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The Bauhaus

08/05/2019 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, The Bauhaus

The groundbreaking school of art and design was founded in 1919

The groundbreaking school of art and design was founded in Germany in 1919. Founder Walter Gropius spoke to the BBC in 1968.

The groundbreaking Bauhaus school of art and design was founded in Germany in 1919. It would go on to have a huge impact on architecture and design around the world, with the clean lines and minimalist elegance of its distinctive modernist aesthetic influencing everything from skyscrapers to smartphones.

In this interview from the BBC archive, Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius explains his goals for the school - and the challenges involved in setting it up.

(Photo: View of one of the wings of the Bauhaus building in Dessau, taken on 30 January 2019. Credit: John MacDougall/AFP/Getty Images)

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