May 2013
4 posts
PLUM Events
This coming Sunday, May 19th, Plum Events presents to you our next movie, Seksmisja, from Poland. Director Juliusz Machulski gives us a Polish Sci-Fi satire that is sure to entertain you. Join us, May 19th 20:00hr at Hardenberg!!
Lectures in collaboration with the Summer School...
On behalf of Prof. Stephan Pinkau, we would like to invite you to join the following lectures (in english language) given this semester with the Summer School Program of Hochschule Anhalt. Each lecture takes place on: Wednesdays 10:00 - 11:30 room 08/006 (main lecture hall) AND starting from next week are the following: 22. 05.2013, 10.00 h, 08/006 Prof. Ermal Shpuza, SPSU, Atlanta, U.S.A....
DIAtalks
DIA invites you to yet another series of lectures. Please have a look at the following message by Neil Leach himself for detail. Save the date for this week - Wednesday, 15 May 2013. We will keep you all updated with more posts on the event! “Dear All Here is an update on the next few DIAtalks: 15 May Irene Gallou, Foster and Partners Specialist Modelling Group Performance Driven Design...
PLUM Events
Join us for our next movie this Sunday at 20:00hr. in Hardenberg. The movie by Italian Director Marco Ferreri, ‘STORIE DI ORDINARIA FOLLIA’, plus the exceptional performance of Ben Gazzara makes an attempt to show us the life of poet and novelist Charles Bukowski. Great movie, great night, please don’t miss it!!
April 2013
4 posts
PLUM Events
INTERNATIONAL FILM UNIT (plum) PLUM invites you to the weekly film sessions where you will certainly be exposed to the discovery of alternative/ underground/ or totally ordinary and conventional films from different countries. Not taking us to seriously we although very seriously suggest you to try us – each SUNDAY evening at Hardenberg. The evening will be seasoned with snacks from the...
PLUM Events
On 14.04.2013 PLUM has officially announced the INTERNATIONAL FILM NIGHTS. The project, in collaboration with DIA and MAID, has an artistic touch of architects and designers. Each showcased movie along with a poster is represented by a small art installation/object and conceptual graphic work. With two movies shown already, “The Skin I live in” by Pedro Almodovar (Spain), and “Withnail and I”...
DIAtalks
DIAtalks would like to invite you to join us for the first lecture of a series this semester. “Adaptation” with Neil Leach will be today, April 24th at 6:30 in the Main Lecture Hall 08/006. Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
Digital Design PhD Program, European Graduate...
Dear all, Neil Leach has sent us information on a new PhD program in Digital Design. The following information is for those students who have already graduated or who will graduate this year 2013. Please note: “Students interested in the program are invited to send an initial expression of interest, together with a one page CV by 15 April 2013” to: Neil Leach leachneil@hotmail.com...
January 2013
1 post
December 2012
2 posts
CHRISTMAS PARTY 2012
We welcome you all with great pleasure to the RED & GREEN CHRISTMAS PARTY on December 19 2012 in the Main Foyer of Building 8 at 6:30pm. DIA presents you with an evening of exotic music by the “Oriental Western Minds”, organized by a diverse group of international students!
When the party reaches its quintessential peak, get ready to play the Dirty Santa Game! To play the...
Lars Lerup Lectures
We are extremely proud and happy to welcome Lars Lerup again and look forward to the enlightening lectures and conversations on Dec 10 and 11, 2012. Everybody is welcome to be a part of the events on the two days, Monday and Tuesday, at the Main Lecture Hall.
Dec 10, 2012:
Oil Thinking
Dec 11, 2012:
Territoire
18:30
building 08, room 006
Main Lecture Hall at DIA
BIO:
Lars Lerup,...
November 2012
2 posts
October 2012
6 posts
Programme of events for international students
The International Office has put together a programme of events and activities for international and German students at Anhalt University. The programme is available online in both German and English. Please visit the following webpage for the programme detail:
http://www.hs-anhalt.de/international/incoming/cultural-programme-en.html
Everybody is welcome to join, as everything is not...
“Research by Design” - Products and processes of...
Workshop: 8.11.12 – 11.11.12
1. Background
The initiative for this workshop comes from the experience of 12 years studio- and courses-teaching at DIA and at the Department of Architecture, Geo-Information and Facility Management. Built space will be approached to from two sides which represent the specific profile of DIA: the side of architecture and engineering and the side of landscape urbanism....
Elective: Urban Salon by Prof. Omar Akbar
The elective, “Urban Salon”, by Prof. Omar Akbar starts tomorrow, 11th October, at 6:30pm in Building 08, Room 157.
1st Year Studio: Prof. Stephan Pinkau
Solardecathlon Europe
1st Year Students, here’s a reminder that you have your studio meeting with Prof. Pinkau at 10am tomorrow, 11th October, in Building 10, Room 112.
