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Bauhaus|ˈbaʊhaʊs| [Ger., lit. ‘architecture house’, f. bau building (bauen to build) + haus house.] The name of a school of design founded in Weimar, Germany, in 1919 by Walter Gropius (1883–1969); used for the principles or traditions characteristic of the Bauhaus.
1923H. G. Scheffauer in Freeman 5 Dec. 304 The Staatliche Bauhaus of Weimar represents one of the most interesting and significant enterprises in the vivifying of modern arts and crafts. 1932D. M. Hoffmann tr. Moholy-Nagy's New Vision i. 18 The Bauhaus became in Germany the focussing point of the new creative forces accepting the challenge of the time and technical progress. Ibid., Systematic work toward ‘standardized production’ did not, however, form the first step in Bauhaus instruction. 1935P. M. Shand tr. Gropius' New Architecture & the Bauhaus 37 The Bauhaus represented a school of thought which believes that the difference between industry and handicraft is due..to subdivision of labour in the one and undivided control by a single workman in the other. 1958Times 11 Oct. 7/6 The contemporary Russian style [of architecture], which is a blend of Bauhaus and post-Waterloo station grandiose. |