Editing The Bauhaus Legacy (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Understanding</span> ==
The Bauhaus legacy is understood through '''Integration''' and '''Rationality'''.

'''1. The "Total" Work (Integration)''':
Art is not a "Painting on a Wall."
* For the Bauhaus, "Everything" you "Touch" is "Art."
* The **"Teapot,"** the **"Chair,"** and the **"House"** should all "Talk the Same Language."
* They "Ended" the "Division" between the "Artist" (who thinks) and the "Craftsman" (who builds).
* This "Unified Vision" is what created "Modern Living."

'''2. The "Honesty" of Materials (Rationality)''':
Don't "Hide" the "Concrete."
* In the "Old World," people "Painted Concrete" to "Look like Stone."
* **The Bauhaus** said: "If it is Steel, let it look like Steel."
* They valued **"Structural Honesty."**
* A building should "Reveal" "How it was Made" and "What it is Doing."
* This "Rationality" (see Article 566) is the "Core" of "Modern Ethics."

'''3. The "Machine" for Living (Standardization)''':
Architecture as "Technology."
* Le Corbusier (a contemporary) called the house a **"Machine for Living In."**
* Houses should be "Efficient," "Bright," and "Healthy."
* The Bauhaus "Invented" the "Built-in Kitchen" and the "Fitted Wardrobe."
* They "Optimized" the "Human Environment" for the "Industrial Era."

'''The 'Barcelona Chair' (Mies van der Rohe)'''': A piece of furniture designed in 1929 that looks "Brand New" today. It proved that "Bauhaus Design" was "Timeless" because it was based on "Geometry" and "Materials," not "Trends." It is the "Ultimate Symbol" of "Modern Luxury through Simplicity."
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