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Walter Gropius

Walter Gropius

b. 1883 — d. 1969

Walter Gropius (1883-1969) György Kepes (1906-2001) Kazimir Malevich (1878-1935) László Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946)

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Born 1883 — Died 1969

1870s

Gropius with his father at about the age of 15 months

Gropius with his father at about the age of 15 months

1900s

Fagus Shoe-Last Factory, Alfeld a. d. Leine, 1911-1925: View from north

Fagus Shoe-Last Factory, Alfeld a. d. Leine, 1911-1925: View from north

"Exhibition Panel:" Stock Exchange in Berlin by Hitzig

"Exhibition Panel:" Stock Exchange in Berlin by Hitzig

"Exhibition Panel:" 19th century German Factory

"Exhibition Panel:" 19th century German Factory

"Exhibition Panel:" View with a Factory

"Exhibition Panel:" View with a Factory

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1910s

Fagus Shoe-Last Factory, Alfeld a. d. Leine, 1911-1925

Fagus Shoe-Last Factory, Alfeld a. d. Leine, 1911-1925

Fagus Shoe- - 2 1911

Fagus Shoe- - 2 1911

Fagus Shoe-Last Factory, Alfeld a. d. Leine, 1911-1925: Four views of the factory

Fagus Shoe-Last Factory, Alfeld a. d. Leine, 1911-1925: Four views of the factory

Fagus Shoe-Last Factory, Alfeld a. d. Leine, 1911-1925

Fagus Shoe-Last Factory, Alfeld a. d. Leine, 1911-1925

+62

1920s

Studies from Gropius' Berlin Office: Installations with graphic symbols

Studies from Gropius' Berlin Office: Installations with graphic symbols

Studies from Gropius' Berlin Office: Upper floor plan, 1:50

Studies from Gropius' Berlin Office: Upper floor plan, 1:50

Fagus Shoe-Last Factory, Alfeld a. d. Leine, 1911-1925

Fagus Shoe-Last Factory, Alfeld a. d. Leine, 1911-1925

Sommerfeld Residence, Berlin, 1920-1921: Rear View

Sommerfeld Residence, Berlin, 1920-1921: Rear View

+1046

1930s

Research Project on Economical Apartment Design, 1930: Ia, Ib: section and estimate

Research Project on Economical Apartment Design, 1930: Ia, Ib: section and estimate

Housing Development, Berlin-Wannsee, 1930-1931: Second proposal: sketch of site plan

Housing Development, Berlin-Wannsee, 1930-1931: Second proposal: sketch of site plan

Housing Development, Berlin-Wannsee, 1930-1931: Duplicate of BRGA.56.16

Housing Development, Berlin-Wannsee, 1930-1931: Duplicate of BRGA.56.16

Competition Entry for Ukrainian State Theater, Kharkov, 1930-1931

Competition Entry for Ukrainian State Theater, Kharkov, 1930-1931

+937

1940s

Abele Residence, Framingham, Massachusetts, 1940-1941: Details, plan, elevations, sections (1/2" , 3" and 6" = 1'-0" and full size)

Abele Residence, Framingham, Massachusetts, 1940-1941: Details, plan, elevations, sections (1/2" , 3" and 6" = 1'-0" and full size)

Abele Residence, Framingham, Massachusetts, 1940-1941: Terrace cornice and entrance door details (3" =1'-0")

Abele Residence, Framingham, Massachusetts, 1940-1941: Terrace cornice and entrance door details (3" =1'-0")

Abele Residence, Framingham, Massachusetts, 1940-1941: Plot plan (1" = 20'-0")

Abele Residence, Framingham, Massachusetts, 1940-1941: Plot plan (1" = 20'-0")

Abele Residence, Framingham, Massachusetts, 1940-1941: Plot plan (1" =20'-0")

Abele Residence, Framingham, Massachusetts, 1940-1941: Plot plan (1" =20'-0")

+554

1950s

Apartment House for Interbau Exhibition, Berlin-Hansaviertel, 1955-1957: Door schedule, 1:50

Apartment House for Interbau Exhibition, Berlin-Hansaviertel, 1955-1957: Door schedule, 1:50

Apartment House for Interbau Exhibition, Berlin-Hansaviertel, 1955-1957: Sketch of detail

Apartment House for Interbau Exhibition, Berlin-Hansaviertel, 1955-1957: Sketch of detail

Apartment House for Interbau Exhibition, Berlin-Hansaviertel, 1955-1957: Sketch of elevation with penthouse

Apartment House for Interbau Exhibition, Berlin-Hansaviertel, 1955-1957: Sketch of elevation with penthouse

Apartment House for Interbau Exhibition, Berlin-Hansaviertel, 1955-1957: Sketch of plan

Apartment House for Interbau Exhibition, Berlin-Hansaviertel, 1955-1957: Sketch of plan

+42

1960s

Walter Gropius letterhead (Letter to Robert Motherwell)

Walter Gropius letterhead (Letter to Robert Motherwell)

Walter Gropius letterhead (Letter to Robert Motherwell)

