Infographic: The Bauhaus, Where Form Follows Function

By Megan Jett
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From the “starchitect” to “architecture for the 99%,” we are witnessing a shift of focus in the field of architecture. However, it’s in the education system where these ideas really take root and grow. This sea change inspired us to explore past movements, influenced by economic shifts, war and the introduction of new technologies, and take a closer look at the bauhaus movement.

Often associated with being anti-industrial, the Arts and Crafts Movement had dominated the field before the start of the Bauhaus in 1919. The Bauhaus’ focus was to merge design with industry, providing well designed products for the many.

The Bauhaus not only impacted design and architecture on an international level, but also revolutionized the way design schools conceptualize education as a means of imparting an integrated design approach where form follows function.

Comments

[Jason Fields]

02:23 PM on 05/10/2012

Love anything BAUHAUS!

[rg9rts]

09:21 AM on 04/23/2012

Never too old to learn. Enlightening to see how so many familiar names are intertwined and their impact on our design.

[eric14]

06:41 PM on 04/20/2012

Functionalism meets deco.

[demilieu]

04:45 PM on 04/20/2012

from bauhaus to your house. change in architecture always stems first from the way it's funded. i doubt very much that the bauhaus masters felt that the private system of funding building-for- profit was a way that would open up their concept of this built utopia to the masses. so it fell into a style.