Walter Gropius

been one of the most innovative and interesting ones of his time, but, unfortunately, this role has not been so often recognized in him by the historians.  M. Breuer belongs to a generation to which time and fame have not been so generous with. W. Gropius, Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier, in fact, when Breuer was in his twenties, had already began to give their contribute to the birth of a new era in architecture: the Modern Movement. Only in the latest years the critics have started to give to

romance and traditions of past epochs have become meaningless in the modern age. For example, symbolism through grand embellishments which were once the noblest function of fine art and consider great components of architecture have become tasteless (Gropius, 49). “Modern building art refuses to play a mere decorative role in our life” and want to leave the aesthetic traditions of the past (Rohe, 241). Therefore, in

to improve not only art, but society itself, was a very Art Nouveau thought, that eventually led to the birth of the Bauhaus movement and the creation of art education as society knows it today. The Bauhaus The Bauhaus school was founded by Walter Gropius in Weimar, Germany in 1919. It combined a wide variety of arts- architecture, sculpture, and painting, with crafts and engineering. (See Figures

includes design, architecture, and applied arts that existed in Germany. Walter Gropius was the founder of the Bauhaus school. Architects in this school wanted to use basics of classical architecture in their most pure form functional, without decoration of any kind. The Bauhaus school originated in Weimar, Germany (1919), moved to Dessau, Germany (1925), and disbanded when the Nazis rose to power. Bauhaus leaders like Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe migrated to the United States

While ski slopes may appear at first glance to be nothing more than a bunch of paths cut out of a side of a mountain. These trails have in fact, an impact outdoor aesthetics, the environment, the climate, and local/global economies. These paths or ski areas are all affected by good and bad design. I will focus specifically on how does modernism affect ski resort design? Abstract Climate change is a very real and it affects the entire globe. At risk are the polar ice caps, which are melting at

Transparency (Literal vs. Phenomenal) Transparency is defined and understood by most people as “having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly”. The growth in production and development of technology resulted in a new understanding for transparency in architecture and art. The architects Colin Rowe and Robert Slutzky believe that transparency is classified into two different types, literal and phenomenal, where one is the result

Bauhaus was founded in Germany, in 1919 by the architect Walter Gropius. He created the school by combining two previous schools, the Weimar School of Arts and Crafts with the Weimar Academy of Fine

The Bauhaus was set up in 1919 in Weimar by Walter Gropius. In 1925, the Bauhaus moved from Weimar to Dessau, where a new building is designed by Gropius. In this essay, I am going to discuss about the opinions made by many on the approach used and intention in rebuilding the Bauhaus in Dessau. The architectural aspects and interior space planning of the Bauhaus have become the identifications of the modernist architecture as well as legend in the history of design and design education. What unique

Introduction In this essay I will discuss the influence Le Corbusier’s Villa Savoye had on Modern Architecture. I will briefly outline the following: An introduction about Le Corbusier and his early years; A brief outline on his architectural career; His 5 points of architecture; Le Corbusier and the Villa Savoye; How does Villa Savoye demonstrate his 5 points of architecture; The influence of Le Corbusier’s Villa Savoye on Modern Architecture; Conclusion Charles- Edouard Jeanneret - Gris

beginning of the 1950s the brethren at the Benedictine Abbey of Saint John the Baptist in Collegeville, MN decided it was time to expand their campus. For the project, they decided to interview a series of architectural stars at the time, such as Walter Gropius, Richard Neutra, Pietro Belluschi, Barry Byrne, Eero Saarinen, and Marcel Breuer. In the end, they chose Breuer for his personality, modesty, honesty, listening skills, and for the fact that he took their needs and wishes seriously.15 The construction