Bauhaus
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Summary
Bauhaus is an architectural style[1]. Bauhaus ranks in the top 0.76% of architectural style entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29,047 views/month, #3 of 396).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: 8502 Bauhaus[3]
- Influenced by: Deutscher Werkbund[4], De Stijl[5]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Dessau-Roßlau[6], Weimar[7], Berlin[8]
- Country: Germany[9]
- Instance of: art movement[10], arts educational institution[11], institution[12]
- Founder: Walter Gropius[13]
- Architectural style: Art Nouveau architecture[14]
- Followed by: Staatliche Bauhochschule Weimar[15]
- Subclass of: Neues Bauen[16]
- Part of: Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau[17]
- Commons category: Bauhaus[18]
- Archives at: Bauhaus-Archiv[19]
- Inception: 1919[20]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1933[21]
- Location of formation: Weimar[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bauhaus[23]
- Commons gallery: Bauhaus[24]
- Facet of: functionalism[25]
- OpenStreetMap tag: building:architecture=bauhaus[26]
- Described by source: Pax Leksikon[27]
- Replaces: Weimar Saxon-Grand Ducal Art School[28]
- Replaced by: Bauhaus-Universität Weimar[29]
- Date of official opening: April 1919[30]
- Native label: das Staatliche Bauhaus[31], Hochschule für Bau und Gestaltung[32]
- Different from: Bauhaus[33]
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Influence
Things named for Bauhaus include Bauhaus[34], a musical group[35], founded in 1978[36]; Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau[37], a group of structures or buildings[38], in Germany[39]; Bauhaus-Archiv[40]; and Bauhaus aviation[41].
Why It Matters
Bauhaus has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Bauhaus is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Bauhaus has been cited as an influence by mid-century modern[44], an architectural style[45]; Florence Knoll[46], an architect[47], 1917–2019[48], of United States[49], awarded the honorary doctor of the University of Miami[50], specialised in architecture[51]; New Vision[52], an art movement[53], founded in 1920[54]; Hans Knoll[55], an entrepreneur[56], 1914–1955[57], of Germany[58], specialised in furniture construction[59]; Donald Deskey[60], an engineer[61], 1894–1989[62], of United States[63], specialised in industrial design[64]; and Willy Maywald[65], a portrait photographer[66], 1907–1985[67], of Germany[68].
Entities named for Bauhaus include Bauhaus[34], a musical group[35], founded in 1978[36]; Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau[37], a group of structures or buildings[38], in Germany[39]; Bauhaus-Archiv[40]; and Bauhaus aviation[41].
FAQs
What awards did Bauhaus receive?
Honors received include 8502 Bauhaus[3].
Who did Bauhaus influence?
Bauhaus has been cited as an influence by mid-century modern[44], Florence Knoll[46], New Vision[52], and Hans Knoll[55].