DSGN200: Assignment 02 - Designer 2: Walter Adolph Gropius

Walter Adolph Gropius

He was taken under the wing of Behrens and was hired for them in early 1908
He played tennis so intensely that he developed a "wrist and hand tremor that furthered his already minimal ability to draw."
Gropius decided to start his own firm in 1910 after working with Behrens, taking his assistant, Adolf Meyer, with him.
His students were taught by him to immerse themselves in deep thought and discussion, being made to wear certain costumes, shave their heads, and using various diets, powders, and oils.
He wanted to maintain a "private architectural practice" so he located his office inside the Bauhaus School.
One of his main purpose of designing was to "design all functional objects."
Starting in 1933 because of the War, Gropius fled to England and then the United States to do even more extraordinary work until his death.
One of his goals of design was to "raise the level of product design by combining art and industry."
After coming to the United States, he because the head of the architecture faculty at Harvard University.
Gropius marked his work by "simplicity of shape, elimination of surface decoration, and the extensive use of glass."

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