Together with teachers and pupils from the Weimar school network, the Bauhaus Agents developed ideas for Bauhaus games in the outdoor area. Christoph Thetard, a designer from Studio Montag, offered his support to the participants and explained the various steps in a design process on the basis of his own concrete projects. After a short introduction and clarification of the framework conditions, the participants, starting out from historical (Bauhaus) images as well as modern photos, developed numerous ideas and starting points for games – they covered a broad range, from a house of the senses to an over-sized marble run. The ideas were attributed to thematic fields like movement games and light games, and some individual suggestions were developed further, first in drawings and then using models on a scale of 1to 10.
The results of this workshop as well as those of further projects dealing with Bauhaus games were collected, the principles of play behind each were evaluated, and then taken as the basis for a professional development. Of course, it is impossible to realise all the ideas. However, the various projects and ideas provide information regarding the Bauhaus themes and techniques judged most exciting for playful investigation and debate. As from April 2019, the ideas that emerged from this process are being actually realised in the Bauhaus-Museum Weimar, where visitors can admire them.
(VS 2017)
