In April 1919 Walter Gropius merged the Weimar academy of fine art with the school of arts and crafts to found the Staatliches Bauhaus, declaring in its manifesto that the ultimate aim of all creative activity is the building. Its fourteen year experiment set the terms of modern design education worldwide.
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Walter Gropius founded the Staatliches Bauhaus in April 1919 and served as its first director.
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The school was founded by Walter Gropius in Weimar on 1 April 1919
- Associated With: Walter Gropius, Bauhaus, Founding
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