Who is Walter Gropius?
Walter Gropius was an early 20th century architect known for creating the Bauhaus school of design. A second-generation architect, Gropius could not draw well and is better known for designing buildings rather than being able to plan them accurately. His designs married function and design and are known for stark, un-ornamented construction and lots of glass. The famous architect was born in 1883 in Berlin, the son of architect Walter Adolph Gropius. Despite his poor drawing abilities, he formed a partnership with fellow young architect Adolph Meyer. One of their first designs is remembered as one of their greatest: a shoe factory called Faguswerk, built in Alfeld-en-der-Leine, Germany. The building is considered by experts to be an excellent example of modernism, the style for which Walter Gropius would gain fame. With the completion of Faguswerk in 1913, Walter Gropius looked poised for a successful career. His work was interrupted only a year later by the beginning of World War I, f
