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In 1919, the economy in Germany was collapsing after a crushing war

Architect Walter Gropius was appointed to head a new institution that would help rebuild the country and form a new social order

Bauhaus architects rejected "bourgeois" details such as cornices, eaves, and decorative details.

They wanted to use principles of Classical architecture in their most pure form: without ornamentation of any kind.

Generally, Bauhaus buildings have flat roofs, smooth façades, and cubic shapes. Colors are white, gray, beige, or black

Popular construction methods of the time—steel-frame with glass curtain walls—were used for both residential and commercial architecture

promoted principles of creative collaboration—planning, designing, drafting, and construction

The Bauhaus' is actually the name of the design school that taught the style. It was founded by Walter Gropius

Even though the influences are clearly architectural, the school did not actually have an architecture department.

They insisted on using only primary colours, red, blue and yellow

This colour palette, coupled with very simple geometric shapes, led to a distinct ideology of what the Bauhaus Style designs should resemble

Of course, the Bauhaus style does not just influence architectural design, it encompasses everything from tables to chairs, even bikes

They aimed to create products that were simple in design and could be easily mass produced. Some Bauhaus designers even tried to create an 'International Style', which would be suitable for all countries, cultures and traditions.

So what makes Bauhaus so important with relation to modernism and contemporary structures?

Or you can take a step back and apply the general principles of the Bauhaus, ending up with a remarkable looking building, simply by using geometric shapes and unusual angles

intricate process

If things are dotted around a place, they can be found in many different parts of that place.