Design where form follows function

The Bauhaus School was founded by architect Walter Gropius in 1919 in Germany. Its philosophy emphasised the functionality of architecture and was based on a correlation between design, industry and science. In German, Bauhaus means build (bauen) house (haus).

Architect Chris Law, chairman of the Centre for Community Renewal, said: 'There is a saying that form follows function. This is what Bauhaus architecture is about.'

Mr Law said the style dominated Germany in the 1920s. It then spread to Britain and the United States as the school was shut down by the Nazis in 1933 and its members were forced to flee.