Gropius

American  

[groh-pee-uhs, groh-pee-oos] / ˈgroʊ pi əs, ˈgroʊ piˌʊs /

noun

1. Walter 1883–1969, German architect, in the U.S. from 1937.

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Gropius British  

/ ˈɡrəʊpɪəs /

noun

1. Walter. 1883–1969, US architect, designer, and teacher, born in Germany. He founded (1919) and directed (1919–28) the Bauhaus in Germany. His influence stemmed from his adaptation of architecture to modern social needs and his pioneering use of industrial materials, such as concrete and steel. His buildings include the Fagus factory at Alfeld (1911) and the Bauhaus at Dessau (1926)

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Example Sentences

Dominated by Modernists like Walter Gropius and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, that convention focused on industrial materials, clean lines and a singular approach.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025

Goff may have led the way in Oklahoma, but Gropius led Harvard, Mies van der Rohe led IIT and the list goes on.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025

Among those who submitted works but won nothing: the British poet and novelist Robert Graves in 1924, the Dadaist George Grosz, in 1928, and Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus school of architecture, in 1932.

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

While he was at Harvard, the teaching of architectural history was practically banned by modernists, including the émigré professor Walter Gropius, the founder of the Bauhaus school.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2023

For a while they talk about the projects they are working on, the architects they both admire: Gropius, van der Rohe, Saarinen.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri