How did the Bauhaus get its name?

Abstract
Historians have always assumed that Walter Gropius (1883-1969) invented the name Das Bauhaus (somewhat inadequately translated as ‘house for building’) for the school he founded in Weimar in 1919. Often, critics have noted the brilliance of this “unique creation”, as it announced the radical change from the “Grand Ducal Saxon School of Arts and Crafts” to a new institution that was going to be more accessible, grounded and humble. It promised both a new beginning and a connection to builders’ guilds of the medieval past. However, when Walter Gropius founded his school in April 1919, a Das Bauhaus G.m.b.H. had already existed in Berlin for four years. Founder and owner was the prominent architect and developer Albert Gessner (1868-1953).

Keywords
Modern Movement, Modern architecture, Architectural education, Reuse, Bauhaus, Walter Gropius, Albert Gessner, German modern architecture.

Issue 61
Year 2019
Pages 88-89
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.52200/61.A.S67C17XI

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