Dessau / Bauhaus Architecture
Kornhaus (1930) by Carl Fieger Located on the Elbe River, the city of Dessau, with the brewery Schultheiss-Patzenhofer, commissio ned the construction of the Kornhaus restaurant. Fieger was a draftsman for Walter Gropius. Kornhaus is still a restaurant. I had asparagus and potatoes. Asparagus season is a big deal in Germany. It's large and white--I'm talking about the asparagus. Steel House (1927) by Georg Muche and Richard Paulick. It too was commissioned by the city of Dessau. The return on that investment in architecture must have been pretty insane. I imagine thousands of people head to Dessau every year to see these buildings. The house was planned as a prototype, but it wasn't a success. Employment Office (1929) by Walter Gropius Gropius designed a round building with a glass saw-tooth roof. I really wish I was able to go inside. Source: Bauhaus Dessau The city of Dessau also commissioned Walter ...