Can design change society : Project Bauhaus : ARCH + In 2019 it will be the hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus. Prompted by this occasion with project bauhaus ARCH+ has undertaken a critical appraisal of the Bauhaus ideas: working for several years an international group of experts from a wide range of disciplines has investigated the socio political relevance and emancipatory potential of the Bauhaus historically for today and for the future. How can design still become effective as a political project What are the possibilities and problems encountered by universal design in the age of globalization Can the emancipatory potential of technology still be activated in a digitalized world The answers to these questions are published here for the first time for an international readership