Bauhaus

... Germany struggling with great economical problems, created a new kind of consciousness. To begin with, it appeared in the late expressionistic emotional manifestations and before long also in a formal simplicity. Bauhaus was a reaction to these social changes. Social starting points and new esthetic goals were not easy to combine with the new human being. The result was sometimes a Puritanism that emphasized ... technology. Although later it was not necessary, for one teacher was master of both fields upon completion of this new education style. There were key points that stayed with the...

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... ". This was a new way of thinking, as artists were traditionally separated from designers, architects and engineers. Gropius announced his intention of starting the Bauhaus as a shamelessly elitist "Republic of Intelligence", and his first step was to enlist the right personalities. "It is vital for everyone that we recruit ... What was new, however, was the overall goal which Gropius set the school and his hope that the young people who were educated at the Bauhaus would carry its ideals into society at large. In place of the traditional professors, Masters now provided the teaching. Stu...

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... economic and social hardships after the war, it was in Germany that the new style finally emerged in the 1920s in the form of the Bauhaus. Remember that the ideas and theories of Modern Design already existed before the war began in 1914. While the war certainly disrupted the steady ... with its purpose, in other words, fulfil its practical function, be easy to handle, economic and beautiful". (Walter Gropius, Director of the Bauhaus, 1927) THE BAUHAUS Henry Van de Velde had founded the School of Arts and Crafts in Weimar, Germany in 1907. On his retirement he passed the Directorship of ...

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... , and a laundry mudroom. Like the Germans were looking for new ideas that differentiated from the "traditional' architecture of the time leading up to Bauhaus, Mrs. Talbot looked for a way to differentiate how she lived and where she lived as an old lady. Both the Germans and Mrs. Talbot adopted ... famous German architects who immigrated to the United States when Hitler rose to power in 1933. A new term was created for the American form of Bauhaus architecture, which was the International Style. This term came from a book published in 1932 and written by a historian Henry-Russell Hitch...

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... "Functionalists" as they were known, emigrated to the U.S. The Functionalists included Gropius, Mies van der Rohe and others. The term "International Style" was used to describe the American form of "Bauhaus" architecture. Common characteristics of International Style buildings are rectangular forms that have been completely stripped of applied decoration, visually weightless qualities, open interior spaces, and an stimulating association with geometry ... . This kind of new architecture embodied the classic and simple shapes of geometry, and followed the idea that every item would serve...

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... first work, Villa Reihls, and his later more minimalist works including the Barcelona Pavilion and the Farnsworth House. While working as director of the Bauhaus School he educated many students on the important aspects of modernism. The life of Mies van der Rohe begins in Aachan, Germany on March 27 ... of his most famous pieces, for example the MR chair and the Barcelona chair and couch. In 1930 Mies became the director of the Bauhaus after turning the position down two years earlier. Although he was very reluctant to take the job he accepted after he was informed by ... to document t...

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... 19th century and reached its peak by the early 20's, and through this year modern typography was influenced several movements; beginning with cubism and ending with art deco, the Bauhaus school also had a great effect on modern typography. Speaking about Cubism, it was a strong departure from the 400 years old Renaissance tradition of pictorial art; their techniques ... A while later, Functional typography took place in Poland; represented Industrial production and modern design (Gottschal, p.g 30). One of the greatest influences on typographic media was the Bauhaus, (Weimar Germany) Sc...

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... the universe" (Janson 777). Der Blaue Reiter dissolved when World War I began. The group continued to have influence at the Bauhaus school, where Kandinsky and Klee were teachers in later years. Bauhaus was founded in 1919 by the architect Walter Gropius in Weimar. It was intended to be a fusion of an art academy ... and an arts and crafts school. Bauhaus based its ideas on the principles of the English designer William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement. This movement believed that the purpose ... and practical crafts. It also advanced the idea that modern art and architecture shou...

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... opposing it. Before we can look at either style's qualities, we need to know its origins. Both the International Typography and Architecture Style had their roots firmly planted in the Bauhaus. Bauhaus is the famous German school of design that had inestimable influence on modern architecture, the industrial and graphic arts, including typography. It was founded in 1919 by architect Walter Gropius ... must be responsive to the needs and influences of the modern industrial world, and that good designs must pass the test of both aesthetic standards and sound engineering. Thus the Bauhaus ...

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