Could the New Bauhaus inspire the UK?

The UK can no longer participate in the European Union's ambitious new initiative, but perhaps it will inspire the British design community to define its own visions for the future. The original Bauhaus was born out of the twin catastrophes of the First World War and the flu epidemic that follo...

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Published in:Creative Review 2021-02, Vol.41 (1), p.134
Main Author: Burgoyne, Patrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Architecture
Climate change
COVID-19
Epidemics
Sustainability
World War I
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Summary:The UK can no longer participate in the European Union's ambitious new initiative, but perhaps it will inspire the British design community to define its own visions for the future. The original Bauhaus was born out of the twin catastrophes of the First World War and the flu epidemic that followed it. It opened at its original location of Weimar in Germany in 1919 with a commitment to bring together the arts and crafts to design new ways of living for a future, better world. Now, faced with the two similarly daunting crises of Covid-19 and the climate emergency, the European Commission has announced the launch of a New European Bauhaus, "to design future ways of living, situated at the crossroads between art, culture, social inclusion, science and technology ... a collective effort to imagine and build a future that is sustainable, inclusive and beautiful for the minds and for the souls".
ISSN:0262-1037
2515-4621