of the CADLogic lists is already online. You may find it in the “Files&Links” Section.

We're working on the Elective lists and will publish them tomorrow.

Update of the schedule available

for information please always take the last updated version.

Best regards

Heike

CADLogic Lists (version 1) are online

The first version of the CADLogic lists is already online. You may find it in the „Files&Links“ Section.

Please remember that Prof. Schlecht's class begins today at 16:30 in room 106 of Building 15.

We'll publish the final CAD lists soon.

We're also working on the Elective lists and will publish them as soon as possible.

Book Presentation - "Die Mitte in Dessau"

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For the closure of the ZiZ Project, the young city makers at Hochschule Anhalt are launching a book compiling the results and field notes of their 2-year long research.

You are all invited to join the event.

Date: Thursday, October 10th, 2025
Place: Mitte (Ferdinand-Von-Schill Str. 3, Dessau)
Time: 6:00 pm.

Links to Electives and CAD

Here are the links to Electives and CADLogic. Please take into account that they will open at 8:05 am

ELECTIVES: https://forms.gle/Ey6xWMSgoxUNHzJB9

CADLogic: https://forms.gle/vCjZSx6izPZN3m2S6

Visit the Workspaces

To make an informed decision about your Elective and CADLogic classes, make sure that you pay a visit to the Workspaces that your teachers have created, and, once the lists have been published, also join them.

Here are some of the CAD and Elective Workspaces:

• Plantation mutations: https://dia.incom.org/workspace/305
• Emancipatory living practices & feminist neighbourhoods: https://dia.incom.org/workspace/268
• Cosmically eccentric: https://dia.incom.org/workspace/264
• Architecture, Heritage & Power: https://dia.incom.org/workspace/272
• The Folly and the image of Arcadia: https://dia.incom.org/workspace/277
• „Hello“ - The Second Life of Public Infrastructures: https://dia.incom.org/workspace/285
• 2008 TEMPELHOFER FELD- initiation to landscape design for urban and architecture students: https://dia.incom.org/workspace/309 
• BUILDINGS, LANDSCAPES, GARDENS: https://dia.incom.org/workspace/282
• From Rhino Basics to Grasshopper Scripting: https://dia.incom.org/workspace/297
• Architectural Hallucinations: Do GPTs Hallucinate Neural Wool?: https://dia.incom.org/workspace/287
• I Now Pronounce You DIN & BIM: https://dia.incom.org/workspace/289
• SPATIAL DRAWING (Group I): https://dia.incom.org/workspace/294
• SPATIAL DRAWING (Group II): https://dia.incom.org/workspace/295

Selection Process will take place on Wednesday at 8:00 am

Dear all,

We're sorry to inform that, due to technical difficulties, we are forced to move the selection process for Electives and CADLogic to tomorrow at 8:00 am.

We're very sorry for the inconvenience, and we thank you for your patience.

Best,

Your DIA Team

1st-Year Studio Lists - Now available!

The lists for the 3rd semester Studios are now available on Incom.

You can find them here: https://dia.incom.org/action/open-file/6202

Links to Electives and CAD will be published at 8:00 pm

Dear all,

We're finishing the Studio lists, and they will be published soon.

In order for you to check the lists and have time to check which electives and CAD you may take, and also for us to finish the preparation of the elective and CAD selection (and to guarantee a smooth process), we'll be publishing the links at 8:00 pm.

Thank you for your patience,
Your DIA Team 

New CADLogic Video

On our Vimeo channel, you may find a new CADLogic video: https://vimeo.com/1125159517 

Remember to check out the compendium, the schedule and the videos to make an informed decision about your courses.

The links are there!

Here are the links for the Studio Selection (You may also find them in the „Files&Links“ section.

1st-Year Studios: https://forms.gle/n39YsKFcYR1eQhGE9 

2nd-Year Studios: https://forms.gle/ELgiNb6ftByiAWhr9 

Please remember to follow the instructions to avoid any unnecessary complications.

The process will be open until tomorrow at 8:00 am, and the lists will be published tomorrow, October 7th, at around 4:30 pm.

Version 2 of Compendium, now available!

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In the “Files&Links” section, you may find an updated version of the compendium.

This version includes 1st-Year Studios, Electives, CADLogic and Compulsory Modules.

We'll be publishing Version 3 soon. Make sure to check the folder for updates.

Links to Videos - WiSe 2025-26

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In the „Files&Links“ section, you may find the links to the videos we've uploaded to our Vimeo account, with the description of some courses. 

These videos include some 1st and 2nd-Year Studios, Electives, CADLogic and Compulsory Modules. 

Make sure to check them, as they're a great tool to get an overview of the courses we're offering this semester. We might upload new videos in the next few days, so remember to visit our Vimeo account to check for updates. 

About the Compendium, it will be published tomorrow (Friday). We'll let you know once it's available in the system.

Photos of our Graduation Ceremony

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Last 11th of July, we celebrated our annual DIA graduation ceremony and the traditional Campus Fest. 

Students from 7 Master Studios graduated at the Bauhaus Aula, where we also enjoyed a music concert, and presented the DIA Awards 2025. 

Our guest speaker was Timo Panzer, architect and founder of his own Berlin-based studio (timopanzer.com), member of grru collective and co-founder of the Initiative anders Urania. We had special speeches by Prof. Vesta Nele Zareh, Director of DIA, and Prof. Stephan Pinkau, Dean of the Architecture Faculty. 

