What did Hannes Meyer design?

In 1926 Meyer established a company with Hans Wittwer and produced his two most famous designs, for the Basel Petersschule (1926) and for the Geneva League of Nations Building (1926/1927). Both projects are strict, inventive, and rely on the new possibilities of structural steel.

When did Hannes Meyer take over Bauhaus?

1928
Under Hannes Meyer the Bauhaus enjoyed a very special period of flourishing. Yet this Director, who took over from Walter Gropius in 1928, rubbed people up the wrong way and was criticised.

Who was the director of the Bauhaus?

Walter Gropius
All three directors of the Bauhaus – Walter Gropius, Hannes Meyer und Ludwig Mies van der Rohe – left their mark on the Bauhaus Dessau, and almost all of the Bauhaus buildings erected in Dessau are now regarded as icons of twentieth century architecture.

What did Hannes Meyer do?

Swiss architect Hannes Meyer led the Bauhaus between the giants of Walter Gropius and Mies van der Rohe. As we continue our Bauhaus 100 series exploring the school’s centenary, we profile the director with a marred legacy. Meyer is referred to by some as the “unknown” Bauhaus director.

Who was Hans Meyer?

Hans Heinrich Josef Meyer (22 March 1858 – 5 July 1929) was a German geographer from Hildburghausen, who was the son of publisher Herrmann Julius Meyer (1826-1909). Hans Meyer is credited with being the first European to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro 5,895 m (19,341 ft).

What did Art Nouveau artists reject?

Art Nouveau artists and designers created a completely new style of decoration, rejecting the widespread nineteenth-century practice of copying historical, and especially Classical and Medieval, forms.

Why was Hannes Meyer fired?

Just one year later however, Meyer was forced to leave the school. Many have cited the school’s internal divide rather than Meyer’s communist sympathies (about which he was always open) as the primary reason for his dismissal.

Is Frank Lloyd Wright brutalist?

New Brutalism, one aspect of the International Style of architecture that was created by Le Corbusier and his leading fellow architects Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Frank Lloyd Wright and that demanded a functional approach toward architectural design.

What is 1960’s architecture called?

1960s Modernism
A look at the architecture and design of a revolutionary decade marked by a dramatic formal invention and a celebration of color.