or Dessau, Gropius designed three structures in total: the school itself, a residence for faculty, and a workers’ village, Toerten. The latter was considered by Dessau authorities as a model for further planned development in the city. Gropius’ “languages” for the three are quite different: ascetic-grand for the school, imposing and strictly ordered for the residence, and almost crudely simple for Dessau-Toerten.