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The campus of the Technical University of Dortmund is located near the Dortmund West highway junction, where the A45 Sauerland line crosses the B1/A40 Ruhr expressway. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 leads to Campus South, the Dortmund-Dorstfeld exit on the A40 to Campus North. The university is signposted at both exits.

Public transport

The "Dortmund Universität" S-Bahn station is located directly on the North Campus. From there, the S-Bahn line S1 runs every 20 or 30 minutes to Dortmund main station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf main station via Bochum, Essen and Duisburg. The university can also be reached by bus lines 445, 447 and 462. Timetable information can be found on the homepage of the Rhine-Ruhr transport association, and DSW21 also offers an interactive route network map.

The H-Bahn

The H-Bahn is one of the landmarks of TU Dortmund University. Line 1 runs every 10 minutes between Dortmund Eichlinghofen and the Technology Center via Campus South and Dortmund University S, while Line 2 runs every 5 minutes between Campus North and Campus South. It covers this route in two minutes.

By plane

From Dortmund Airport, you can take the AirportExpress to Dortmund Central Station in just over 20 minutes and from there take the S-Bahn to the university. Düsseldorf Airport, around 60 kilometers away, offers a wider range of international flight connections and can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university station.

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Calendar

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Location & approach

By car

The campus of the Technical University of Dortmund is located near the Dortmund West highway junction, where the A45 Sauerland line crosses the B1/A40 Ruhr expressway. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 leads to Campus South, the Dortmund-Dorstfeld exit on the A40 to Campus North. The university is signposted at both exits.

Public transport

The "Dortmund Universität" S-Bahn station is located directly on the North Campus. From there, the S-Bahn line S1 runs every 20 or 30 minutes to Dortmund main station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf main station via Bochum, Essen and Duisburg. The university can also be reached by bus lines 445, 447 and 462. Timetable information can be found on the homepage of the Rhine-Ruhr transport association, and DSW21 also offers an interactive route network map.

The H-Bahn

The H-Bahn is one of the landmarks of TU Dortmund University. Line 1 runs every 10 minutes between Dortmund Eichlinghofen and the Technology Center via Campus South and Dortmund University S, while Line 2 runs every 5 minutes between Campus North and Campus South. It covers this route in two minutes.

By plane

From Dortmund Airport, you can take the AirportExpress to Dortmund Central Station in just over 20 minutes and from there take the S-Bahn to the university. Düsseldorf Airport, around 60 kilometers away, offers a wider range of international flight connections and can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university station.

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Review: Stay Lecture by Prof. Jessen and Prof. Vollenweider

04/22/2025

"What comes, what stays, what goes?". Jessen & Vollenweider on attitude, diversity and new paths.

On April 8, 2025, Prof. Anna Jessen and Prof. Ingemar Vollenweider hosted the BLEIBEN lecture entitled "What comes, what stays, what goes?".

In front of numerous students, colleagues and guests, the two gave a very personal insight into their careers, their attitude towards architecture and their diverse working methods.

The path to architecture was not predetermined for either of them - and that is precisely what made the introduction to the evening so special. Ingemar Vollenweider described how he started his studies from an environment with no connection to architecture. The initial spark came in the form of a gift of an architecture magazine that fascinated him as a teenager. Anna Jessen also talked about growing up creatively. Even as a teenager, she sewed her own clothes and discovered her flair for craftsmanship early on.

The lecture focused on a series of selected projects that illustrated not only their architectural development, but also their attitude.

Both emphasized that they deliberately do not pursue a fixed "signature style", but are always trying out new things. Their projects move between the poles of traditional building methods and sustainable solutions.

What remains is the attitude: architecture as an open system, as a process, as an invitation to dialog.

The lecture ended in a lively round of discussions - and with the feeling that STAYING can also mean constantly repositioning oneself.