Torten Estate Dessau, Germany, 1930s

摘要

As the Bauhaus centenary year comes to a close, the legacy left by Bauhaus emigres in this country is still an object of debate, and undoubtedly difficult to define. A significant moment in the narrative that traces the movement's influence on British modernism was the lecture delivered by Walter Gropius at the Design and Industries Association in London in May 1934, on the occasion of an exhibition of his work held at the RIBA that month and shortly before his immigration to Britain. A translation of his text, by MARS founder and contributor to the Architectural Review P Morton Shand, was read out by Gropius - according to Maxwell Fry, barely understanding the English text.