Bauhaus and its sites in weimar, dessau and bernau wikipedia. Written in biographic style, the book explains the groups unswerving focus on creating art and architecture. The book expanded architecture temporal spatial practices, edited by. Alongside the history and architecture of the building, the book also describes the work carried out in the former workshops, and the most important products made. The dessau bauhaus building by margret kentgenscraig. The bauhaus building by walter gropius bauhaus was founded in 1919 in weimar germany, by walter gropius. The interior fittings were made in the bauhaus workshops.
The bauhaus buildings in weimar, dessau and bernau are fundamental representatives of classical modernism, directed towards a radical renewal of architecture and design. A modern building complex was erected out of concrete glass and steel. The school moved to dessau in 1925 and disbanded in 1933 in berlin. Bauhaus and its sites in weimar, dessau and bernau. Today, it is accepted worldwide as the ultimate symbol of. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. The authors look at its meaning for contemporary architecture. Herbert bayer of the bauhaus school in dessau, germany, designed the inspiration for itc bauhaus, known as the universal typeface, while he was teaching there in 1925. Dessau is historically the capital of the principality later dukedom of anhaltdessau.
The book depicts the development of classically simple, functional bauhaus. In 1941 it housed the press department of the aircraft manufacturer junkers. The book expanded architecture temporal spatial practices, edited by claudia. The book is a pointforpoint record of actual programs and projects at the bauhaus, prepared by herbert bayer under the general editorship of walter gropius and with the collaboration of a dozen other bauhaus teachersincluding kandinsky, klee, feininger, schlemmer, itten, moholynagy, albers, and breuer. Its staff includes architects, town planners, sociologists, cultural scientists, artists and art historians. Bauhaus building, dessau, lucia moholy, 19256 tate. With its suspended glass facades, exposed steel gridding and. The bauhaus building in dessau, designed by gropius and completed in 1925.
Continuing our walk around the campus of the famous bauhaus school in dessau, germany. The master houses are open tuesun 10 am to 6 pm summer and 5 pm winter. The series of books includes monographs, omnibus volumes and catalogs. But what is it that gives it its lasting stylistic influence. Browse mit press books that celebrate the centenary of bauhaus and. The bauhaus building in dessau was used as a school for teaching women cooking and sewing, and just before the beginning of world war ii in 1939, it became a training school for officers of the nazi party. The total area for construction of the dessau bauhaus was 1,400 sq ft, the building itself containing approximately 250,600 sq ft. Walter gropiuss bauhaus dessau was, from 1925 to 1932, the headquarters of the famous bauhaus school of design. It is not a box that contains functions and promotes itself in unified form with some architectural signature but rather opens the box to reveal itself. We see this in ise gropiuss fuzzy, blackandwhite photo of the directors house at the bauhaus campus in dessau, designed by her husband walter and shot in 1926.
Guests can book accommodation in the studio building, designed by walter gropius, once occupied by architecture and design students at. Itc bauhaus is a rounded sans serif design whose forms were developed from the straight edge and compass. The book documents all phases of the bauhaus buildings history, use and constructive changes. Although it is often considered an architectural academy the name bauhaus literally means house of construction in its original conception, the bauhaus was really. Architect walter gropius founded bauhaus in weimar in 1919 and became the first bauhaus director. The bauhaus building at dessau the bauhaus is a fascinating building, and while it is structurally reasoned it is not easily captured in a quick look but rather invites repeated investigation. The face of the 20th century, a 1994 documentary, traces the development of the bauhaus movement from its formation in weimar by walter gropius to the establishment of the bauhaus school in dessau to its last stand in a derelict factory in berlin. It was an amazing and honorable experience to have a chance to live in the original building of the bauhaus. The authors look at its meaning for contemporary architecture, culture and politics, and describe its history during the weimar republic, the third reich, the gdr and up to the present. The dessau bauhaus building hardcover december 1, 1999 by stiftung bauhaus dessau editor, margret kentgenscraig editor. Ed benguiat and vic caruso redrew the typeface in 1975. Established in 1919 by walter gropius, the bauhaus academy was conceived as the cathedral of the future, an institution for the training of the new artisan the artistcraftsmanarchitect. The edition bauhaus acts as the voice of the bauhaus dessau foundation. After a dozen years of national socialist use and then half a centurys worth of restoration, it is now a unesco world culturalheritage site, attracting some 80,000 visitors a year who seek the roots of twentieth century modernism.
Courtesy of dennis sharp staatliches bauhaus building in dessau dessau bauhaus architect. Yet the influence and seminal legacy of the bauhaus is a fact agreed by almost all. Edition bauhaus edited by the bauhaus dessau foundation. In each evening i kept enjoying the special bauhaus liquor only for 3 euros.
