ˈbau̇ˌhau̇s adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from German Bauhaus, literally, architecture house, an academy of the arts founded in Weimar, Germany, in 1919, from bau- architecture (from bauen to build) + haus house
: of, relating to, or influenced by a school of design founded by Walter Gropius at Weimar in 1919 and noted for its association with functional architecture, abstract art, innovation in the use of building materials, and the absence of applied ornament in design and for a program that synthesized technology, craftsmanship, and design esthetics and disregarded the distinction between fine and applied art
Bauhaus furniture
the Bauhaus point of view