Hanseatic Goethe Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1956) Winner
Walter Gropius
ヴァルター・グローピウス
Walter Gropius
Aliases:
Walter Adolph Georg Gropius
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1883-05-18 （Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire）
- Died
- 1969-07-05 （Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.） age 86
- Nationality
- German, American
- Languages
- German, English
- Residence History
- Berlin → Weimar → Dessau → London → Lincoln, Massachusetts → Cambridge, Massachusetts → Boston
Career
- Occupations
- Architect
- Active Years
- 1908-1969
- Affiliations
- Bauhaus, Harvard Graduate School of Design, The Architects Collaborative (TAC)
- Memberships
- National Academy of Design
- Influenced By
- Peter Behrens, Karl Friedrich Schinkel
- Influenced
- Marcel Breuer, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Harry Seidler
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical University of Munich | — | Department of Architecture | — | 1907-1908頃（4学期） | Germany |
| Technical University of Berlin (Charlottenburg) | — | Department of Architecture | — | 1908頃 | Germany |
Technical University of Munich
Department of Architecture
Period:
1907-1908頃（4学期）
Country:
Germany
Studied architecture for four semesters
Technical University of Berlin (Charlottenburg)
Department of Architecture
Period:
1908頃
Country:
Germany
Studied architecture
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | AIA Gold Medal | — | — | American Institute of Architects | 受賞 |
| 1961 | Albert Medal | — | — | Royal Society of Arts | 受賞 |
| 1961 | Goethe Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
AIA Gold Medal
1959
Organization:
American Institute of Architects
Result:
受賞
Albert Medal
1961
Organization:
Royal Society of Arts
Result:
受賞
Goethe Prize
1961
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt
1 appearances
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Edition 27 (1961) Winner
Works
Major Works
Fagus Factory
1911 ArchitectureShoe last factory featuring pioneering glass curtain walls, embodying the modernist principle that form follows function.
FunctionalismGlass curtain wallsWorker health conditions
Bauhaus Dessau Building
1926 ArchitectureIconic school building for Bauhaus in Dessau, exemplifying functional and minimalist design.
Bauhaus styleIndustrial designEducational facility
Gropius House
1938 ArchitectureGropius's own house in Lincoln, MA, introducing International Modernism to the US.
International StyleSimplicityEfficiency
Pan Am Building
1963 ArchitectureHigh-rise in New York City, designed with TAC.
SkyscraperTeamwork
Bibliography
- Fagus Factory (1911)
- Bauhaus Building (1925-1926)
- Gropius House (1938)
- Harvard Graduate Center (1949)
- Pan Am Building (1963)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- FunctionalismModernismInternational StyleBauhaus style
- Recurring Motifs
- Form follows functionIndustrial productionSimplicity and economyTeamwork
Health
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Inflammation of the glands, pneumonia1969年6-7月Cause of death; post-surgery lung congestion led to death.
Legacy
Pioneering master of modernist architecture, founder of the Bauhaus school. Influenced modern architecture through buildings and teaching; several works are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Museums
- Gropius House Lincoln, Massachusetts Opened in 1980
- Bauhaus Museum Dessau Dessau-Roßlau, Germany Opened in 2019
- Bauhaus Archive Berlin Opened in 1979
Archives
- Houghton Library, Harvard University
- Bauhaus Archive (Berlin)
In Popular Culture
- Google Doodle for 125th birthday (2008)
- Gropiusstadt district in Berlin named after him
Trivia
- Awarded the Iron Cross twice in World War I
- Married Alma Mahler (widow of Gustav Mahler) from 1915-1920
- Daughter Manon died of polio at 18; Alban Berg dedicated Violin Concerto to her
- Fled Nazi Germany via UK to US