1970s

Bauhaus Building, Dessau, 1925-1926: Aerial view

Bauhaus Building, Dessau, 1925-1926: Aerial view

Bauhaus Building, Dessau, 1925-1926: Workshop wing from the east

Bauhaus Building, Dessau, 1925-1926: Workshop wing from the east

Bauhaus Building, Dessau, 1925-1926: Workshop wing from the east

Bauhaus Building, Dessau, 1925-1926: Workshop wing from the east

1980s

Housing Development, Karlsruhe-Dammerstock, 1928-1929

Housing Development, Karlsruhe-Dammerstock, 1928-1929

Housing Development, Karlsruhe-Dammerstock, 1928-1929

Housing Development, Karlsruhe-Dammerstock, 1928-1929

Housing Development, Karlsruhe-Dammerstock, 1928-1929

Housing Development, Karlsruhe-Dammerstock, 1928-1929

Housing Development, Karlsruhe-Dammerstock, 1928-1929

Housing Development, Karlsruhe-Dammerstock, 1928-1929

+2

Works

2,696 artworks

Competition Entry for Reichsbank, Berlin, 1933

Competition Entry for Reichsbank, Berlin, 1933

, 1933

Bahner Residence, Berlin, Klein-Machnow, 1933: West elevation, 1:50

Bahner Residence, Berlin, Klein-Machnow, 1933: West elevation, 1:50

, 1933

Bahner Residence, Berlin, Klein-Machnow, 1933: Site plan, 1:250

Bahner Residence, Berlin, Klein-Machnow, 1933: Site plan, 1:250

, 1933

Gropius Residence, Lincoln, Massachusetts, 1938: View from garage toward house

Gropius Residence, Lincoln, Massachusetts, 1938: View from garage toward house

, 1933

Bahner Residence, Berlin, Klein-Machnow, 1933: Terrace: plan, elevations, and sections, 1:50

Bahner Residence, Berlin, Klein-Machnow, 1933: Terrace: plan, elevations, and sections, 1:50

, 1933

Maurer Residence, Berlin-Dahlem, 1933: Cost estimates from W. Wohlfahrt for plumbing work, five pages

Maurer Residence, Berlin-Dahlem, 1933: Cost estimates from W. Wohlfahrt for plumbing work, five pages

, 1933

Bahner Residence, Berlin, Klein-Machnow, 1933: Furniture layout in living room: plan with interior elevations, 1:50

Bahner Residence, Berlin, Klein-Machnow, 1933: Furniture layout in living room: plan with interior elevations, 1:50

, 1933

Maurer Residence, Berlin-Dahlem, 1933: Stairway: sketch of plan and elevation, 1:20

Maurer Residence, Berlin-Dahlem, 1933: Stairway: sketch of plan and elevation, 1:20

, 1933

Gropius Residence, Lincoln, Massachusetts, 1938: Dressing room

Gropius Residence, Lincoln, Massachusetts, 1938: Dressing room

, 1933

Maurer Residence, Berlin-Dahlem, 1933: East elevation, 1:50

Maurer Residence, Berlin-Dahlem, 1933: East elevation, 1:50

, 1933

Competition Entry for Reichsbank, Berlin, 1933

Competition Entry for Reichsbank, Berlin, 1933

, 1933

Maurer Residence, Berlin-Dahlem, 1933: East elevation, 1:50

Maurer Residence, Berlin-Dahlem, 1933: East elevation, 1:50

, 1933

Competition Entry for Reichsbank, Berlin, 1933

Competition Entry for Reichsbank, Berlin, 1933

, 1933

Gropius Residence, Lincoln, Massachusetts, 1938: View from northeast

Gropius Residence, Lincoln, Massachusetts, 1938: View from northeast

, 1933

Competition Entry for Reichsbank, Berlin, 1933: Duplicate of BRGA.70.4

Competition Entry for Reichsbank, Berlin, 1933: Duplicate of BRGA.70.4

, 1933

Gropius Residence, Lincoln, Massachusetts, 1938: View from northwest

Gropius Residence, Lincoln, Massachusetts, 1938: View from northwest

, 1933

Maurer Residence, Berlin-Dahlem, 1933: South elevation, 1:50

Maurer Residence, Berlin-Dahlem, 1933: South elevation, 1:50

, 1933

Maurer Residence, Berlin-Dahlem, 1933: Second floor plan, 1:50

Maurer Residence, Berlin-Dahlem, 1933: Second floor plan, 1:50

, 1933

Village College, Impington, 1936-1939

Village College, Impington, 1936-1939

, 1934

Apartment Houses and Hotel, St. Leonard's Hill, Windsor, 1934-1935: Typical floor plans, (1'=16'-0")

Apartment Houses and Hotel, St. Leonard's Hill, Windsor, 1934-1935: Typical floor plans, (1'=16'-0")

, 1934

Pennsylvania Pavilion for World's Fair, New York, 1939: Hall of Progress

Pennsylvania Pavilion for World's Fair, New York, 1939: Hall of Progress

, 1934

Pennsylvania Pavilion for World's Fair, New York, 1939: Hall of Democracy

Pennsylvania Pavilion for World's Fair, New York, 1939: Hall of Democracy

, 1934

Pennsylvania Pavilion for World's Fair, New York, 1939: Hall of Progress

Pennsylvania Pavilion for World's Fair, New York, 1939: Hall of Progress

, 1934

Pennsylvania Pavilion for World's Fair, New York, 1939: Hall of Democracy

Pennsylvania Pavilion for World's Fair, New York, 1939: Hall of Democracy

, 1934

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