A combination of the German words “bau” (building) and “haus” (house), the #Bauhaus #movement pioneered by #architects Walter #Gropius, Hannes #Meyer and Ludwig #Mies van der #Rohe aimed to fuse new construction materials and methods of the time, thus creating a style that helped launch the #Modern Movement as well as have a profound impact on #20th century #architecture. Founded in #Weimar in 1919 by Gropius, the Bauhaus #school was also based in #Dessau from 1925 under the directorship of Meye

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