Shown above is Walter Gropius’ Bauhaus Building built from 1925-1926. Gropius is the founder of the Bauhaus and designed the building, yet the building was commissioned by the city of Dessau. As I mentioned in my previous blog post, the Bauhaus was “one of the most influential architecture and design schools of the 20th century”. Students at this school studied architecture, as well as creating furniture and art. The design of the building does not visually put emphasis on the corners of the building which creates a visual of transparency. The different sections of the building are designed differently, according to their function. He designed the building so that in order to grasp the shape of the building, you must move all the way around the building. There is no central focal point of the building.
I recognized a trend in Gropius’ work when comparing the Bauhaus Building to the Fagus Factory. Gropius uses windows in a unique way and attempts to remove the appearance of corners on his buildings. I found it interesting that each section of the school was designed differently according to the function of the particular section. I also enjoy the fact that the shape of the building is so unique you have to move around the entire building in order to grasp it. The appearance of glass all around the structure makes it seem modern for its time.
Information retrieved from https://usmodernist.org/gropius.htm?gclid=CjwKCAjwp-X0BRAFEiwAheRui3pNtegWQsJz_rzcYOkOUYRw9cCQNccHuREA_fQhcog0L53jSx7EoxoCWRwQAvD_BwE and https://www.bauhaus-dessau.de/en/architecture/bauhaus-building.html
