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Walter Gropius was a 19th-century American american architect. Walter Adolph Georg Gropius was a German-American architect and founder of the Bauhaus School, who is widely regarded as one of the pioneering masters of modernist architecture. He was a founder of Bauhaus in Weimar and taught there for several years, becoming known as a leading proponent of the International Style. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Life — Reflections on the meaning, challenges, and beauty of life
  • Knowledge — The pursuit of learning, understanding, and intellectual growth

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