This article was originally published on March 28, 2015. To read the stories behind other celebrated architecture projects, visit our AD Classics section. The Fagus Factory is one of the earliest ...

Fagus Factory in Alfeld is a 10-building complex - began around 1910 to the design of Walter Gropius, which is a landmark in the development of modern architecture and industrial design. Serving all ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. One of the dreams of Modernist architects in the early 20th century was to imagine that all buildings ...

The humble shoe, literally our lowest item of clothing, must fit us perfectly. Our body protests loudly if it does not. Still, it is taking perfectionism to the extreme to insist that the buildings of ...

Designed in around 1910, the Fagus factory in Alfeld constitutes an architectural complex which foreshadows the modernist movement in architecture. Built by Walter Gropius, it is notable for the ...

German architect Walter Gropius founded the Bauhaus in 1919. As we continue our Bauhaus 100 series exploring the school's centenary, we profile the man who had a vision to make art accessible to the ...

One of the most highly regarded architects of the 20th century, Walter Gropius (18 May 1883 – 5 July 1969) was one of the founding fathers of Modernism, and the founder of the Bauhaus, the German ...

23 x 18.5 inches (image) [58.4 x 47.0 cm] 24 x 19 inches (sheet) [61.0 x 48.3 cm] 25 x 20 inches (mount) [63.5 x 50.8 cm] ...

One of the dreams of Modernist architects in the early 20th century was to imagine that all buildings might one day be prefabricated. Machinery was given almost a God-like status. And so it's not ...