Bauhaus Building, Dessau, 1925-1926: View from southwest 1926 - 1927

Curator: Klaus Hertig captured this striking view of the Bauhaus Building in Dessau, between 1925 and 1926. Editor: It feels so…stark. Almost unsettlingly geometric. Curator: Indeed. Notice the interplay of cubic forms, the flat roofs, and the glass curtain walls, all devoid of ornamentation. It’s a manifesto in concrete and steel. Editor: It is! The vertical lettering reading "Bauhaus" feels like a bold statement of purpose, a signpost to a new era. Curator: Exactly. The building itself embodies the Bauhaus principles of functionalism and the synthesis of art, craft, and technology. Editor: The photo's tonality, the contrast...it adds to the sense of a brave, new world being forged. Curator: It’s a testament to the power of architectural photography to capture not just a building, but an ethos. Editor: Makes you think about how spaces can literally shape our minds, doesn’t it?