Google doodle celebrates 125th birthday of Walter Gropius

Walter Adolph Gropius born in Berlin, Germany in 1883. Studied architecture(but received no degree), went on to found Arts and Crafts School in Weimar, which became the world-famous Bauhaus. Here, Painting, sculpture, photography, industrial design, cinema, and architecture were all taught under one philosophical umbrella. Walter was influenced by the writings of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The protagonist of Ayn Rand's famed novel Fountainhead(written in 1946) Howard Roark, was believed to be based on Frank Lloyd Wright(though both denied this)

Walter insisted on using modern technology and material in his designs such as glass and steel. His unusual quintessential urban architectural form was termed as "architectural socialism" and the school was forced to move to Dessau. He later shifted to England and eventually to United States in 1937. Taught architecture at Harvard University and designed many architectural landmarks before dying in 1969.