Walter Gropius and Bauhaus émigrés shaping the International Style in America (1933–1960)

1. Bauhaus permanently disbands under Nazi pressure

   Jul 19, 1933Labels: Bauhaus, Ludwig Mies

   • Bauhaus Archiv
   • Bauhaus Archiv

2. Gropius arrives to teach at Harvard

   Feb 1, 1937Labels: Walter Gropius, Harvard Graduate

   • Britannica

3. Gropius becomes chair of Harvard architecture department

   Jan 1, 1938Labels: Walter Gropius, Harvard Architecture

   • Britannica

4. First U.S. commissioned Gropius house completed

   Jan 1, 1938Labels: Gropius &, Josephine M

   • NRHP

5. Gropius completes his Lincoln, Massachusetts house

   Sep 21, 1938Labels: Gropius House, Walter Gropius

   • Historic NE
   • Gropius House

6. MoMA reframes Bauhaus for American audiences

   Dec 1, 1938Labels: MoMA, Herbert Bayer

   • MoMA

7. Gropius becomes a naturalized U.S. citizen

   Jan 1, 1944Labels: Walter Gropius, U S

   • Britannica

8. Gropius founds The Architects Collaborative (TAC)

   Jan 1, 1945Labels: The Architects, Walter Gropius

   • Britannica
   • TAC

9. Harvard Graduate Center project realized by TAC

   Jan 1, 1949Labels: Harvard Graduate, TAC

   • Britannica

10. Gropius retires from Harvard

    Jan 1, 1952Labels: Walter Gropius, Harvard Retirement

    • Britannica

11. TAC begins design period for U.S. Embassy Athens

    Jan 1, 1956Labels: U S, TAC

    • MIT Museum
    • UMich Library

12. U.S. Embassy Athens completed and opened

    Jan 1, 1961Labels: U S, Chancery Building

    • Doma
    • Heidelberg