Walter Gropius was one of the principal modernist architects. His move to the United States in the 1930s was an event of historic significance. 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. It became a symbol of the new international style that had come to America from the old world and that drew fire from many quarters—ranging from Frank Lloyd Wright to Gropius’ angry neighbors.
