BAUHAUS DIRECTORS

Since 1919 to 1938, Bauhaus was directed by 4 influenced directors in art and design. Each of them had a different vision and opinion but Bauhaus principle and concept were still remaining as the time Gropius formed the school.WALTER GROPIUS (1919 -1928):He was a German architect and the founder of the Bauhaus in Weimar. Gropius had a working experience with architecture firm, Peter Behrens in 1908-1910. After 1910, he had a remarkable architecture design seminal modernist buildings, which was important and influenced the modern architecture since then. Among his prolific design in sharing with some of his colleagues including the future Bauhaus director, Ludwig Mies van de Rohe, are the Faguswerk, a last shoe factory and the office and factory building for the Werkbund Exhibition (1914). After served in army during First World War, Gropius was appointed to be a new master of Weimar art schools, which he turned to be a new school of Bauhaus. After they moved to Dessau, Gropius took the responsibility to design the school building while the former Bauhaus student, Marcel Breuer was in charged in designing the school furnishing.HANNES MAYER (1928 - 1930):Hannes Mayer was a Swiss architect and the second director of Bauhaus. He was the former head of architecture department under Gropius leadership. After taking over the Bauhaus from Gropius, Mayer thought his students to be focused more on the social aspect of the building, concentrating on the needs of the masses rather than the needs of few who lived in luxury. Under his leadership as Bauhaus director, Mayer brought the most two significant important building commissions for the school and five apartment buildings in the city of Dessau and the headquarters of the Federal School of German Trade Unions (ADGB) in Bernau, thus the school turned its profit in 1929. Because of political factor and his taught of Marxist doctrine would jeopardize the future of Bauhaus Gropius fired him in 1930.LUDWIG MIES VAN DE ROHE (1930-1933):As Rohe became the third director of Bauhaus, he turned the school into private institution. He was a former colleague with Walter Gropius before the formed of the Bauhaus and among the pioneering masters of modern architectures. As an educator, Rohe always used his poetic aphorisms, Less is more and God is in details. Rohe however, would not allowed any Mayers supporters to attend his private school.