Walter Gropius

Famous ArchitectFounder of the Bauhaus

Walter Gropius was born in Berlin Germany in 1883.

Bauhaus School of DesignDessau, Germany

Other Gropius Designs

Gropius Home

Fagus Plant

Metropolitan Life BuildingNew York City

Harvard Graduate Center

US Embassy in Athens

Influences

• Walter Gropius was influenced by the designs of Frank Lloyd Wright

• Gropius taught that all designs should be functional as well as aesthetically pleasing

• His simple architectural style featured the extensive use of glass

• He opposed the Nazi regime and left Germany in 1934

Gropius designed furniture

Harvard Professor

• Gropius began teaching architecture at Harvard University

• He introduced Bauhaus concepts and design principles- teamwork standardization and prefabrication- to a generation of American architects

• Gropius died July 5, 1969