An image of John Schellnhuber next to some text: John Schellnhuber. Direktor Emeritus, Potsdam-Instituts für Klimafolgenforschung (PIK), Gründer und Geschäftsführer der Bauhaus Erde. Title of the speech: "Die große Transformation der gebauten Umwelt." Building Green Hamburg 2023.

John Schellnhuber of Bauhaus Earth takes the stage at Building Green Hamburg to share insights on transforming the built environment.

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Aseman Bahadori

Announcement book breakfast, 26 May 2023 at 09:00 - 10:00 CET

Bauhaus Earth launches its first book "Reconstructing the Future: Cities as Carbon Sinks" at the Biennale Architettura 2023.

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Join us for our Book Breakfast at the Biennale Architettura 2023!

Bauhaus Earth Innovation Lab Director, Alan Organschi, gives a keynote at the G7 Agriculture Ministers' Meeting in Japan on 21st April 2023.

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Bauhaus Earth at G7 Agriculture Minister&#8217;s Meeting in Miyazaki, Japan

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The Greek island of Delos is considered the birthplace of light: In mythology, the moon goddess Artemis and the sun god Apollo were born here. Thousands of years later, the &#8220;Apollo&#8221; space missions took people to the moon. Now the &#8220;Artemis&#8221; program is to do this again We invite you to join us on Thursday, [&hellip;]

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alpha mission delos

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Sarah Baur

Bauhaus Earth announces the award of its first Fellowship to Material Cultures with the project "Constructive Land Berlin/Brandenburg."

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bauhaus earth names material cultures first bauhaus earth fellows

The first Open Call for Bauhaus Earth fellowships is now open. We look forward to receiving proposals for experimental projects that produce new knowledge on local, bio-based, and circular construction and contribute to the development of a powerful aesthetic for a sustainable architecture of the future. The Bauhaus Earth Fellowship Program (BE-FELLOW) welcomes a broad [&hellip;]

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be-fellow open call announcement

Starting in March 2023, Bauhaus Earth will conduct the three-year research project &#8220;Transformation Pathways to a Renewable Built Environment&#8221; funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUV). We are looking for 5 researchers to join our team. The project explores the potentials, challenges and starting points for [&hellip;]

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open positions

Sinking carbon through regional, biobased, circular building economies Globally, the built environment is the largest single producer of carbon emissions, responsible for approximately 40% of total emissions. If we continue to build our cities and infrastructures using the strategies, practices, and technologies prevalent across the globe today, the environmental and social impacts will be devastating. [&hellip;]

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join our webinar

We are looking for new talents to join our team. Please find all detailed job descriptions below or under Jobs. We look forward to meeting you! LEITUNG KOMMUNIKATION UND PR (W/M/D)(Position #2023/1) HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS AND PR (F/M/D)(Position #2023/1) VERANTWORTLICHE:N FÜR DEN BEREICH FINANZEN/BUCHHALTUNG UND PROJEKTABRECHNUNG (W/M/D)(Position #2022/3) VERANTWORTLICHE:R BEREICH PERSONAL (M/W/D)(Position #2022/4)

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new job opportunities

Bauhaus Earth has started collaborating with the Toni Piëch Foundation to develop a digital factsheet compendium on the transformation of the built environment. The content will be developed along the notion of a regenerative built environment. This idea seeks to actively contribute to the restoration of our natural habitats and ecosystems and addresses the climate [&hellip;]

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factsheet compendium: transforming the built environment

The New European Bauhaus&#8217; forestry summit &#8220;Into the Woods&#8221; was held in Helsinki on November 24. Finnish, Swedish and Estonian Prime Ministers, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and other high-level decision-makers came together with international researchers to discuss sustainable timber construction methods.  Hans Joachim Schellnhuber (Bauhaus Erde) gave the keynote and Alan Organschi [&hellip;]

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into the woods summit

The German press covered Bauhaus Earth&#8217;s funding announcement by the Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kultur (MWFK, Brandenburg Ministry of economy, research and culture) and the Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz, nukleare Sicherheit und Verbraucherschutz (BMU, Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection), as well as the latest ProtoPotsdam project updates [&hellip;]

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bauhaus earth protopotsdam in the press

Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, Founder and Director of Bauhaus Erde, tells Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg about the next steps towards a transformation of the building industry in Potsdam. Have a look here!  Click here for more information about ProtoPotsdam.

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rbb covers protopotsdam

December 2022 Bauhaus Earth, the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) and the Ministry of Science, Research and Culture (MWFK) Brandenburg announce significant investment that will strengthen Potsdam as a global center for scientific innovation and research. The five-million-euro grant from the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) and the two-million-euro grant from the Ministry of Science, Research [&hellip;]

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two ministries announce funding for bauhaus earth

We launched our newsletter! We are looking forward to sharing insight into our work and exciting research with you.   Please follow the link to subscribe to our newsletter or find the latest versions under resources.

