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Born
Walter Gropius is born on May 18,1883 in Berlin. He is the child of three. His father was Walter Adoplh Gropius and mother was Manon Auguste Pauline Scharnweber. -
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Walter Gropius
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School
Walter hired someone to do his homework for him. -
The begining of his career
Gropis couldn't draw so he always depended on his collaborators and partner-interperters to help him create his architecture and drawings. -
First Job
Walter finds employment with the firm of Peter Behrens. -
First practice
Walte leaves the firm of Behrens and establishes his own practice in Berlin with Adolf Meyer. -
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Fagus Factory
One of Gropius' first buildings ever comissioned was the Fagus Factory in Alfeld on the Leine in Germany. It was a shoe last factory that was owned by Carl Benscheidt who wanted a radical change to express his company's breakthrough into the new era. -
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WW1
Gropius served in World War 1. -
Werkbund Exhibition
The construction of the Werkbund glass pavilion began in Rheinpark -
Monument to the march
In 1919, Gropius was involved with the Glass Chain expressionist under the pseudonym "Mass". He created the Monument to the March that was dedicated to the nine workers who died in Weimar resisting the Kapp Putsch. -
Doors
Walter designs one of the most iconic door handles that is one of the most influential designs to emerge from Bauhaus. It was one of the most innovative lever door handles. -
Quotes
"Architecture begins where engineering ends".
