Walter Gropius Bauhaus Architecture
Walter gropius german american architect and educator who particularly as director of the bauhaus 1919 28 exerted a major influence on the development of modern architecture.
Walter gropius bauhaus architecture. Walter adolph georg gropius 18 may 1883 5 july 1969 was a german architect and founder of the bauhaus school who along with alvar aalto ludwig mies van der rohe le corbusier and frank lloyd wright is widely regarded as one of the pioneering masters of modernist architecture he is a founder of bauhaus in weimar 1919. One of the most highly regarded architects of the 20th century walter gropius 18 may 1883 5 july 1969 was one of the founding fathers of modernism and the founder of the bauhaus the. The sommerfeld house in berlin the otte house in berlin the auerbach house in jena and the competition design for the chicago tribune tower which brought the school much attention. The definitive 1926 bauhaus building in dessau is also attributed to gropius.
Gropius was also a leading architect of the international style. The plans were drafted in gropius s private office the bauhaus did not have its own department of architecture until 1927. German architect walter gropius born may 18 1883 in berlin helped launch modern architecture in the 20th century when he was asked by the german government to run a new school the bauhaus in weimar in 1919. So the built output of bauhaus architecture in these years is the output of gropius.
His works many executed in collaboration with other architects included the school building and faculty housing at. As an art educator gropius soon defined the bauhaus school of design with his 1923 idee und aufbau des staatlichen bauhauses weimar idea and structure of the weimar state bauhaus. German architect walter gropius founded the bauhaus in 1919. The interior fittings were made in the bauhaus workshops.
The bauhaus moved from weimar germany to the town of dessau in 1925. Walter gropius lincoln usa 1938 when talking about modern architecture the bauhaus school and walter gropius cannot be omitted we already saw him in the weissenhof a revolutionary neighborhood in sttutgart nevertheless the houses he projected there did not survive the ii world war. As we continue our series exploring the school s centenary we profile the man who had a vision to make art accessible to the masses. The design includes three wings divided by function workshops school and.