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Q: What are the impacts of the Bauhaus on modern design? The Bauhaus school was founded in 1919 in Weimar by German architect Walter Gropius (1883 - 1969). In 1923, Walter Gropius introduced the agreement between “creative artists and the industrial world”. The Bauhaus is most famous for the idea of combining forms and functions. They combined both fine arts and design elements to create a curriculum that trained artists and designers to be capable of producing both functional and aesthetic work

Ha Lim (Sally) Lee Term 3 / Fall 15’ Intro to Modernism Daniel Spaulding Paper #2 “Modern painting, breaking through old conversation, has released countless suggestions which are still waiting to be used by the practical world.”(Gropius) The birth of modernism and modern art goes back to the Industrial Revolution, a period that lasted from the 18th to the 19th century, in which rapid changes in manufacturing, transportation, and technology profoundly affected the social, economic, and cultural conditions

German Secret Weapons of World War II Introduction German jets had many unique designs during World War II. These designs have fascinated many airplane designers since the end of the war. My purpose is not meant to praise the World War II Nazi Air Force, but to show how Germany developed these airplanes and how they used them. It was fortunate for the Allied powers of World War II and the world that the U.SA.F. Defeated the axis powers. If the allies had delayed entering the war a few more months

n the course of my bachelor degree, I’ve always wanted to continue studying architecture and never change the direction of my studies. Once finished with university I would like to practice as an architect. I decided to study architecture because of various different reasons. One of the things I enjoy very much of architecture is the relationship between scientific and humanistic themes. I very much wish that in the future I will be able to design buildings that will be harmonious between scientific

Haag, Austria. April 5th, 1900 – Herbert Bayer is born to Rosa Simmer Bayer and Maximilian Bayer. Although the village that he was raised in was mainly filled with peasants, his mother and her family owned a local hotel, known as the Gasthaus and Herbert’s father was a tax collector in the area. Being the second son of four total children meant that a young Herbert Bayer was shy and withheld. Although the relationship between parent and son was somewhat distant, his mother and father supported his

The history of graphic art and the cycle of politicization, depoliticization and then repoliticization span the late 19th century through and into the 21st century. Evolving from humble beginnings into the commercial behemoth it’s become to today this essay will explore graphic design’s evolution and the politics that affected this growing art movement during this influential timeline. Graphic design set its first roots in Germany in 1455 with the introduction of the Blackletter typeface and Johannes

The Bauhaus was arguably one of the most influential events in design history. The Bauhaus was a German art, design, and architecture school that was founded by Modernist architects Walter Gropius, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Le Corbusier. Although founded by Modernist architects, the Bauhaus did not teach architecture during its early years. Instead, Head of the Bauhaus Walter Gropius, wanted to form a school that encompassed all learnings of art and craft and form a curriculum that was activity-based

Victorian setting. In spite of the current look and soul of the tall working when the new century rolled over, society was not prepared to acknowledge any structure without remnants of customary ornamentation, and amid the early years of the twentieth century, Gothic, Art Deco and a variety of different styles praised new statures. This diversity, additionally depicted as a come back to style, has been viewed subsequently of the moderate impact of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. For reasons

Modernism was characterised by the deliberate departure from tradition. Modernism refers to the periods interest in processes, expressing feelings and ideas in creating abstractions rather than reality. Modern used to mean either the European Modernism, The International style, the functionalist, anti-ornament, and start from zero. The dominant metaphor for modernism in the 20th century was the machine, this stimulated the imaginations of many designers and architects living in industrialised countries

most popular works to date "Letters to a German Princess" (O 'Connor). This was popular because it explained some of his very complex concepts in simple terms. There were 200 "letters" inspired by the instruction he gave to the Princess of Anhalt-Dessau (Australian Mathematics). He still kept