4/ Konstantin Melnikov’s House, 1927–1929

Living room

Studio

konstantin melnikov‘s house hallway
konstantin melnikov‘s living room
konstantin melnikov‘s studio

Hallway © All photos by Igor Palmin

5/ WALTER GROPIUS’s HOUSE

1938

© Library of Congress

walter gropius‘s house

5/ Walter Gropius’s House, 1938

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Thereafter, the United States, not Europe, would lead the way in innovative architecture. In the US, Gropius taught at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He used his home as instructional material.

walter gropius‘s portrait

Walter Gropius was one of the principal modernist architects. His move to the United States in the 1930s was an event of historic significance.