Gropius

American  

[groh-pee-uhs, groh-pee-oos] / ˈgroʊ pi əs, ˈgroʊ piˌʊs /

noun

1. Walter 1883–1969, German architect, in the U.S. from 1937.

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Gropius British  

/ ˈɡrəʊpɪəs /

noun

1. Walter. 1883–1969, US architect, designer, and teacher, born in Germany. He founded (1919) and directed (1919–28) the Bauhaus in Germany. His influence stemmed from his adaptation of architecture to modern social needs and his pioneering use of industrial materials, such as concrete and steel. His buildings include the Fagus factory at Alfeld (1911) and the Bauhaus at Dessau (1926)

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Example Sentences

Dominated by Modernists like Walter Gropius and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, that convention focused on industrial materials, clean lines and a singular approach.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025

Goff may have led the way in Oklahoma, but Gropius led Harvard, Mies van der Rohe led IIT and the list goes on.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025

She will become director of the exhibition hall Gropius Bau in Berlin, the city where she was born and raised.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2023

“Reichert was such an enigma,” Hampden says of the Harvard architecture graduate who studied under Walter Gropius.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2022

Her eyes pass over stacks of Nikhil’s design magazines, thick books on Gropius and Le Corbusier.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri