In two to three pages, write a clear and succinct summary of Walter Gropius’ intentions for the Bauhaus school, as expressed in both readings (in Gropius’ program for the school’s curriculum and in his address to the new students).

ARCH 3313.D05:  Modern Architecture

Assignment 3:  Summary

Walter Gropius, “Programme of the Staatliches Bauhaus in Weimar” and “Address to the Bauhaus Students”

Read the following two assigned readings:

Walter Gropius, “Programme of the Staatliches Bauhaus in Weimar” (1919), in Programs and Manifestoes on 20th-Century Architecture, edited by Ulrich Conrads, rev. ed. (Cambridge, MA:  The MIT Press, 1970), 49-53.

Walter Gropius, “Address to the Bauhaus Students” (July 1919), in Form and Function:  A source book for the History of Architecture and Design, 1890-1939, edited by Tim and Charlotte Benton (London, 1975), 79-80.

In two to three pages, write a clear and succinct summary of Walter Gropius’ intentions for the Bauhaus school, as expressed in both readings (in Gropius’ program for the school’s curriculum and in his address to the new students).

Try to place the ideas into your own words, and do not rely upon quoting the text (only do so sparingly).  But remember, you still must cite all ideas from the text with in-line citations.

Format:

Submissions must be typed.  Use 12-point Times (or Times New Roman) typeface.  At the top upper-left corner of the first page, in single-spaced lines, provide your full name, the course number (ARCH 3313.D05), state that this is “Assignment 3:  Walter Gropius and the Bauhaus,” and provide the date of submission.  The body of your summary must be double-spaced.  Upload your completed summary to Blackboard as a .pdf file.

Major ideas of the author, as well as direct quotations, must be cited.  For the purposes of this two-source assignment, simply use an “in-line” parenthetical citation with the author’s last name, an abbreviated title (“Address” or “Programme”, and page number.  For example: “Some day you will break free of your limitations” (Gropius, “Address,” 80).

Assessment:

This is an exercise in reading comprehension and recognizing major concepts in key architectural writings.  Grading will take into account the clarity of your thought and expression, the logical organization of your content, and your overall understanding of the readings.