Gropius, Walter (1883-1969)

Creator details

Name
Gropius, Walter (1883-1969)
Nationality
American
Biography
One of the most important architects of the Modern movement, Gropius studied architecture in Munich and Berlin, then worked in the studio of Peter Behrens in Neubabelsberg. From 1910 to 1914, he worked as an architect in Berlin. After the war, he chaired the Staatliche Bauhaus at Weimar, then at Dessau. He left the Bauhaus in 1928, working in Berlin as an architect again. Gropius emigrated to England in 1934. In 1937, he went to the United States permanently, eventually becoming an citizen in 1944. He joined TAC (The Architects Collective) after the war, producing many structures and praticing until his death.

Assets (20 in total)

Detail of Desk and Chair, Gropius House in Lincoln, Massachusetts, built in 1938 (photo)
Plan of a theatre showing possible moving of the stage, 1927 (litho)
Isokon Occasional Table, 1936 (wood, plywood, birch & rexine)
View of the Living Room of Gropius House in Lincoln, Massachusetts, built in 1938 (photo)
Graduate Center, Harvard University (b/w photo)
View of the Fireplace in the Living Room, Gropius House in Lincoln, Massachusetts, built in 1938 (photo)
glass architecture at Fagus factory designed by Walter Gropius at Alfeld an der Leine in Germany in 1911-1913
View of Harvard University (Massachusetts) designed by Walter Gropius in 1950 (Bauhaus style)
scale model for Boston Center designed by Walter Gropius in 1953 (Bauhaus style)
Lewin House in Zehlendorf, 1930s (photo)
American embassy in Athens built by Walter Gropius in 1960 (Bauhaus style)
Bauhaus-Archiv Museum of Design, 1995, planned in 1964 for Darmstadt and built 1976-79 (photo)

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