Bauhaus

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

Bauhaus

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.