To see more images of this event, you can click here.  

Thanks to our photographer, Óscar Marco Sánchez.

Congratulations to all our graduates!

Workshop for Graduates - “Successful Application and Jobsearch in Germany"

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Dear DIA Graduates,

We'd like to remind you of the invitation by the Studentenwerk Halle, to a free workshop: “Successful Application and Jobsearch in Germany”, which takes place on September 25th, 2025.

For more information and registration about the course, please check the QR code in the attached PDF.

Registration for the workshops usually opens approximately 14 days before the course starts. If you have any questions, please contact: sozialberatung@studentenwerk-halle.de

Open Call: “The Architecture Drawing Prize”

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The Architecture Drawing Prize (TADP) celebrates and showcases the art and skill of architectural drawing in multiple formats. Established in 2017, the Prize has become a leading international platform for discourse around architectural drawing, with both shortlisted and winning entries exhibited at Sir John Soane's Museum in London.

Now open for entries until 12 September 2025, the Architecture Drawing Prize offers a unique opportunity to gain international recognition, have your work exhibited globally, and be judged by a panel of industry leaders.

In partnership with Make Architects, Sir John Soane’s Museum, and the World Architecture Festival, this prestigious competition celebrates the art and innovation of architectural drawing in all its forms — from traditional hand drawing to digital and AI-assisted techniques.

Why enter?

• Showcase your work at Sir John Soane's Museum in London in early 2026 and the World Architecture Festival 2025 in Miami.
• This year celebrates all forms of architectural drawing, including AI. Entries will be judged holistically, with a special prize for hand-drawing.
• Architects, designers, and students worldwide are welcome—whether using traditional, digital, or AI techniques.
• Be featured on the WAF website, social channels and global media platforms.

Key entry details:

• Entry deadline: 12 September 2025
• Standard entry fee: £99
• Under 30s and students entry fee: £49 (use discount code TADPUNDER30)
• Submission Requirements: Along with a digital image of your drawing, you'll need to provide the title of your entry, a project description (up to 150 words), your means/method of production (including details of digital programs and AI deployment if relevant), and the dimensions of your original drawing.

Further information: https://worldarchitecturefestival.com/worldarchitecturefestival2025/en/page/the-architecture-drawing-prize 

Text: World Architecture Festival

30 m³ of building culture – make something of it!

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The Federal Foundation for Building Culture invites young designers to take part in a competition

Design needs space – sometimes 30 cubic meters is enough. For the 2026 Building Culture Convention, the Federal Foundation for Building Culture, together with its support association, is inviting young creatives to develop and implement visionary projects for a permit-free volume of 30 m³. The competition is aimed at students, trainees, pupils, and universities and schools of various disciplines.

What can be created with 30 m³? Recreation rooms, bicycle garages, mini studios, or new forms of public space? The best ideas will become reality: Ten selected teams will have the opportunity to present their projects at the Schirrhof in the Schiffbauergasse cultural quarter in Potsdam on June 10 and 11, 2026. They will have a maximum floor space of 2 m x 5 m and a volume of 30 m³ at their disposal.

The focus is on sustainable, functional, and aesthetically appealing projects that will continue to be used after the convention. The competition thus promotes not only creative design, but also awareness of resource conservation and process culture.

Project submissions must be made online. The deadline for project submissions is December 16, 2025. An interdisciplinary jury will select the ten projects to be realised in January 2026. Each of the ten winning teams will receive a lump sum of 2,500€ for implementation. 

Here you will find all the information about the competition: https://www.bundesstiftung-baukultur.de/baukultur-bundesweit/wettbewerb-30-m3-baukultur-macht-was-draus 

Text: Bundesstiftung Baukultur

EXHIBITION: ADAPTIVE REUSE - RETHINKING DOMESTIC SERVICES AS A HEATSHIELD

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You're all cordially invited to the exhibition of student works from Studio Jolene Lee & Malte Wilms at the Werkbund Galerie Berlin. 

This exhibition will showcase student projects by DIA students, as well as projects by students of the _Munster School of Architecture.

DATE:  July 24th
TIME: From 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. 
PLACE: WERKBUND Galerie Berlin - Goethestraße 13, BERLIN.

CORRECTION - Winter Semester Kick-Off - NEW DATE

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We would like to make a correction to the previous announcement about the semester Kick-Off:

Winter Semester 2025-2026 Kick-Off will take place on Monday, October 6th. We will post further information about the places and times once we have the final information.

On that day, we'll have our traditional Winter Semester Meeting, where we'll welcome our new students and teachers, we'll have the introduction to the courses offered in the semester, and we'll explain the selection process for the different Studios, Electives and CADLogic courses.

The selection process will begin on that day, so we recommend that you thoroughly read the Compendium (it will be published in September) and attend the Kick-Off, so you can ask questions about the subjects directly to the teachers.

We wish you all a very relaxing and happy summer break, and we look forward to seeing you again in October.

Best,

Your DIA Team

Mensa - Closing dates during semester break

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The Mensa at our Dessau Campus, will be closed between the 25th of July and the 12th of September.

You may always find updated information here:

https://studentenwerk-halle.de/mensen-cafebars/mensa-dessau