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bauhaus earth newsletter

The Global Environmental Action Conference (GEA) was held on October 27-28 in Tokyo. Research institutes, public representatives and interational organizations came together to discuss global environment  crises and action plans. Hans Joachim Schellnhuber gave the keynote on the importance of addressing and transforming the building sector.   The full report and more information on the [&hellip;]

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schellnhuber at gea in japan

As a member of GlobalABC we’re happy to share this year&#8217;s Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction. &nbsp; “In 2021, construction activities rebounded back to pre-pandemic levels in most major economies, alongside more energy intensive use of buildings as workplaces reopened but hybrid working remained. (…) CO2 emissions from buildings operations have reached an [&hellip;]

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2022 report for buildings und construction

COP 27 is taking place in Egypt this year. On Friday November 11 , the Panel &#8220;Building our Future &#8211; The Potential of the Building Sector and Building Materials for a Climate neutral World&#8221; will take place at the BuildingsPavillion.  Philipp Misselwitz will join for Bauhaus Earth together with Vera Rodenhoff, (Federal Ministry for Economic [&hellip;]

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bauhaus earth at cop 27

In October the installation Mass is More was shown in Barcelona. We would like to highlight one article in BauNetz and an interview with Bauhaus Earth&#8217;s Alan Organschi in Architectural Record. Find more articles on our website under resources, here. Installation von Bauhaus Earth und Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, BauNetz, October 10, 2022&nbsp; [&hellip;]

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&#8220;mass is more&#8221; in the press 02

Bauhaus Earth Founder and CEO Hans Joachim Schellnhuber gave the opening keynote at the Heinze GmbH Klimafestival für die Bauwende (Climate Festival for the Transformation of the Construction Sektor) on November 2, 2022. He shared his vision about the re-constructing of a climate future and his ideas to develop carbon positive human settlements. More details [&hellip;]

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schellnhuber&#8217;s keynote at heinze klimafestival

On October 4, 2022,&nbsp;we presented the&nbsp;Barcelona&nbsp;Protocol,&nbsp;a&nbsp;joint&nbsp;initiative of&nbsp;Bauhaus Earth,&nbsp;Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia(IAAC),&nbsp;European Forest Institute&nbsp;(EFI)&nbsp;and&nbsp;&nbsp;Barcelona City Council.&nbsp;The Protocol traces first lines of action for the&nbsp;visions described in the&nbsp;Toward Re-Entanglement: A Charter for the City and the Earth.&nbsp;Find out more details and&nbsp;the&nbsp;full protocol&nbsp;here.&nbsp;

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european action call presented in barcelona

Check out the most recent international publications on our Barcelona demonstration project with IAAC. The project will be open to the public until October 9, 2022, at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion, Av. Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 7, 08038 Barcelona, Spain.&nbsp; For more information,&nbsp;click here. The “Mass is More” installation transforms the Mies van [&hellip;]

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&#8220;mass is more&#8221; in the press

thfximpulse

Join us on October 12 from 7 to 9 pm at THFx in Berlin. We will discuss the impact of architecture and the built environment on the current climate crisis with Martin Welp (University for Sustainable Development Eberswalde), Andrea Klinge (ZRS) and Elvira Schwanse (Sustainable Architecture and Tourism). For Bauhaus Earth, Angelika Drescher and Philipp [&hellip;]

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thfx event with bauhaus earth

Following the opening of Mass is More, the Bauhaus Earth team will speak at the annual conference of the European Forest Institute in Barcelona on October 6. Biocities: placing nature and people at the centre of the urban environment offers an international science-policy-practice dialogue on the transformative potential of trees, forests, wood (and other biomaterials) [&hellip;]

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join us at the efi conference

We are looking for new talents to join our team. The four calls are open until mid-October. If you are interested find all detailed job descriptions below or under Vacancies. We look forward to meeting you! Scientific Researcher for Bauhaus Earth Fellowship Program(POSITION #2022/1) Workshop Manager (f/m/d) for the Bauhaus Earth Lab (German) /Werkstattleiter:in (w/m/d) [&hellip;]

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four open positions at bauhaus earth

“Mass is More&#8221;, a project created by the&nbsp;Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia&nbsp;and&nbsp;Bauhaus Earth, is opening on&nbsp;October 4, 2022, at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Barcelona.&nbsp; The installation explores the use of&nbsp;regenerative and decarbonizing architectural materials&nbsp;in contemporary buildings. By reconsidering the materials being used in the original pavilion, this new installation reflects on [&hellip;]

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&#8220;mass is more&#8221; opening in barcelona

We are excited to be part of next week’s&nbsp;SBE Conference – Built Environment within Planetary Boundaries. Join us on Wednesday, September, 21 from 11:30 – 13:00 CET for our Special Forum:&nbsp;Transition Pathways Toward a Regenerative Built Environment!&nbsp; Franziska Schreiber and Philipp Misselwitz will discuss with speakers from different region, about systemic issues that arise in [&hellip;]

