<story><title>Exploring Bauhaus: Revolutionary design school that shaped modern world</title><url>https://www.playforthoughts.com/blog/bauhaus</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>kjkjadksj</author><text>I think the real sell with bauhaus design is that it was and is super cheap. Look at these examples in the article. Simple forms. Simple materials. Cheap and fast. Compare that with an earlier building like the empire state building and we see the exact opposite. More complex forms. More craftsmanship required to create the overall decor and trim designs, and no doubt more cost compared to a bauhaus style building one could make with some chicken wire, plaster, and cheap windows. Its kind of a shame then that the international standard today has basically been the fast and cheap bauhaus inspired 5&amp;#x2F;1 style building, in a sort of race to the bottom away from the building forms that once defined a place.</text></comment>
<story><title>Exploring Bauhaus: Revolutionary design school that shaped modern world</title><url>https://www.playforthoughts.com/blog/bauhaus</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>trevithick</author><text>Earlier HN discussion on this topic (different article): &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&amp;#x2F;item?id=30270286&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&amp;#x2F;item?id=30270286&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;I mentioned Tom Wolfe&amp;#x27;s book &amp;quot;From Bauhaus to Our House.&amp;quot; I don&amp;#x27;t think he likes Bauhaus much.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.goodreads.com&amp;#x2F;book&amp;#x2F;show&amp;#x2F;41001.From_Bauhaus_to_Our_House&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.goodreads.com&amp;#x2F;book&amp;#x2F;show&amp;#x2F;41001.From_Bauhaus_to_Ou...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>