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Walter Gropius

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Bauhaus Founder

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German American architect, 1883 to 1969, founder of the Bauhaus at Weimar in 1919 and designer of its famous Dessau building, who taught that art and industrial technique must be unified in design education. Emigrating from Nazi Germany, he led architectural teaching at Harvard and carried Bauhaus method into the mainstream of American practice.

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Birth Year
1883 1
Death Year
1969 1
Nationality
German, later American 1
Defining Contribution
Founding the Bauhaus and its Dessau building 2
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Founding of the Bauhaus, Milestones

Walter Gropius founded the Staatliches Bauhaus in April 1919 and served as its first director.

Source Wikipedia
The Bauhaus, Institutions and Organizations

Founder and first director.

Source Bauhaus Dessau Foundation Official Site
Sources
1. Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.View the Source
2. Bauhaus Dessau Foundation Official Site
Bauhaus Dessau FoundationView the Source
Wikipedia
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Founding of the Bauhaus, Bauhaus, FoundingView the Source
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