Bauhaus

[ bou-hous ]

/ ˈbaʊˌhaʊs /

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noun

a school of design established in Weimar in 1919 by Walter Gropius, moved to Dessau in 1926, and closed in 1933 as a result of Nazi hostility.

adjective

of or relating to the concepts, ideas, or styles developed at the Bauhaus, characterized chiefly by an emphasis on functional design in architecture and the applied arts.

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Origin of Bauhaus

1920–25; <German, equivalent to Bau- build, building + Haus house

Words nearby Bauhaus

Baudrillard, baudrons, Bauer, bauera, Baugh, Bauhaus, bauhinia, Baul, baulk, baulk line, Baum

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How to use Bauhaus in a sentence

Engineer Lia Becher at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar in Germany had an experience similar to Hong’s.
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So far there’s no word as to whether any of that money would be earmarked for the new Bauhaus idea.
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There are very interesting letters between Walter Gropius, head of the Bauhaus, and Alfred Barr, the first director of MoMA.
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In the 1930s, MoMA did a big show on the Bauhaus, and they worked very hard to say that modernism was a style.
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British Dictionary definitions for Bauhaus

Bauhaus

/ (ˈbaʊˌhaʊs) /

noun

a German school of architecture and applied arts founded in 1919 by Walter Gropius on experimental principles of functionalism and truth to materials. After being closed by the Nazis in 1933, its ideas were widely disseminated by its students and staff, including Kandinsky, Klee, Feininger, Moholy-Nagy, and Mies van der Rohe
(as modifier)Bauhaus wallpaper

Word Origin for Bauhaus

C20: German, literally: building house

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Cultural definitions for Bauhaus

Bauhaus

[ (bou-hous) ]

A German school of applied arts of the early twentieth century. Its aim was to bring people working in architecture, modern technology, and the decorative arts together to learn from one another. The school developed a style that was spare, functional, and geometric. Bauhaus designs for buildings, chairs, teapots, and many other objects are highly prized today, but when the school was active, it was generally unpopular. The Bauhaus was closed by the Nazis, but its members, including Walter Gropius, spread its teachings throughout the world.