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

Gropius left for the United States in 1937, proclaiming England an “inartistic country.”

From New York Times

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

From New York Times

While he was at Harvard, the teaching of architectural history was practically banned by modernists, including the émigré professor Walter Gropius, the founder of the Bauhaus school.

From New York Times

Geller was designed as Breuer was parting ways with Gropius and moving to New York.

From New York Times