Movement
Bauhaus
Explore in the Atlas →The German school promoting functionalist design unifying art, craft and industry; foundational to modern industrial architecture.
Production Pedagogy Tectonics
Details
- Origin
- Weimar, Germany
Classifications
- Holder
- Individual
- Source of authority
- ReasonObservation
- Subject
- Human centred
- Political position
- Hegemonic
- Degree of codification
- Pattern based
- Mode of transmission
- ApprenticeshipText drawing
- Knowledge type
- Relational embodied
- Epistemic cluster
- Western philosophical
Referenced by
- Walter Gropius associated with
- Bauhaus Manifestos exemplifies
- De Stijl influenced
- Arts and Crafts Movement influenced
- Bauhaus Dessau building exemplifies
- Programm des Staatlichen Bauhauses in Weimar (Bauhaus Manifesto) exemplifies
- Hannes Meyer associated with
- Walter Gropius founded
- Hannes Meyer central to
- Vkhutemas relates to
- Black Mountain College extends
- Hochschule für Gestaltung Ulm extends
- The Texas Rangers extends
- The Redesign of Studio Culture (AIAS Studio Culture Task Force Report) critiqued
- Johannes Itten associated with
- Josef Albers associated with
- Anni Albers associated with
- László Moholy-Nagy associated with
Sources
- Britannica. Bauhaus. 2026. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bauhaus.
- Whitford, Frank. Bauhaus. Thames and Hudson, 1984.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Bauhaus." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/movement/bauhaus/. Accessed July 17, 2026.