Bauhaus

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the operational years?1919 to 1933
2. What is the locations?Weimar (1919-1925), Dessau (1925-1932), Berlin (1932-1933)
3. What was the Bauhaus school and why was it special?The Bauhaus was a school started in 1919 in Weimar, Germany, where art, craft, and technology were mixed to make useful and beautiful everyday things. It taught that design should help people and be simple and functional.
4. Why did the Bauhaus move from Weimar to Dessau?The school moved to Dessau in 1925 to be near factories and learn how to make products for many people. The new building had glass walls and clean shapes that showed its design ideas.

Gesamtkunstwerk: A German term for a 'total work of art,' integrating all artistic disciplines into a unified whole.
Form Follows Function: A design principle advocating that the shape of an object should be primarily dictated by its intended purpose.
International Style: A dominant architectural movement of the mid-20th century, heavily influenced by Bauhaus principles of minimalism and functionality.
Vorkurs: The foundational preliminary course at Bauhaus, designed to explore fundamental principles of art and design.