Article / Architectural Details of the Bauhaus Movement: Revisiting the Glass Corners and Tubular Steel Construction

Balcony Guardrails at Dessau Bauhaus. Image © Thomas Lewandovski (source: Archdaily)

The online magazine Archdaily has recently published an interesting article on the obvious and subtle ways in which Bauhaus’s design have influenced our contemporary society. Written by Jonathan Yeung, Hong Kong based designer and teacher, the piece focuses on the architectural construction details of the Bauhaus movement, in particular glass corners, tubular steel construction and window subdivision and operations. Yeung asks: How were Bauhaus’s details executed, and how might they be translated into contemporary details today?

read the article on Archdaily