Arte walter gropius biography

German architect, designer, founder and director of the Bauhaus art and industrial school. Date of Birth: Country: Germany

Biography of Walter Gropius

Early Life and Education

Walter Gropius was a German architect, designer, and founder and director of the school of art and design.

He was born on May 18, , in Berlin and studied at the Technical Schools in Berlin and Munich. His work in the studio of P. Behrens, one of whose students was also Le Corbusier, had a significant influence on his future career.

Architectural Works

Gropius gained European recognition for his design of the 'Fagus' shoe factory in Alfeld () and the factory complex in Cologne ().

After World War I, he received an invitation to lead the School of Art in Weimar. Gropius reformed the educational program and expanded the school, which was renamed 'Bauhaus' in , and later moved to Dessau in

Building the Bauhaus

One of Gropius's most notable works is the Bauhaus building in Dess