Bauhaus Earth

We want to transform the built environment from a carbon source to a carbon sink. As a recognised research institution, we lead scientific inquiry into the nexus of climate and the built environment.

Our research agenda encompasses a range of topics, including the full life cycle of materials, the necessary material transition in construction, global and regional nature-based supply-and-demand chains and their socio-spatial, environmental, and political dimensions. We explore regenerative design solutions that address the challenges and opportunities in specific regional contexts.

We integrate science-based pathways and solutions with real-world application and experimentation. Our interdisciplinary research informs global demonstration projects, which in turn test and refine our scientific findings.

By means of experimentation with nature-based materials and the implementation of circular building practices, we aim to showcase practical approaches. Our objective is to set new impulses for future-oriented urban planning and a new (re)building culture, and to demonstrate the potential for scalability.