To work out the logistics for these very special places at this very special time required a great amount of organization and an even greater amount of persistence.
He does all of the planning for our travel, which is why I refer to this trip as “the big ask.” I ask, he processes the request and delivers. The very year that the Bauhaus would celebrate its centenary – I wanted to be right there, and there and there. What could possibly be better than seeing this architectural wonder up close and personal? I can answer that. I can assure you that this building has been on our travel list for a very long time. I am going to go out on a limb here and say that visiting this place is every modernist’s dream. I’m positive that you do not need me to tell you that 2019 marked 100 years since architect Walter Gropius founded the Bauhaus the most influential school of art and design in the twentieth century. Today it is also home to the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation. The building is a celebrated icon of International Modernism and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. The Bauhaus Building in Dessau, Germany is considered to be one of the most significant manifestations of modern architecture in the world.
