Friday, July 9, 2010
Bauhaus Architecture
Tel Aviv has one of the greatest surviving collections of Bauhaus architecture (another good number exist in Miami, Florida). Bauhaus-style buildings came from socialist immigrants from Germany. (Many of the original Bauhaus buildings in Germany were lost during World War 2.) Today, UNESCO seeks to protect Bauhaus architecture and helps to fund restoration and maintenance of Tel Aviv’s collection. The style is very egalitarian with purposeful uses of lines and curves. Buildings are understated (but not ugly) and make use of natural lighting as much as possible (for example, the stairways are on the outside of the buildings).
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Bowhouse ? Maybe, but perhaps it should be Bauhaus. What do I know from architecture ? I'm sure your Grandpa Howe could have enlightened you on this subject. Uncle Al
ReplyDeleteAh ha! That's it. Never saw it written down and that was as close as I could figure out. Tried to search on the internet to no avail...thank you very much.
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