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Bauhaus Dessau, located in Dessau, Germany.  The building was commissioned by the city of Dessau, and designed by Walter Gropius, the founder of the Bauhaus. The construction was begun in autumn 1925, and signed off in December 1926. The total area of Bauhaus contains approximately 256,000sq-ft of floor space. The time was after WW1. The Weimar Republic united the Germany. The Bauhaus had been developing by the government. There was a Bauhaus located in Weimar founded in 1919. The students produce their new designs and create exhibition in Bauhaus. Many purchasers form the west came to Bauhaus to order their designs. Sounds like the Bauhaus Weimar was very successful during the period. However, the school funding had cut off by the education department because of the political issue. The Bauhaus Weimar had closed in 1925. And the School were looking for alternative sources of funding for continue the school. Then they have moved to Dessau to continue their business. The...

The  chapel at Ronchamp is a Catholic chapel in Ronchamp, France. The building was built in the fourth century, and there were two replacements. The first one was the previous chapel burned in lightning with fire accident in 1913. And the other one was destroyed by the German Bombing in 1944. Architect Le Corbusier had in charge to restore the second time, which is the existing chapel with fantastic design in the world. In the beginning of the plan, Corbusier wanted to restore the building. However, his team had figured out the cost of restoration is more expensive than rebuild the chapel. Furthermore, it would be more efficiency to control budget, materials and labors. He supported by his friends Ledeur Mathey and Pierre Marie Marie Alain Courtrier to make the decision. Le Corbusier had visited the place in June 1950. He spent time to sketch and walk around the hillside to create a bell shape plan” taking as a starting point the four horizons These are, the plain of Saone, ...