May 8, 1895
in Querfurt, Germany
March 26, 1987
in Lindau, Germany
He was more popular as a painter or teacher in weaving and was one of the first teachers or how they called it masters at the Weimar Bauhaus in 1920. He came to prominence as an architect because he designed the Haus am Horn for the Bauhaus exhibition in Weimar in 1923, marking a milestone in German architectural history. After the Bauhaus moved to Dessau, he designed the Steel House together with Richard Paulick, another innovation in the field of architecture in Germany.
Unlike many other members of the Bauhaus, he remained in Germany during the rule of the National Socialists and from 1960 he lived in Lindau on Lake Constance.
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Buildings
Weimar, Germany
Single family house "Haus am Horn"
Dessau-Roßlau, Germany
Steel House (Stahlhaus) Dessau