2nd Year Studio: Senan Abdelqader
Informal spatialities of the displaced:
The case of al-Mahatta camp, Amman, Jordan
Please be sure to attend your studio meeting tomorrow, 11th October, at 10am, in Building 08, Room 023.
Elective by Lara Scrijver
“Architecture from idea to building: the tacit nature of architectural knowledge”, the elective by Lara Schrijver, starts tomorrow at 9am, 11th October, in Building 4, Room 106. Anybody interested in doing the elective, please be there on time!
August 2012
3 posts
DIA SS 2012: Final Presentations
Photography by Irina Efremova and Prima Surya Abdullah
DIA SS 2012: Lars Lerup and Robert Oxman...
The Lars Lerup and Robert Oxman Compeitions are a longtime DIA summer semester tradition. At the end of each academic year, each studio is asked to submit two projects to compete for the Lars Lerup (Best project of the first year) and Robert Oxman (Best project of the second year) prize. This year featured the biggest competition in the history of DIA having over 30 students/groups participating...
DIA SS 2012: Neil Leach returns to DIA
15 May 2012 Dialogue with Neil Leach on “Computation and the architecture of desire”
16 May 2012 lecture “Desiring Machines”
Photography by Irina Efremova
July 2012
5 posts
DIA SS 2012: International Food Party
Photography by Irina Efremova
Graduation Party 2012
Students,
Second year students are done ! Before we leave Dessau for good, let’s all get together for one last time to celebrate the occasion. The party starts tomorrow evening - check the below invitation for the time and location.
Balcony to the Balkans
DAAD Conference - German Southeast European Network 2012
11 July 2012 Dessau
Building 08 | Main Auditorium 006
10:00 Welcome and Introduction
Stephan Pinkau, Alfred Jacoby Anhalt University of Applied Sciences
10:30 Keynote
Kai Vöckler University of Art and Design, Offenbach
11:30 Lunch break
12:30 Albania
Dritan Shutina Polis University, Tirana
13:30 Macedonia
Vlatko P....
June 2012
4 posts
Ace of Space: Volunteer opportunity for DIA...
Students !
It is almost the end of the academic year and soon time to celebrate!
In the beginning of the semester DIA teachers were approached by Leo Alves in 2nd year to integrate their subjects to the graduation party after the ceremony on the 13th of July. This year a great team of first year students is supporting the graduation party with a computationally designed structure to...
Lectures - 20.06 & 21.06
Students,
Please be aware of the following lectures which are to take place on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. The first lecture continues the Dessauer Gespräche lecture series and thus is a required lecture for first year students. Please note that during this lecture you will have the opportunity to get your card stamped again so please bring it if you are still missing stamps.
...
History of the European City
Students,
Two announcements !
First, the History of the European City lecture series continues tomorrow. Professor Jacoby will be in Dessau and will hold the lecture @ 09:00 tomorrow morning in room 114 of building 4. Please be on time ! :)
Second, Studentenwerk Halle is looking for a new student tutor for the upcoming school year 2012/13. The current tutor will be leaving the...
Calling all talented Dessauers !
Students,
DIA is looking for some students who can entertain during the graduation ceremony this year on the 13th of July. If you can play an instrument (guitar, piano, saxophone, etc.) or can sing, please send an email to gryglakk@gmail.com. The school is willing to pay 80 - 100 € to the person for the afternoon (about a 2 hour ceremony starting @ 14:00 with the possibly to entertain...
May 2012
4 posts
History of the European City
Students,
Professor Jacoby will be presenting his lecture series “History of the European City” tomorrow morning at 09:00. The topic is “CIAM Congress 1929 in Frankfurt.” The lecture will take place in room 114 in building 004. Please be on time !
Bilden und Gestalten - Bauhaus Lectures 2012
Students,
This week the conference “Bilden und Gestalten” will be taking place on campus on Wednesday and Thursday, the 23rd and 24th of May. This conference is a joint production of both the Bauhaus and Hochschule Anhalt.
On Wednesday, the lectures are to take place at the Bauhaus Aula, the famous lecture hall located on the first floor of the building, followed by a “Long...
Neil Leach returns to DIA
Students,
DIA proudly presents another set of sessions with Neil Leach this Tuesday and Wednesday, the 15th and 16th of May. All students and teachers are invited to take part at these rejuvenating events on both days. Neil Leach is one of DIA’s previous professors and visits DIA on an annual basis to show cutting edge architectural design, strategies, construction and theory. We are very...
Lars Lerup - Issues in Architecture
Students,
If you are taking part in Lars Lerup’s seminar “Issues in Architecture” this semester, the first meeting will take place tomorrow morning, the 2nd of May, at 10:30. The seminar will be taking place in his studio ( building 008 room 172). Please be on time.
