Said to be a substantially revised version of a text first published in 1982, this book announces itself as "The standard work on the groundbreaking pedagogical concepts of the Bauhaus." The claim seems justified.

There are many books written about the Bauhaus, so what would make this one stand out? This book is the best, and most hard-hitting book about the teaching within the walls of the famous experimental school. We are not alone when we say that this book is the most in-depth and comprehensive book on this subject. This book isn't the best illustrated book on the Bauhaus, but the text is very thorough and covers many topics.

Within the space of only 14 years, the Bauhaus permanently altered the course of modern design and Waiter Gropius's pedagogical approach revolutionized art schools. Interest in the Bauhaus and Gropius's methods is as lively today as ever -- in conscious and unconscious borrowings from his work, or in direct criticism of his ideas. This publication is the only comprehensive account of the main pedagogical concepts behind the work of the Bauhaus. Analytical essays illuminate the various approaches of individual staff members in the Bauhaus, which included Gropius, Hannes Meyer, Mies van der Rohe, Itten, Moholy-Nagy, Albers, Kandinsky, Klee, Schlemmer and Joost Schmidt. Additional chapters investigate the pre-history of the Bauhaus plus its predecessors in matters of art-training, outlining the development of the institution from 1919 to 1933 and the reception of Bauhaus methods in the Weimar Republic, in the 'Third Reich', in both Germanys after the Second World War, and the USA - drawing on otherwise widely-dispersed writings on the Bauhaus as well as on a wide variety of other archive materials.

Dimensions: 6.75"x9.5" (inches)
Pages: 400
Edition: Hardcover
Languages: English