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

Walter Adolph Georg Gropius was a German architect who, along with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Le Corbusier is regarded as one of the pioneering........

This is the last week you’ll be reading about the Bauhaus this year (on this site, anyway)—we promise. In Germany and beyond, it’s safe to say that art and design history enthusiasts are feeling a little Bauhaus fatigue after 2019’s flurry of centenary celebrations—and the countless exhibitions, s

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.

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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.

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