Walter Gropius
Walter Adolph Georg Gropius (May 18, 1883 – July 5, 1969) was a German architect and founder of the Bauhaus School, who, along with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier and Oscar Niemeyer, is widely regarded as one of the pioneering masters of modern architecture.
Read more about Walter Gropius: Early Life, Early Career (1908-1914), Bauhaus Period (1919-1932), Post Bauhaus (1933-1945), Death, Legacy, Selected Buildings
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