Discussion: From Bauhaus To Our House

Author: Tom Wolfe

Description: Tom Wolfe's From Bauhaus to Our House critiques the influence of European modernist architecture on American urban design, particularly through the lens of the Bauhaus school. Wolfe argues that the Bauhaus movement, with its emphasis on functionalism and minimalist design, was imposed on America in a way that disregarded local architectural traditions and aesthetics. The book discusses how iconic figures like Walter Gropius and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe reshaped American cities, often with little regard for the preferences of the people who lived there.

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