Aarhus University BSS, Danish Architecture Competition, Jutland Building Project Images
School of Business and Social Sciences in Aarhus, Jutland
30 Apr 2021
School of Business and Social Sciences
Design: AART
Location: Ã…rhus, Jylland, Danmark

The Danish practice AART has won the competition to design the new Aarhus BSS, School of Business and Social Sciences at Aarhus University, which is the second largest university in Denmark. Flexible study environments and sustainable solutions combined with high architectural qualities. These are the key elements in the future Aarhus BSS.
The ambition is to create a new landmark for the city of Aarhus and a meeting point in the University City – the upcoming city-integrated campus at Aarhus University. Particularly significant will be the large auditorium, which will be established as a rotunda in glass and aluminium in the central square and thus become a spectacular centre of the campus.
In 2025, Aarhus BSS will move its activities across the city – from its current address to the University City. With the move, students and staff can, among other things, can look forward to a number of new and larger auditoriums ? where one of them will be Aarhus University’s largest with room for 800 people. Wood will be a common material in the architectural expressions of the new buildings, while study areas and teaching rooms are designed so that they can be used for several purposes.
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