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Architectural Details of the Bauhaus Movement: Revisiting the Glass Corners and Tubular Steel Construction

Jonathan Yeung — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 07:30:00 +0000

Bauhaus's designs have influenced our contemporary society in obvious and subtle ways. Iconic examples include Marcel Breuer’s Wassily Chair, the B55 Chair, the Bauhaus typeface, and the graphic design principles emphasizing clean lines, primary colors, and geometric shapes. However, the architectural construction details of the Bauhaus movement are much less discussed. While most can readily identify modern or Bauhaus buildings by their geometric forms, functionality, and industrial materials, their architectural details are often overlooked. They not only echo the design language of Breuer’s renowned furniture pieces but also have influenced the much-celebrated architectural glass details of Mies van der Rohe. How were Bauhaus's details executed, and how might they be translated into contemporary details today?

The Top 20 Most Visited AD Architecture Classics

Dima Stouhi — Sat, 21 Oct 2023 07:30:00 +0000

AD Classics presents you with some of the greatest buildings of the past that have influenced and shaped architecture today. Throughout ArchDaily's 13 years, more than 200 classics were published, and for this edition, we have rounded up the top 20 most visited Architecture Classics to date.

Spotlight: Walter Gropius

AD Editorial Team — Mon, 18 May 2020 03:30:00 +0000

One of the most highly regarded architects of the 20th century, Walter Gropius (18 May 1883 – 5 July 1969) was one of the founding fathers of Modernism, and the founder of the Bauhaus, the German "School of Building" that embraced elements of art, architecture, graphic design, interior design, industrial design, and typography in its design, development and production.

Modernism: The International Style that Wasn't

Mark Alan Hewitt — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 09:30:00 +0000

This article was originally published on CommonEdge as "Was Modernism Really International? A New History Says No."

Invisible Cities and the Curtain Wall: The Last Remnant of Modernism

Annabel Koeck — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Few of the architectural principles developed in the 20th century have been as widely accepted as the curtain wall, with the technology going from an implied feature of Le Corbusier's Five Points of Architecture to the go-to facade treatment of architects worldwide. In this article, originally published on Australian Design Review as "Invisible Cities - The Last Remnant of Modernism," Annabel Koeck argues that the curtain wall, initially prized for its glassy transparency, is now making buildings and even entire cities invisible thanks to its sheer ubiquity - at the expense of architectural expression.

Unified Architectural Theory: Chapter 5

Nikos A. Salingaros & Kenneth G. Masden II — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000

We will be publishing Nikos Salingaros’ book, Unified Architectural Theory, in a series of installments, making it digitally, freely available for students and architects around the world. The following chapter discusses our society’s phobia against natural, local forms - our “ecophobia” - and the need for the architecture discipline to counter this fear by adopting a more scientifically-rigorous, intellectual structure. If you missed them, make sure to read the previous installments here.

An All-Nighter at the Bauhaus

Rory Stott — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Recently, the Bauhaus Foundation has opened the residential block of the famous building, offering tourists the chance to spend a night. Seizing the opportunity, Olly Wainwright reports on what it feels like to stay - finding it to be a "primordial soup of originals and copies, and copied originals", from Albers to Ikea, and coming to the conclusion that it may now be missing the party atmosphere it was once famous for. But at only €35 a night, he hopes the chance to stay will "attract crowds of architecture and design students, to reinfect the pristine white shell with the spirited energy it needs." You can read the full article here.

Bed, Breakfast & Bauhaus

Katherine Allen — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0000

For architects, it’s a dream come true: the studio building at the Bauhaus is now open to visitors (and pilgrims) looking to spend a night in the famous building. This new development will undoubtedly solidify the school’s place on the modern “Grand Tour” list, but is also meant to foster a creative and lively atmosphere that hasn’t been seen there for almost a century. Learn more here.

E.On Avacon / Bof Architekten

Daniel Sánchez — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The building is located in the center of Salzgitter-Lebenstedt. With its location it newly defines the urban space around the city hall and at the end of the central shopping area and marks the transition from the city center to the landscaped areas that stretch to the edge of the city. Landscape design and architecture join to form a symbiosis

Fraunhofer-Institut TZA / JSWD Architekten

Sebastian Jordana — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The new Fraunhofer LBF Adaptronik transfer centre represents a new type of research location that is characterized by intense communication between dynamic work groups. Laboratories, experiment and test stations, workspaces as well as communication, show and seminar rooms interlock with each other in a way that allows the user to experience them as a single functional unit.

AD Classics: Unité d’Habition, Berlin / Le Corbusier

Andrew Kroll — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000

After World War II, post-war Europe was suffering from a lack of housing with many displaced people from the extensive bombing raids. In response to the housing crisis in Europe, Le Corbusier began delving into designing large scale, communal residences for the victims of World War II.

AD Classics: Dessau Bauhaus / Walter Gropius

Megan Sveiven — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Interested in creating a new form of design found at the intersection of architecture, art, industrial design, typography, graphic design, and interior design, Walter Gropius was inspired to create an institution known as the Bauhaus at Dessau, with an emerging style that would forever influence architecture.