To reiterate, although the presence of Bauhaus did contribute to one of the city’s peak eras, it is important to understand that the university’s presence was not the make-it-or-break-it factor. However, that is not to say that the Bauhaus did not have significant impact. The Bauhaus style not only influenced Germany, but has reached an international level. Mullin’s article explicitly states, “The Bauhaus, the leading avant garde design institution in Germany, found itself being recognised throughout the world” [2]. For example, the first director of the university, Walter Gropius, fled to America leaving Hannes Meyer in charge. When Gropius was the head of Bauhaus, he made sure “...the focus was less on the individual work of art than on everyday objects which were to be manufactured in collaboration with industry” [3]. As quickly as Bauhaus had taken Dessau by storm, it left for Berlin seven years after its arrival. The architecture left behind was rapidly neglected and overturned near the beginnings of World War II. Dessau’s architecture was ultimately changed from the radical styles of Bauhaus to whatever preferences and forms fit the likings of the Nazis leaving “...only a few historical structures preserved” [4].
Citations Image: [1] Bauhaus Dessau. (n.d.). Bauhaus Building by Walter Gropius. Retrieved from https://www.bauhausdessau.de/en/architecture/bauhaus-building.html
Text: [2] Mullin, J. (1982). Ideology, Planning Theory and The German City in The Inter-war Year. Town Planning Review: Vol. 53. No. 2. [3] Wolfe, T. (2009). From Bauhaus to our House. New York: Picador/Farrar, Straus and Giroux. [4] World War 2 Truth. (n.d.). The Deliberate Bombing of German Cities.Retrieved fromhttps://ww2truth.wordpress.com/2017/10/03/the-deliberate-fire-bombing-of-german-cities/.