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Walter Adolph Gropius
Walter Adolph Gropius 1883 - 1969
Audio Archive
6 January 1968  The Third Programme

Walter Gropius talks to George Baird about

   Audiothe origins and democratic vision of Bauhaus  1 min 19

   Audiothe introduction of painters and the type of artists he brought into the Bauhaus, character over talent  2 min 34

   Audiotrue functionalism, the human being as the starting point for design  1 min 31

   Audiobeauty as a basic requirement of life  1 min 41


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Walter Adolph Gropius
German architect and educator

Founder of the Bauhaus, Walter Gropius also designed buildings typically characterised by simplicity of shape, elimination of surface decoration, and the extensive use of glass.
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