Christmas Greetings
Dear members of the association! Dear Bauhaus friends!
As Christmas and the New Year approach, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all the very best! Once again this year, I would like to thank all our supporters inside and outside the association for their dedicated cooperation and wish them a good start to a successful and, above all, peaceful year 2025!
Together for the Future: Your Support Counts!
Anja Guttenberger (Foto), Bauhaus Denkmal Bundesschule Bernau, 2020
Dear Members of the Bauhaus Association “baudenkmal bundesschule bernau e.V.”,
We hope this message finds you well. We would like to kindly remind you that the payment of membership contributions is of great importance for our association to continue successfully financing our projects.
To make your annual transfer easier and ensure no payment is forgotten, we recommend setting up a standing order. This is uncomplicated and can be conveniently done through your online banking or directly at your bank branch. A standing order ensures that your contribution is automatically and punctually transferred.
Thank you for your support and commitment to our association!
Obituary: Wolfgang Heyn
With great sorrow, we announce the passing of our long-standing and esteemed member, Wolfgang Heyn, who died after a long illness on November 23, 2024, in Bernau. Wolfgang was not only a dedicated supporter of our association but also significantly contributed to numerous publications in our association's series of writings.
His knowledge, dedication, and tireless efforts have enriched and shaped our association. We will remember him as an inspiring member and valuable colleague. Our deepest condolences go to his family and loved ones.
In silent remembrance,
The Board and Members of the baudenkmal bundesschule bernau association
Bauhaus Architectures and Daylight Studies
Expert article by Ute Poerschke
Figure 3a: Detail of the third competition board. Solar geometry for the day of the summer solstice. Source: Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau
Walking through the UNESCO World Heritage building of the General German Trade Union Federation (ADGB) in Bernau, one can observe how beautiful the interior rooms connect with the surrounding nature and how beautiful the daylight illuminates the rooms in many different facets. Most spectacular can this be experienced in the dining hall with its restored glass building blocks integrated in the ceiling and the diagonal corner view into the woods. These daylight qualities are no accident, as the Bauhaus intensively studied daylight in architecture. The ADGB-School not only served as an experimentation field but turns out to be a masterpiece with extraordinary daylight situations. In no other project did the Bauhaus grapple so comprehensively with daylight ideas.
