Bauhaus, 1996
Dessau, Germany.
The Bauhaus school was founded by Walter Gropius in Weimar. In spite of its name, and the fact that its founder was an architect, the Bauhaus did not have an architecture department during the first years of its existence. Nonetheless it was founded with the idea of creating a 'total' work of art in which all arts, including architecture would eventually be brought together. The Bauhaus style became one of the most influential currents in Modernist architecture and modern design.[1] The Bauhaus had a profound influence upon subsequent developments in art, architecture, graphic design, interior design, industrial design, and typography.
Gropius's design for the Dessau facilities was a return to the futuristic Gropius of 1914 that had more in common with the International style lines of the Fagus Factory than the stripped down Neo-classical of the Werkbund pavilion or the Völkisch Sommerfeld House.[16] The Dessau years saw a remarkable change in direction for the school. According to Elaine Hoffman, Gropius had approached the Dutch architect Mart Stam to run the newly-founded architecture program, and when Stam declined the position, Gropius turned to Stam's friend and colleague in the ABC group, Hannes Meyer.
The Bauhaus had heavily Socialist leanings and hence fell out of favour with Hitler. Political pressures forced it to move locations to Weimar and Berlin and it was ultimately shut down by the Nazis. Many famous tutors and Heads of the Bauhaus school fled to America before the war to set up practice in NY and Chicago, where many of their famous works are on display, notably in Manhattan. The most famous of the Heads of Bauhaus was Mies van der Rowe, one of the world's great architects. Other noted figures were Vassily Kandinsky, Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer.
Bauhaus, 1996
Dessau, Germany.
The Bauhaus school was founded by Walter Gropius in Weimar. In spite of its name, and the fact that its founder was an architect, the Bauhaus did not have an architecture department during the first years of its existence. Nonetheless it was founded with the idea of creating a 'total' work of art in which all arts, including architecture would eventually be brought together. The Bauhaus style became one of the most influential currents in Modernist architecture and modern design.[1] The Bauhaus had a profound influence upon subsequent developments in art, architecture, graphic design, interior design, industrial design, and typography.
Gropius's design for the Dessau facilities was a return to the futuristic Gropius of 1914 that had more in common with the International style lines of the Fagus Factory than the stripped down Neo-classical of the Werkbund pavilion or the Völkisch Sommerfeld House.[16] The Dessau years saw a remarkable change in direction for the school. According to Elaine Hoffman, Gropius had approached the Dutch architect Mart Stam to run the newly-founded architecture program, and when Stam declined the position, Gropius turned to Stam's friend and colleague in the ABC group, Hannes Meyer.
The Bauhaus had heavily Socialist leanings and hence fell out of favour with Hitler. Political pressures forced it to move locations to Weimar and Berlin and it was ultimately shut down by the Nazis. Many famous tutors and Heads of the Bauhaus school fled to America before the war to set up practice in NY and Chicago, where many of their famous works are on display, notably in Manhattan. The most famous of the Heads of Bauhaus was Mies van der Rowe, one of the world's great architects. Other noted figures were Vassily Kandinsky, Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer.