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Walter Gropius
Famous ArchitectFounder of the Bauhaus
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Walter Gropius was born in Berlin Germany in 1883.
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Bauhaus School of DesignDessau, Germany
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Other Gropius Designs
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Gropius Home
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Fagus Plant
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Metropolitan Life BuildingNew York City
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Harvard Graduate Center
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US Embassy in Athens
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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
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Gropius designed furniture
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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