Bauhaus

What did Georg Muche's architectural designs have an emphasis on?

mass production and functionality

What symbolism in terms of technology did the Bauhaus building convey?

mechanism industrialism and functionalism

Who was the last director of the Bauhaus before the Nazis closed it?

mies van der rohe

What is the symbolism of Haus am Horn?

new language of architectural residential design for modern working families

What symbolism in terms of society did the Bauhaus building convey?

new language of architecture for a new age

How did the Russian Revolution impact the establishment of the Bauhaus as a movement?

new world order that made people crave freedom and individuality

How are influences from Adolf Loos apparent in the Bauhaus building?

simplicity of form and the rejection of historicism and ornamentation

What does Georg Muche's Haus am Horn show consideration for?

societal change and appreciation of socialism

What movement does the ZEB Pilot House belong to?

sustainable

What did Georg Muche's architectural designs reflect?

the changing society around him

What about the metal radiators, lighting and hinges of the Bauhaus building gives reference to functionalism?

they were left exposed and radiators were placed as if they were artworks

What did the interior colour of the Bauhaus building reflect?

values of simplicity honesty purity minimalism

Who designed the Bauhaus building in Dessau?

walter gropius

Who was the founder of the Bauhaus movement?

walter gropius

What does the curtain wall contribute to the meaning of the Fagus Last factory?

weightlessness and transparency

Where was Haus am Horn built?

weimar germany

What colour was the interior of the Bauhaus building?

white

What aspect of the Bauhaus building is comparable to the Schroeder House by Gerrit Rietveld?

windows opened out on angles to give most unobstructed view

What was the large-scale event that played a part in the development of the Bauhaus as a movement, as well as De Stijl?

wwi

What architectural principle did the windows of the Bauhaus building reference?

buildings are machines for living in

In what ways can ideals of Constructivism and De Stijl be seen in the Bauhaus movement in terms of society?

art that had social benefit and artists as social engineers

In what ways can ideals of Constructivism and De Stijl be seen in the Bauhaus movement in terms of expression?

art that was nonobjective and not an expression of the ego or the id but rational and abstract

Describe the roof of the Steiner House.

barrel formed and maximises space in the third storey

What did Haus am Horn serve as a prototype for?

bauhaus ideas about residential housing for the working class

What did the fall of the German monarchy and the rise of the democratic Weimar Republic help to inspire?

a heightened sense of unity and freedom within society

What were the two main focuses of the design of Haus am Horn?

affordability and prefabrication

Describe the form of Haus am Horn.

condensed into a cubic square

What two design movements influenced Bauhaus the most?

constructivism and de stijl

What effect did the Bauhaus building's exterior have?

created a sense of weightlessness and transparency

Where was the second Bauhaus building built?

dessau germany

What evoked a mechanical sense from the windows of the Bauhaus building?

opened on chains and mechanisms

What aspects of the Bauhaus movement were influenced by the economic state of Germany at the time?

prefab cheap materials construction methods and simplicity

What aspect of the Bauhaus organisation influenced Georg Muche the most?

progressive views

Describe the living area of Haus am Horn.

raised ceiling clerestory windows surrounded and accessed by other rooms in the house

What was the most noticeable thing about the interior of the Bauhaus building that contributed to the machine aesthetic?

sculpted exposed structure of reinforced concrete

What was the goal of Haus am Horn?

show the greatest comfort with the greatest economy by the application of the best craftsmanship and the best distribution of space in form size and articulation

What are three messages in the Johnson Wax Headquarters from Frank Lloyd Wright's overall sense of design?

simplicity is perfection form follows function american ideals and values

What symbolism in terms of past architectural styles did the Bauhaus building convey?

simplicity of form and rejection of historicism

What was society just starting to consider at the turn of the century?

the possibility of architecture as a commercially long term career

When was Haus am Horn built?

1923

What was Haus am Horn designed for?

1923 bauhaus exhibition

When was the second Bauhaus building built?

1925

What is the form of the Bauhaus building?

cubic in various sizes

What was innovative about the Bauhaus building's exterior?

curtain wall

What was unique about the furniture in Haus am Horn?

designed by bauhaus students

What was the economic state around the time of the Bauhaus?

economic pressure and hyper inflation

What other building influenced the type of roof the Bauhaus building had?

fagus factory

What two things helped to inspire a burst of new creativity in the Bauhaus era?

fall of german monarchy and birth of democratic weimar republic

What kind of roof did the Bauhaus building have?

flat

What parts of the Bauhaus building convey the idea of a "new language of architecture for a new age"?

geometry focus on the grid primary colours and abstract reductive forms

Who designed Haus am Horn?

georg muche

What colour was the stained glass and what did it reflect?

green brown yellow to reflect nature

Where was the geometric language and grammar of the Bauhaus style evident in the Bauhaus building?

grid fenestration and circular doors

What does the Bauhaus movement take influences from in terms of the founding forces?

gropius past in modernism and machine aesthetic

What did the Bauhaus building's exterior contribute to the student's learning experience?

healthy natural light more appropriate for working in

What wider design movement does the Bauhaus belong to?

international style

What were the prefabricated parts of the Crystal Palace?

iron sections

What did Piet Mondrian feel about "new art"?

it should have limitations and should pare down the visual language to only express what is most essential