Wednesday 14th May 2014

Cruisers were bused by the Bauhaus Movement in Dessau on the way back from Wörlitz. It was a non-visit drive-by but unexpectedly we were allowed to get out of the coach and take graphs for 3 minutes.

I’ve never really understood what the Bauhaus was except it was very modern. And very important. Our tour guide explained that it was modern architecture but with a craft feel. First of all were some office buildings but we could only glimpse owing to coach not stopping. Then round the corner was a whole row of houses by people like Walter Gropius and Miles van der Rohë.

Funny how you can like the Bauhaus as well as Sans Souci. But I did. Very cool and elegant, especially in the semi-woodland setting. But I don’t think I’d live in one myself.

The Bauhaus went to Dessau which is a tiny place because turned out of Berlin for some reason – possibly by Hitler.

Near the River Cruising Boat itself we saw another Bauhaus building, a river pavilion, by a different architect, not Grop or Rohë. It had round bits which was a novelty. At the beginning of Bauhaus they only had cubes and cuboids. Round not liked. But it wouldn’t graph for some reason. I hoped to capture it from the River Cruiser as it got underway for Wittenberg and the full Luther experience. Just as luncheon service was beginning I risked luncheon wipe-out (no lunch), dashing to the top deck with my graphing equipment. But it wouldn’t graph. Came out dark and nothing.

Bauhaus Office Building Glimpsed in Drive-by

Same Bauhaus Office Building – Other End. Glimpsed in Drive-by

Whole Bauhaus House in Dessau either by Walter Gropius or Miles van der Rohë

Another Bauhaus House in Dessau Either by Walter Gropius or Miles ver der Rohë. Tall Window in Restauro, You might Observe