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Walter Gropius: 1883- 1969 the Promoter of a New Form

Book information

Publisher
Taschen America Llc
Year
2004
ISBN
3822835315, 9783822835319
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
15 MB (15472549 bytes)
Pages
96\51
Time added
2024-04-15 17:41:10

Description

Born and educated in Germany, Walter Gropius (1883-1969) belongs to the select group of architects that massively influenced the international development of modern architecture. As the founding director of the Bauhaus, Gropius made inestimable contributions to his field, to the point that knowing his work is crucial to understanding Modernism. His early buildings, such Fagus Boot-Last Factory and the Bauhaus Building in Dessau, with their use of glass and industrial features, are still indispensable points of reference. After his emigration to the United States, he influenced the education of architects there and became, along with Mies van der Rohe, a leading proponent of the International Style.

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