Walter Gropius

Architecture German-American 1883 – 1969 97 quotes

A German architect and founder of the Bauhaus School, he was a leading proponent of modernism and functional design.

Quotes by Walter Gropius

The architect must be a social reformer.

The New Architecture and the Bauhaus 1935

The Bauhaus was a protest against the academic tradition.

Scope of Total Architecture 1955

The aim of the Bauhaus was not to propagate any style, system, or dogma, but to exert a living influence on design.

Scope of Total Architecture 1955

The architect must be a poet, a philosopher, a sociologist, and an engineer.

The New Architecture and the Bauhaus 1935

The Bauhaus sought to bridge the gap between art and industry.

Scope of Total Architecture 1955

The architect must be a leader, not a follower.

The New Architecture and the Bauhaus 1935

The Bauhaus was a laboratory for new ideas.

Scope of Total Architecture 1955

The architect must be a visionary.

The New Architecture and the Bauhaus 1935

The Bauhaus was an attempt to create a new culture.

Scope of Total Architecture 1955

The architect must be a humanist.

The New Architecture and the Bauhaus 1935

The Bauhaus was a school of thought, not a school of style.

Scope of Total Architecture 1955

The architect must be a master of light and space.

The New Architecture and the Bauhaus 1935

The Bauhaus was a movement for the liberation of the creative spirit.

Scope of Total Architecture 1955

The architect must be a master of materials.

The New Architecture and the Bauhaus 1935

The Bauhaus was a call for a new unity of art and life.

Scope of Total Architecture 1955

The architect must be a master of construction.

The New Architecture and the Bauhaus 1935

The Bauhaus was a search for a new aesthetic.

Scope of Total Architecture 1955

The architect must be a master of detail.

The New Architecture and the Bauhaus 1935

The Bauhaus was a movement for social change.

Scope of Total Architecture 1955

The architect must be a master of proportion.

The New Architecture and the Bauhaus 1935