Work
Pioneers of the Modern Movement: From William Morris to Walter Gropius
Explore in the Atlas →Constructed a teleological narrative from Morris's Red House through Voysey, Mackintosh and the Werkbund to Gropius's Fagus-Werk and Bauhaus, making modernism the inevitable outcome of nineteenth-century reform. Reissued as Pioneers of Modern Design (1949).
Heritage Knowledge Representation
Details
- Type
- Text
- Location
- London
Referenced by
- Nikolaus Pevsner authored
Sources
- Pevsner. Pioneers of the Modern Movement. Faber & Faber, 1936.
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First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Pioneers of the Modern Movement: From William Morris to Walter Gropius." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/work/work-pioneers-of-the-modern-movement/. Accessed July 17, 2026.