Bauhaus

The Bauhaus was an architectural school founded by Walter Gropius in the 20th century; it became an international avant-garde center. The word “Bauhaus” itself is a combination of two German words – “bau” (construction) and “haus” (house). Gropius was also the author of the famous building symbolizing the Bauhaus.

Key ideas:

– Non-standard approach to the study of architecture: denial of the importance of academic theory. The school even had a motto – “Art cannot be taught, but craft can be taught.”

– All types of art – architecture, design, sculpture and painting – are closely and inextricably linked.

– Open layout, lack of decor in buildings, flat roofs.

– The idea of “affordable housing”.

The most famous representatives of the movement: Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Jacobus Oud, Peter Behrens and Hans Hopp.

The Bauhaus influenced the formation of many movements in the art of the 20th and 21st centuries. In particular, minimalism and functionalism.