Gropius (Taschen Basic Architecture)

Gilbert Lupfer; Paul Sigel

ISBN 10: 3822835315 / ISBN 13: 9783822835319

Published by Taschen, 2005

About this Item

A crisp Fine copy. 96 pp., illstrations, chronology.

Seller Inventory # 013640

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gropius (Taschen Basic Architecture)
• Publisher: Taschen
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3822835315
• ISBN 13: 9783822835319
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Modern Architecture and Design

About this title

Synopsis

Born and educated in Germany, Walter Gropius (1883-1969) belongs to the select group of architects that massively influenced the international development of modern architecture. As the founding director of the Bauhaus, Gropius made inestimable contributions to his field, to the point that knowing his work is crucial to understanding Modernism. His early buildings, such Fagus Boot-Last Factory and the Bauhaus Building in Dessau, with their use of glass and industrial features, are still indispensable points of reference. After his emigration to the United States, he influenced the education of architects there and became, along with Mies van der Rohe, a leading proponent of the International Style.

About the Author

The authors: Gilbert Lupfer and Paul Sigel have published on the history of art and architecture of the 20th century. Lupfer currently teaches at the Technische Universität Dresden, Germany and Siegel is scientific assistant at the Institut für Kunst und Musikwissenschaft of the same university.