Gropius


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United States architect (born in Germany) and founder of the Bauhaus school (1883-1969)

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Neubau explained that the model's tinted mirror lenses symbolise Walter Gropius' school where Bauhaus was born, while 3D printed accents on the front of the frame add detail to the model.
For Germans, Gropius is both a major figure who kept their culture at the forefront through the industrial century, but also a good soul who didn't give in to the Nazis, and is venerated accordingly.
One of its masterminds in art was Walter Gropius. The young architect had already made a name for himself with bold, modern architectural designs, and he also penned plenty of texts on design theory.
Dr Gropius warns that relieving the pressure on city centres takes years to accomplish.
Many of the photographs Lucia Moholy (1894-1989) took of Bauhaus products and of the first director Walter Gropius's architectural work for the school (1926 and 1924; Figs.
from the University of Manitoba in 1944 and at Harvard University under Walter Gropius. He entered into an architectural practice with John Burnett Parkin in 1947.
Colorful is Grecon's new color At Ligna 2013, fire detection firm Grecon unveils a new corporate marketing identity in line with its 100+-year history and the recognition of its building, designed in 1911 by (famed industrial architect) Walter Gropius. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011.
The founder of the Bauhaus was an obscure architect, Walter Gropius (1883-1969) who in 1919 articulated his ideas in a stirring manifesto.
In 1919, a 36-year-old architect, Walter Gropius, was appointed head of a new art school in Germany - the Bauhaus.
Ernst Neufert was a prominent German Architect of the twentieth century and was a noted assistant of Walter Gropius. (A[c] Book News, Inc., Portland, OR)
Thus in 1919 there emerged a new design school, created by the architect Walter Gropius (1883-1969) with the proposed name, in the words of its founder, "the State Bauhaus in Weimar combining the former Grand Ducal School of Fine Art and the former Grand Ducal School of Arts and Crafts" (2).