Before 42 years, the pioneer of functionalism Walter Gropius passed away

Boston/Prague - He was one of the founders of modern architecture in the 20th century. Walter Gropius invented houses made of concrete panels. The German architect, urban planner, and industrial designer also co-founded the Bauhaus group. He died on July 5, 1969.
    The basic principles of the buildings of this innovator of 20th-century architecture were objectivity and functionality, adherence to strictly geometric shapes, and rejection of ornamental division of the building.
    He was born on May 18, 1883, and studied architecture following in his father's footsteps. During World War I, he fought in the trenches, then co-founded the Bauhaus in Weimar and became its first director. Together with Martin Wagner and others, he created a fundamental new urban concept in 1942 - a new settlement near Boston for 30,000 inhabitants. It was divided into several smaller districts with their own centers, all sharing one higher-level center.
    Other significant projects of his in the USA include the Oheb-Shalom Temple, the PANAM administrative building in New York, and the J. F. Kennedy administrative building.