Walter Gropius

(1883–1969) tysk arkitekt

Walter Gropius (Germany, 1883–1969) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Walter Gropius belongs to the chapter ‘Modernism’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Walter Gropius was born in Berlin and died in Boston. The teachers included Karl Ernst Osthaus and Peter Behrens. Walter Gropius worked in Alfeld and Hanover. Wikidata associates Walter Gropius with Bauhaus and International Style. Walter Gropius became a member of Deutscher Werkbund, Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne, and Royal Academy of Arts. The awards include Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Royal Gold Medal, Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt, and Ernst Reuter Medal. The students included Anne Tyng, Erik Schmidt-Schaller, William J Conklin, and James Rossant.

The catalogue has 7 buildings by Walter Gropius. The dated buildings span the years 1913–1974. The buildings are in places such as Alfeld, Bezirk Mitte, Neukölln, Dessau-Roßlau, and Sithonia Municipality. They are in 3 countries. According to Wikidata, buildings by Walter Gropius belong to the ‘Functionalism’ style.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Pierre Chareau, William Van Alen, Otto Bartning, Fritz August Breuhaus de Groot, and Richard Konwiarz.