BETA
Chapter 1
A radical school is born in Germany
Chapter 2
The secrets of the Bauhaus style
Chapter 3
The brilliant minds of the workshops
Chapter 4
The global diaspora of Bauhaus
YOUR GOAL
Master of The Bauhaus design revolution
Ch 4 · The global diaspora of Bauhaus
gertrude Trace Bauhaus artists' journeys to understand their worldwide design influence.
gertrude The global diaspora of Bauhaus
When the Bauhaus closed its doors, / Its bold ideas found new shores, / Shaping cities, near and far!
gertrude László Moholy-Nagy brought the school's radical teaching methods to America by founding the New Bauhaus.
gertrude Jewish architects who fled Germany built over four thousand modernist, white buildings in Tel Aviv.
Fun Fact
The White City: Tel Aviv, Israel has the largest concentration of Bauhaus-style buildings in the world, earning it UNESCO World Heritage status in 2003.
Glossary
diaspora (noun)
The dispersion of people from their original homeland. After the school closed in 1933, exiled architects like Walter Gropius brought modernist design to America.
The dispersion of people from their original homeland. After the school closed in 1933, exiled architects like Walter Gropius brought modernist design to America.
Quiz
Which city is famous for its 'White City,' containing over 4,000 Bauhaus-style buildings?
Quiz
In what year did the Nazi regime force the final closure of the Bauhaus in Berlin?
Quiz
What UNESCO World Heritage site is famous for its concentration of modernist architecture?
Quiz
Which Japanese architect studied at the Bauhaus and brought its ideas back to Tokyo?