Walter gropius

“However often the thread may be torn out of your hands, you must develop enough patience to wind it up again and again.” — Walter Gropius, architect, German, Born May

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Walter Gropius designed House Gropius in 1926 in Dessau, Germany, as part of the Bauhaus faculty housing. This iconic structure embodies Bauhaus principles: functionality, simplicity, and modern materials like steel and glass. Its geometric forms, asymmetric layout, flat roofs, open floor plan, and large windows broke from traditional German architecture. The house served as Gropius's residence and a showcase of Bauhaus ideals, integrating art, technology, and industry.

Whatever else one might think of Walter Gropius—the pioneering German architect who founded the Bauhaus a century ago this year and thereby earned an irrevocable place in the pantheon of Modernism—it is hard not to be impressed by his most salient talent: survival. After each new somersault of fate he somehow landed on his feet and emerged undeterred.

Bauhaus's HQ was a single building in a provincial German town, yet its influence on 20th-century architecture, art and design is unparalleled

A century after its founding, the German school of art and architecture remains one of the most transcendent — and frustrating — movements of the Modernist age.

Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius, 1955 © Deutsches Historisches Museum

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Walter Gropius 140!, Jacek Tofil, poster 100x70cm, 2022-23

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The Bauhaus-Archiv in Berlin is a museum and archive with a distinctive sawtooth roof, envisioned by Walter Gropius but not completed until after his death.

Fagus Factory by Walter Gropius

We can recognize a lot of iconic furniture pieces, but do we know their history? The Bauhaus Movement has a great impact on modern furniture design, as well as on contemporary art and design philosophy on the whole. It has helped shape the “designer look” of the 20th century. Intended to bridge the gap between … Continue reading The Bauhaus Movement and its Role in the Design History →