🏛️ Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau: The Masters' Houses
UNESCO-listed modernist residences in Dessau, Germany
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Dessau, Germany (also includes sites in Weimar and Bernau)
- UNESCO World Heritage Site: Designated 1996
- Construction: 1925–1926
- Architect: Walter Gropius
- Design: Seven modernist houses in functionalist style
The Masters' Houses (Meisterhäuser) comprise seven residences built in Dessau between 1925 and 1926 as part of the broader Bauhaus movement. Designed by Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus school, they serve as exemplars of early modernist residential architecture. The site forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage designation that encompasses Bauhaus buildings across Weimar, Dessau, and Bernau, representing a pivotal moment in 20th-century design history ...