Bauhaus-University Weimar

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The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar (BUW) is a university for creative studies in Weimar. Since 1993 it has hosted the European Summer Academy.

[edit] History

• since 1997 Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
• 1946-1997 Hochschule für Baukunst und bildende Künste (University for Architecture and Visual Arts)
• 1924-1946 Hochschule für Handwerk und Baukunst (University for Crafts and Architecture)
• 1919-1924 The original Bauhaus school in Weimar
• 1860 Carl August founded the school of arts

[edit] Faculties

• Architecture
• Civil Engineering
• Gestaltung (Art and Design)
• Media

[edit] External links

• Bauhaus-Universität website (English-language pages)
• European Summer Academy

Coordinates: 50°58′28″N 11°19′42″E / 50.97444, 11.32833