On the bauhaus trail in germany the new york times. Bauhauss famed faculty included to name just a few paul klee, oskar schlemmer, wassily kandinsky, josef albers, marianne brandt, henry. Gropius extensive facilities for the bauhaus at dessau combine teaching, student and faculty members housing, an auditorium, and office spaces. Last year monoskop delighted the architecture and art community by making many of the bauhaus publications available to freely download.
The bauhaus school was founded in weimar in 1919 by the german architect walter gropius, moved to dessau in 1925 and. The influence of the bauhaus is alive in your living room. See more ideas about bauhaus, moholy nagy, bauhaus architecture. Bauhaus walter gropius great buildings architecture. See the book the enclosure of the garden from its origins. There she produced many iconic photographs documenting the architecture of the bauhaus buildings in the mid1920s. The bauhaus building rises over dessau, a small, postindustrial city in eastern germany, like a futuristic message from the past. Margret kentgenscraig shows that the fame of the bauhaus in america was the result not only of the inherent qualities of its concepts and products, but also of a unique congruence of cultural supply and demand, of a consistent flow of information, and of finetuned marketing. After three years of construction, the new museum building for the bauhaus archive opens in west berlin. Today, it is accepted worldwide as the ultimate symbol of white modernism. The bauhaus was founded in 1919 in the city of weimar by german architect walter gropius. The bauhaus was welcomed by the mayor of dessau in 1925. The pinwheel configuration when viewed from the air represents in form the propellers of the airplanes manufactured in the dessau area.
How is gropiuss play with transparency, lightness and colour achieved. All books can be ordered at the onlineshop of the bauhaus dessau foundation. Dessau main station, exit west, is only a short walk from the bauhaus building. Conservation and preservation of the bauhaus building in. Reconstructed room in the studio building at bauhaus dessau. A selected list of guides to to the bauhaus school, founded april 1, 1919 in weimar, germany moving to dessau in 1925 by architect walter gropius, and highlights of some of its major figures. Why we dont need a new school an enduring legacy there is much that design historians will never agree on. Stiftung bauhaus dessau gropiusallee 38, 06846 dessau, germany rated 2. It was with this slogan that the bauhausthe german art school famous for. Gropius designed the building which when completed in. Weve picked 10 bauhaus books about the most influential art and design. Architectures arte documentary architectures is a documentary series produced by the european public television channel arte, looking at architecture and its historical and social functions to reveal its meaning and impact on humanity. Located at a walking distance from the school, we arrive at a small pinetree wood plot and we see the four white volumes.
Many of the bauhaus buildings in dessau are now regarded as key works of. Bauhaus building and master houses dessau by walter gropius. Bauhaus school building, dessau 1924 facing history. The bauhaus dessau foundation is a nonprofit foundation devoted to research and teaching in the field of experimental design. In dessau the bauhaus dessau center for design opens in the former bauhaus building. Dessau was suitable location because its heavy industry could participate in the production of bauhaus products. In 1925, political reasons and oppression forced bauhaus to move from weimar to dessau. In time for celebrations of the dessau bauhauss 80th anniversary, the landmark building designed by pioneering architect walter gropius has nearly completed a gradual, scrupulous, decadelong. It is a textbook example of bauhaus functionalist architecture, both in the finished product and in the analytical and collaborative approach used develop the. The building blocks of bauhaus by madi nalley issuu. The studio building completed in 1926 is also known as the prellerhaus.
Beautifullydesigned, downloadable bauhaus architecture books. The bauhaus building in dessau published by spector books. The masters houses after an overwhelming experience at bauhaus, we continue our path towards the masters houses. With the bauhaus in dessau, walter gropius created a building. The name was adopted from the studio building in weimar and commemorates the court painter friedrich preller. From the harvard art museums collections bauhaus books no. Between 1919 and 1933 the bauhaus movement revolutionized architectural and aesthetic thinking and practice in the 20th century. A black and white flipbook, featuring the entrance into the bauhaus building. A succession of the most renowned figures of the bauhaus era lived and worked in the 28 studios, each of which measures around 20 m 2. Bauhaus building by walter gropius 192526 the building was designed by the founder of the bauhaus, walter gropius, and commissioned by the city of dessau. Though the bauhaus set its sights on bringing its ideas into the mainstream, during the interwar years these concepts were still considered avant garde.
Bayer designed the type used in the signage at the bauhaus building in dessau. The school became famous for its approach to design, which strove to combine beauty with function and attempted to unify the principles of mass production with individual artistic vision. This is a collection of 33 episodes of the series, exploring the most remarkable achievements in modern architecture from the works at the end of the 19th. It was the longest serving of the three bauhaus sites, in use from 1925 to 1932. The plans were drafted in gropiuss private office the bauhaus did not have its own department of architecture until 1927. Extreme intelligent log house building process duration. The main focus is on architecture, creative production, design, the historical. Bauhaus school building, dessau 1924 bauhaus school building, dessau.