07 Studio Niebergall
BAUHAUS Museum Dessau – Another Statement
Studio Master: Prof. Ralf Niebergall
Right now an architectural competition is running to design a BAUHAUS MUSEUM
in Dessau at the edge of the city centre and the city park. One could ask if this is the
end of the Bauhaus-idea. Is it possible, to put the claim of the Bauhaus, not only to
design products and buildings but having a fundamental impact on the society in
politics, economy, culture and everyday life into a Museum- box? How to exhibit a
school? How to exhibit the idea of a laboratory of the Modern which still dominates
the thinking in the modern movement, going beyond design towards complex solutions that integrate social and natural sciences, high-level technologies and economic visions and demands?
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The studio will trace these questions, integrating your individual experiences with
the Bauhaus and the little town Dessau and considering contemporary demands
and strategies to convey ideas instead of just displaying objects and history. It is
about designing a BAUHAUS MUSEUM that highlights the actuality of the ideas and
program, the vitality of the heritage and the importance of the Bauhaus for the contemporary time on about overall 3.500 m² (2100 m² exhibition space). But not necessarily on the same site, not necessarily following the intended exhibition strategies,
even not necessarily in one single building. Therefore we call it “another statement”.
You will choose the focus of Your own statement: is it the relationship between Bauhaus and the realities and desires of the city Dessau, is it the relationship between
Bauhaus innovation and contemporary visions of the future built environment, or
be it the relationship between the Bauhaus approach to a new exhibition design
and contemporary opportunities of conveying knowledge and ideas using new
technologies, interactive media and considering changing habits in perception. An
excursion is not mandatory, but is recommended, to visit some “state of the art” design museums or thematic exhibitions.
1st year studios | summer semester 2015