Bauhausbücher 12: Walter Gropius-Bauhaus Buildings Dessau deponie Florence Jou

Florence Jou

BANJO MCLAUGHLIN

from straw hats to the stars in the sky

as formal portraits give way to intimate scenes of daily tasks and familial rituals

Bauhausbücher 12: Walter Gropius-Bauhaus Buildings Dessau deponie Florence JouThe legendary German architect and Bauhaus founder provides an inside look at the school's Dessau location in a facsimile edition German architect Walter Gropius (1883 1969) founded the Staatliches Bauhaus art school in 1919 with the goal of combining form and functionality in an innovative approach to modernist design. Though short lived, the institution's contributions to modernist design, ranging from architecture to typography, were hugely