April 2012
2 posts
Dessauer Gespräche - Dessau Talks
“Merging Smart Skins and Fabrics”
Students,
The next Dessauer Gespräche is to take place on this Wednesday, the 2nd of May 2012. Heiko Trumpf from Buro Happold in Berlin will be conducting a lecture titled “Merging Smart Skins and Fabrics.” As always, the lecture is to take place at 18:30 in the main lecture hall in building 008.
For more imformation about Buro...
Summer Semester 2012
Students,
Welcome to summer semester 2012 ! Winter holidays have come to an end and it’s time for classes to start up again ! (At lease for first year students, second year students are free this semester ;))
Classes officially start on Tuesday, the 10th of April so check your student schedule to see if you have any electives taking place tomorrow. As far as lectures go,...
March 2012
1 post
SS2012 is right around the corner
Students,
We still have a month left of break before the summer semester of 2012 starts so keep relaxing. However, we only have until next Thursday, the 15th of March, to pay the tuition and students fees for the semester. It takes a few days for the transfer to process into the school’s bank account so to make sure you don’t end up paying late fees try and get the transfer started...
February 2012
8 posts
CAD Logic WS2011 - Alexander Kalachev
This study investigates the use of minimal quantities of material and the proper distribution of workload between the team members to create the final installation. The final model consists of a repitition of the same component N number of times.
The research was initiated with the modeling of the 3D basic component that can be obtatined from the 2D patterns. In the initial experiments,...
CITC II...adaptive growth processes
Wednesday, 25 January 2011
WS2011 Finals
CITC II…adaptive growth processes - Liss C. Werner
This semester Codes in the Clouds II explored Adaptive Growth Processes through material behavior as rule-based organisational systems. Starting from classic Science Fiction Literature and material analysis students developed advanced design strategies and methods. Observations of...
CAD Logic WS2011 - Liss C. Werner
Inflatable Wall
Sensitive Leaves
Tunicates
CAD Logic WS2011 - Alexander Kalachev
Studio X: Concept Villa for the 21st Century
Thursday, January 26 2012
WS2011 Finals
Studio X: Concept Villa for the 21st Century - Christos Passas
Studio X has engaged students with topics of architectural organization as a way of producing form through research. Our primary interest in Architectural Research stems from the Aristotelian understanding that the trinity of basic philosophical qualities matter-movement-form...
New Bauhaus Museum
Thursday, 26 January 2012
WS2011 Finals
New Bauhaus Museum - Professor Johannes Kister
The goal for this semester’s project was to create a museum in Weimar. Weimar owns a unique collection on the background, history and after-effects of the Bauhaus movement, which was founded here in 1919. The new Bauhaus museum will be focusing on a thematic link to the 20th and 21st...
Houthavens
Thursday, 26 January 2012
WS2011 Finals
Houthavens - Prof. Dr. Arie Graafland
This studio on the Amsterdam Houthavens not only focused on urban analysis and architectural design, but the students also carried out an in-depth, theoretical research on urban mapping techniques. By deliberately taking into account the forces that today have the most significant impact on the production of...
A New Health Palace
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
WS2011 Finals
A New Health Palace - Gunnar Hartmann and Lars Lerup
Looking out over a Google Map of the Prenzlauer Berg area of Berlin, several disused breweries have been transformed into cultural institutions - the nurturing of the mind is at the center here. But in an area of the new awareness of the union of body & mind we need to further recalibrate...
January 2012
3 posts
History of the European City
Students,
Professor Jacoby has confirmed he will be in Dessau tomorrow so his lecture series “History of the European City” will continue. First year students are asked to show up at the main lecture hall in building 008 at 9:00 tomorrow morning. Second year students can sleep in because there will be no more lectures for the remainder of the semester. :) Enjoy!
As for the elective...
Dessauer Gespräche / Dessau Talks
Geschäftshaus Augustenkarree, Hierl Architekten, Munich
It’s time for another installment of the Dessauer Gespräche / Dessau Talks! Please join us tomorrow night, the 18th of January, in welcoming Mr. Rudolf Hierl as he presents his lecture “Anders,” where he will take us into his Munich based firm and describe the projects that he has his firm have been dealing with in and...
Thomas Sieverts and Lars Lerup: Lacunas - The...
I hope that you all had a great Christmas/New Year and enjoyed your time off but now it’s time to get back into the rhythm of Dessau and prepare for another DIA tradition - final presentations! There’s not much time and stress is at an all time high but there’s only two weeks left before a nice, well deserved two month break…so have fun and good luck!
In other news, if...
December 2011
7 posts
Student Exchange Meeting / History of the European...
Students,
Two announcements. Prof. Jacoby is in Dessau this week so there will be two history lectures taking place tomorrow morning. As always, the lecture for first year students is to take place at 9:00 in the main lecture hall in building 008 with the lecture for second year students to follow immediately after. Since he is here, his elective “Ecology and Architecture” is also...
