New Auditorium and Central Square on Campus Have Been Named
The newly constructed round auditorium building in the University City and the square outside, paved with red bricks, have been given a name. And no, they’re not named after either Danish or international research pioneers. They get much more down-to-earth – or should we say urban – names.
You know the Lakeside Lecture Theatres and the University Park. Now you should also get to know the City Auditorium and the University Square. These are the names of the new, round auditorium and the square paved with tile outside, centrally located on AU's new campus in the Aarhus University City.
It is AU that – together with FEAS, which owns the University City – has named both the round auditorium building and the square around it.
And it’s precisely the location in the University City and the connection to AU's yellow campus on the other side of Nørrebrogade that has inspired the names, says university director Kristian Thorn, in a news release from AU.
“The City Auditorium gets its name from its location in the University City. The name follows the same logic as the 'Lakeside Lecture Theatres' in the University Park, which are named after their location next to the University Lake.”
He continues:
“University Square is based on the concept of ‘square’ as a gathering place near the city. It’s our hope that the University Square will become a recreational and social space – for members of the university community and city residents alike – just like the University Park on the other side of Nørrebrogade.”
Thus, the names don’t have reference to Danish or international top researchers, as is otherwise the case with, for example, the Nobel Park, the Skou Building, the Bartholin Complex and the Victor Albeck Building.
In January, employees from the Department of Economics and Business Economics and the Department of Management moved to the University City from Fuglesangs Allé. Several administrative functions from Aarhus BSS have also been moved to the University City. At the start of the semester, students who have previously attended education programmes at Fuglesangs Allé will follow. At the same time, Kitchen has moved to the northern end of the University City, where the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics and AU IT are already located. This means that the new campus, which will be officially inaugurated in May, will now really come to life.
This text is machine translated and post-edited by Lisa Enevoldsen.