...detailed visual and contextual analysis of each example to demonstrate your understanding of the Bauhaus approach. The Bauhaus school of art opened in April of 1919 by Walter Gropius. Gropius originally rejected the need for standardization and mass production within the arts, but after the first world war Gropius accepted the need.(Fiell, 304) The Bauhaus was created when Gropius combined the art schools Kunstgewerbeschule and the Hochchule fur Bildende Kunst into one.(Fiell, 83) The Bauhaus, meaning "Building House" was located in Weimar, Germany. Gropius wanted to create a new organization of learning for design, and sought to reform educational theory and unify the arts.(Fiell, 83) The Bauhaus curriculum consisted of two parts; students had to complete a year of foundation courses that focused on the use of color, form and materials. Following the year of foundation courses, students were to enter a workshop of their choosing in areas such as carpentry, ceramics, metal etc. The Bauhaus drew influence from other movements such as the Arts & Crafts movement and De Stijl. Throughout the lifetime of the Bauhaus, three directors took charge and led the Bauhaus into different directions. Walter Gropius, originally an architect, was the first director appointed to the Bauhaus; also the founder. Under Gropius, the Bauhaus originally looked to reform by returning to the middle ages. Like the English arts and crafts and the Jugendstil movement, the Bauhaus turned to Expressionism...
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...Study Guide to Accompany Meggs’ History of Graphic Design Fourth Edition Prepared by Susan Merritt Professor and Head of Graphic Design School of Art, Design, and Art History San Diego State University (SDSU) With assistance from Chris McCampbell and Jenny Yoshida John Wiley & Sons, Inc. i DISCLAIMER The information in this book has been derived and extracted from a multitude of sources including building codes, fire codes, industry codes and standards, manufacturer’s literature, engineering reference works, and personal professional experience. It is presented in good faith. Although the authors and the publisher have made every reasonable effort to make the information presented accurate and authoritative, they do not warrant, and assume no liability for, its accuracy or completeness or fitness for any specific purpose. The information is intended primarily as a learning and teaching aid, and not as a final source of information for the design of building systems by design professionals. It is the responsibility of users to apply their professional knowledge in the application of the information presented in this book, and to consult original sources for current and detailed information as needed, for actual design situations. This book is printed on acid-free paper. Copyright © 2006 by John Wiley and Sons. All rights reserved Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced...
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...Chapter 2 The Genesis Bernhard hoesli and the Process of Design It is the spring of 1982;the venue,the auditorium of the School of Architectre,University of Texas at Arlington.Bernhard Hoesli is speaking to a capacity crowd;his first lecture in Texas since his departure from Austin in the summer of 1957. I have arrived late, having driven the 350miles from San Antonio to the Dallas-Fort Worth area.Though there is a substantial contingent of young architecture students for whom the lecture is only one of a series,glancing around I reacquaint myself with the older faces;the balding,graying heads in the hall----Duane Landry and Jane Lorenz Landry,Bill Odum,Bill Booziotes,Rik Mcbride,and many,many others---all former students of his,and all come to listen one more time to that heavily infected,though remarkably fluent,English;that familiar emphatic cadence,that keen,impassioned intelligence methodically,masterfully drive home the argument.Transported for the moment back in time twenty-five years,to Room 305 of the Architecture building in Austin,it is with a shock I realize that his hair is now snow white. Author First of all you see,it was a personality,a strong,radiant,convincing,dynamic personality.And therefore either you know it or you don’t;it is something which is immediate or else it doesn’t exist. Rene Furer,interview with the author,March 1993 Bernhard Hoesli was born in the Swiss canton of Glarus in 1923.At an early age,however,he moved with his parents...
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