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Bauhaus

(bo̵u′ho̵us′)

noun

the architectural school of Walter Gropius, founded in Germany, 1919: it promoted a synthesis of painting, sculpture, and architecture, the adaptation of science and technology to architecture, and an emphasis on functionalism

Origin: Ger < bauen, to build + haus, a house

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adjective

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a 20th-century school of design, the aesthetic of which was influenced by and derived from techniques and materials employed especially in industrial fabrication and manufacture.

Origin:

Origin: German, an architecture school founded by Walter Gropius

Origin: : Bau, construction, architecture (from Middle High German bū, building, from Old High German, from būan, to dwell, settle; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots)

Origin: + Haus, house (from Middle High German hūs, from Old High German)

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