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'''Walter Gropius''' (Berlin, May 18, 1883 – Boston, July 5, 1969) was a German [[architect]], theorist and teacher, who founded the [[Bauhaus school]]. | '''Walter Gropius''' (Berlin, May 18, 1883 – Boston, July 5, 1969) was a German [[architect]], theorist and teacher, who founded the [[Bauhaus school]]. | ||
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== Some works == | == Some works == | ||
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* Bauhaus, at Dessau, Germany, 1919 to 1925. | * Bauhaus, at Dessau, Germany, 1919 to 1925. | ||
* Fagus Works, at Alfred an der Leine, Germany, 1911 to 1913. | * Fagus Works, at Alfred an der Leine, Germany, 1911 to 1913. | ||
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Walter Gropius (Berlin, May 18, 1883 – Boston, July 5, 1969) was a German architect, theorist and teacher, who founded the Bauhaus school.
Gropius created innovative designs that borrowed materials and methods of construction from modern technology. This advocacy of industrialized building carried with it a belief in team work and an acceptance of standardization and prefabrication. Using technology as a basis, he transformed building into a science of precise mathematical calculations. [1]
Some works
- Bauhaus, at Dessau, Germany, 1919 to 1925.
- Fagus Works, at Alfred an der Leine, Germany, 1911 to 1913.
- Village College, Impington, Cambridge, England, 1936.
- Gropius House, at Lincoln, Massachusetts, 1937.
- Harvard Graduate Center, at Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1950.
- University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, 1957–1960.
- Pan Am Building, New York, 1958–1963.
- Tower East Shaker Heights, Ohio, 1967– 1969.
See also
External links
- Walter Gropius Great Buildings Online.