2. 210 Read and listen to the text. Which building in
Exercise 1 do you think is Bauhaus?
Bauhaus Germany, German architect Walter
was an art school in Weimar,
Germany. German architect Walter
Gropius started the school in 1919. The Bauhaus school tried to
combine form (the shape of something) and function (how we
use something) in architecture so that buildings were practical but
also simple. Bauhaus architects didn't like lots of decoration on
buildings; they preferred flat roofs, straight lines and geometric
shapes. Before Bauhaus, architects used lots of different shapes
and colours, and materials like marble, hardwoods and even gold
for the decorations in their
buildings. Bauhaus used
metal, glass, steel or plastic
to make their buildings.
Typical colours are white,
grey and black. The designs
for the furniture inside
Bauhaus buildings are also
simple, and functional.​

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