[NAME]-Bauhaus
[DATE]-1925-1926
[DESIGNER]- Walter Gropius
[LOCATION]-Dessau
For the precedent analysis project I am choosing to research the Bauhaus building in Dessau. I learned about this building last semester in Art History and I was really interested in it. Not only is it a remarkable piece of architecture, but it also has rich history and cultural significance. Bauhaus is a school for the arts in Germany during the early 1900's. Bauhaus style, also known as international style, was a very modernized architecture style that focused on function rather than decoration. A predominant feature of my building is that it used glass curtain walls which were just starting to be made popular. The use of such walls were a leap in design at the time, and many buildings can still be seen today with them. All of these reasons are why the Bauhaus is important to design, but the Bauhaus was also a symbol of the country. The Bauhaus was constructed after WWI, and the country was going through hard times. Gropius decided to build the Bauhaus with a facade that resembled machinery. He did this because Germany lost so many in the war that he wanted to give off the impression of indestructibility and strength. He also designed the building in the shape of a propeller to also emphasize this. The mixture of design and culture is the reason that I want to do the Bauhaus for my precedent analysis project.
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