Who is Walter Gropius?

Walter Adolph Georg Gropius was a renowned German-American architect. He was born on May 18, 1883, in Berlin. As his modernist counterparts, he also focussed in creating ‘modern’ buildings for ‘modern man’. The main objective was to develop functional buildings devoid of any unnecessary antiquated ornamentation with patterns and designs of the Gothic, Romanesque, Neoclassical or Renaissance styles. He established the ‘Bauhaus’ design school in Weimar following which he came to prominence. The school that became famous for its approach to design was also noted for its unconventional leading-edge art and architecture. In 1945 he established the ‘The Architects’ Collaborative’, a Cambridge based association of young architects that included six of his ex-pupils from Harvard. Among the co-founders were Robert S. MacMillan, John C. Harkness, Benjamin C. Thompson, Norman C. Fletcher and Louis A. MacMillan.

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