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European Architectureand
the Weimar Republic’s Bauhaus
Brandenburg Gate, 1780s
Germany 1780s
SCHINKEL, Karl Friederich Neue Wache (New Guard House), Berlin
Germany 19th century
Schauspielhaus (Theater), Berlin, 1818-21
Germany 19th century
ALTES MUSEUM (Old Museum), 1823-33, Schinkel
Berlin 19th century
Walhalla
Berlin 19th century
Reichstag, Berlin 1894
ReichstagReichstag, Berlin 1894
Reichstag
Reichstag, Berlin 1894
Haussmann’s buildings
19th century housing
Garnier’s opera, facade
Paris 19th century
Rome, 1885-1925
British MuseumEngland
“Classicism is devoid of feeling.” - Pugin
(British Museum, 1825)
“Neo-Classical architecture is Pagan in origin and paralyzed in its old age.” - Pugin
Houses of Parliament, river façade
Houses of Parliament, London 1840-70
Houses of Parliament
BAUHAUS
The School: 1919-1933
The Building: Walter Gropius Germany 1925
synthesis of architecture, technology
and functionality
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Bauhaus Gropius, Dessau, 1925-26
Walter Gropius (1883-1969). Studied at the Colleges of Technology of Berlin and Munich. Worked under the german architect Peter Behrens from 1907-10. He was influenced by the writings of Frank Lloyd Wright. Founded the Bauhaus (House of Building), one of the most influential architecture and design schools of the 20th century. The rise of National Socialsim and Adolf Hitler drove Gropius out of Germany. He first went to London, but eventually settled in Boston, where he taught at Harvard and MIT
Bauhaus: Mechanically opened windows
Bauhaus
Bauhaus
Bauhaus
Plan
aerial
bridge
Bauhaus
Bauhaus
curriculum
Teapot
table lamp (metal workshop) 1923-4
Breuer chair
Breuer chair
chairs
cartoon
1929 Barcelona Chair, Mies
Mies: "The chair is a very difficult object. Everyone who has ever tried to make one knows that. There are endless possibilities and many problems--the chair has to be light, it has to be strong, it has to be comfortable. It is almost easier to build a skyscraper than a good chair."
Chaise lounge, le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand, 1929
Folding Table
Brno Chair (Mies) 1929
Bauhaus Exhibition Poster, Joost Schmidt, 1923
Gropius House, Lincoln, MA, 1938
Gropius House
Bauhaus Fonts
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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