Bauhaus
adjective
Bau·haus
ˈbau̇-ˌhau̇s 
: of, relating to, or influenced by a school of design noted especially for a program that synthesized technology, craftsmanship, and design aesthetics
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Chicago's buildings are decidedly showstopping, from the blocky staircase of the Willis Tower — formerly the Sears Tower, once the tallest building in the world — to the Belle Époque elegance of Burnham and Root's Rookery, to the stark post-Bauhaus boxes of Mies van der Rohe.
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Sarah Rose, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2023
Naumann recalls the arrival of these wacky postmodern designs in Zwickau as a stark departure from the post-Bauhaus functionalism then prevalent in the former Communist bloc.
—Evan Moffitt, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2023
Sarah Rose, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2023
Naumann recalls the arrival of these wacky postmodern designs in Zwickau as a stark departure from the post-Bauhaus functionalism then prevalent in the former Communist bloc.
—Evan Moffitt, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2023
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“Bauhaus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bauhaus. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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