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join bauhaus earth at sbe conference

Hans Joachim Schellnhuber delivered the keynote at G7 Sustainable Urban Development Ministerial Meeting in Potsdam on September, 13. The meeting welcomed Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz and was chaired by German Federal Minister for Building Klara Geywitz to address current challenges and future opportunities of urban development policy. Find out more here. Photo credits: Henning Schacht

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hans joachim schellnhuber speaks at g7 meeting in potsdam

In its latest summer issue the Austrian architecture magazine architektur.aktuell covers Bauhaus Earth&#8217;s findings, ongoing projects and vision into the near future. You can order the full magazine here.

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bauhaus earth profile in architektur.aktuell

In this in-depth interview by Chirs Foges for RIBA Journnal, Hans Joachim Schellnhuber talks about the important role of timber construction in the fight against the climate crisis. Read more about the link between construction, the environment, politics and social responsibility in the full article here.

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riba-interview with hans joachim schellnhuber

One of the most important materials for regenerative construction is wood. Biologist Pierre Ibisch and physicist Hans Joachim Schellnhuber discuss the potential of timber construction and consequences for forests. Read the full article here.

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schellnhuber on forests for regenerative building in geo

7SACHEN

As part of the 7th birthday of the Rechenzentrum Potsdam, we were invited to speak at 7SACHEN.

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inspiring evening at the rechenzentrum potsdam

Philipp Misselwitz on building with bio-based materials as a way out of climate-damaging and socially unequal urban development in Die Architekt 4/2022. Find the article here.

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new essay: the strength of the global network

The Infrastructures in Transformation: An Atlas of Berlin-Brandenburg exhibition opens on Friday, July 29, 2022 at 6pm in the Galerie Kosmos in Rechenzentrum, Dortustraße 46, 14467 Potsdam (Ground floor, wheelchair accessible).  Exhibition entrance: Free&nbsp; Duration: July 29 – August 7 (closed on Tuesday and Wednesday)&nbsp; Opening hours: 11am – 6pm&nbsp; Tours: Exhibition tours with the Bauhaus Earth team and [&hellip;]

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exhibition opening: infrastructures in transformation

potsdam

On July 22, 2022 Bauhaus Earth and Municipal Real Estate Service (KIS) of the City of Potsdam launched their new partnership. Bauhaus Earth will provide scientific advising and support for the development of the city&#8217;s municipal building projects. Focus points of the collaboration will be resource-saving and recyclable construction methods, low energy demand, renewable energy supply [&hellip;]

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announcement of cooperation with kis potsdam

ndion

Latest ndion interview about wooden settlements, cyborganic construction. Find the full article here.

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interview with hans joachim schellnhuber

In their article for F20 “Transforming the built environment – an opportunity for systemic restoration for people and planet” Franziska Schreiber and Philipp Misselwitz write about global strategies for change and the role of Bauhaus Earth. Read the full article&nbsp;here.&nbsp;

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system restoration for people and planet: bauhaus earth&#8217;s f20 editorial

On Monday, June 27, we had the pleasure of kicking off the conceptual and planning phase for our temporary pavilion in Potsdam. To develop new strategies and standards for use of renewable materials, the use of recycled products, and new construction methods to maximize CO2 sequestration throughout the life cycle, this project phase brings together [&hellip;]

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kick-off event for the potsdam demonstrator

Philipp Misselwitz, Bauhaus Earth&#8217;s Executive Director, on ecological prototypes, circular bioregions and the power of the construction industry. Read the full interview here.

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interview with philipp misselwitz in bauwelt

In the beginning of June we held our first event and we are very grateful for all participants. Read more about the event in the international press: Charta und Konferenz aus Rom, BauNetz; June 09, 2022 Ursula Von Der Leyen And Francis Kéré Open Bauhaus Earth’s Reconstructing The Future Conference, world architecture;June 09 ,2022 Ursula [&hellip;]

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press coverage of the re-constructing the future conference

With keynotes by Ursula von der Leyen, Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, Lesley Lokko, Francis Kéré and more.

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watch the reconstructing the future conference online

Towards Re-Entanglement: A Charter for the City and the Earth

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charter launch

Regenerative City on Wednesday, June 1 at 2.40pm. 

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bauhaus earth at built4people forum

We are thrilled to announce The Reconstructing the Future for People and Planet Conference, hosted by Bauhaus Erde and the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, at the Vatican on June 9 - 10, 2022.

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join us in rome

Philipp Misselwitz will give a lecture on "The underbelly of the 15-Minute City" 

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philipp misselwitz opening bauwelt kongress

Make sure to watch Prof. John Schellnhuber on MDR (Central German Broadcasting) and learn more about Bauhaus Earth's vision for regenerative building.

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