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Portrait of Walter Gropius
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1883–1969 · Germany

Walter Gropius

Founder of the Bauhaus, who realized modern design education in the Dessau building.

Style: Modernism

He brought craft and industry together within a school.

After emigrating to the United States, he continued his influence through institutions including the GSD.

He emphasized teamwork and rational organization.

He was central to the institutionalization of modernist ideas.

He is remembered less for individual houses than for schools and systems.

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