Bauhaus Movement

Bauhaus Movement

• The Bauhaus movement began in 1919 when Walter Gropius founded a school with a vision of bridging the gap between art and industry by combining crafts and fine arts. 
• Prior to the Bauhaus movement, fine arts such as architecture and design were held in higher esteem than craftsmanship. 
• Gropius argued that architecture and design should reflect the new period in history (post World War I), and adapt to the era of the machine. 
• “Bauhaus” is an inversion of the German term “hausbau,” which means “building house” or house construction.