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In 1919, the economy in Germany was collapsing after a crushing war
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upadek
crushing
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miażdżący
appointed to
Architect Walter Gropius was appointed to head a new institution that would help rebuild the country and form a new social order
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powołany do
bourgeois
Bauhaus architects rejected "bourgeois" details such as cornices, eaves, and decorative details.
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burżuazyjny
cornices
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gzymsy
eaves
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okap
hipped roof
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czterospadowy dach
gable roof
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dwuspadowy
principle
They wanted to use principles of Classical architecture in their most pure form: without ornamentation of any kind.
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zasada
facade
Generally, Bauhaus buildings have flat roofs, smooth façades, and cubic shapes. Colors are white, gray, beige, or black
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fasada
smooth
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gładki
glass curtain walls
Popular construction methods of the time—steel-frame with glass curtain walls—were used for both residential and commercial architecture
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szklane ściany kurtynowe
residential
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mieszkaniowy
collaboration
promoted principles of creative collaboration—planning, designing, drafting, and construction
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współpraca
draft
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projekt
within
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w ciągu
disband
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rozpuszczać
the main assumptions
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główne założenia
taught
The Bauhaus' is actually the name of the design school that taught the style. It was founded by Walter Gropius
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nauczony
department.
Even though the influences are clearly architectural, the school did not actually have an architecture department.
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dział
explored
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zbadane
insisted on
They insisted on using only primary colours, red, blue and yellow
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nalegał na
coupled with
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w połączeniu z
distinct ideology
This colour palette, coupled with very simple geometric shapes, led to a distinct ideology of what the Bauhaus Style designs should resemble
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odrębna ideologia
resemble
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być podobnym
encompass
Of course, the Bauhaus style does not just influence architectural design, it encompasses everything from tables to chairs, even bikes
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objąć
aim
They aimed to create products that were simple in design and could be easily mass produced. Some Bauhaus designers even tried to create an 'International Style', which would be suitable for all countries, cultures and traditions.
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cel
throughout
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na wskroś
diverse backgrounds
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różnorodne tła
comprehensive
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wszechstronny
contemporary
So what makes Bauhaus so important with relation to modernism and contemporary structures?
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współczesny
initial
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początkowy
determine
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ustalać
initially
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początkowo
distinctive
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charakterystyczny/ wyrużniające
distinguishing features
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cechy wyróżniające
dotted around
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rozrzuconych
Bauhaus inspired furniture
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Meble inspirowane Bauhaus
remarkable
Or you can take a step back and apply the general principles of the Bauhaus, ending up with a remarkable looking building, simply by using geometric shapes and unusual angles
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wybitny
subtly
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subtelnie
reference
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odniesienie
inclusion
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włączenie
intricate details
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zawiłe szczegóły
bold
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śmiały
Bauhaus inspired bike
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Bauhaus inspirowane rower
Bauhaus inspired furniture
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Meble inspirowane Bauhaus
initial thesis
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Teza początkowa
initial plans
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Początkowe plany
diverse
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różnorodny
distinct
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odrębny
reference system
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układ odniesienia
reference
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odniesienie / referencje
comprehensive
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wszechstronny
intricate
intricate process
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zawiły
disband
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rozpuszczać / rozwiązać
dotted around
If things are dotted around a place, they can be found in many different parts of that place.
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