Plaque

Gropius, Breuer and Moholy-Nagy

Erection date: 9/7/2018

Inscription

Walter Gropius 1883 - 1969
Marcel Breuer 1902 - 1981
László Moholy-Nagy 1895 - 1946
Pioneers of modern design at the Bauhaus lived here.
English Heritage

Site: Isokon Building (2 memorials)

NW3, Lawn Road, 3

Flats designed by Wells Coates for Molly and Jack Pritchard. Originally the block had 32 flats (later extended to 36). Most of them had very small kitchens as there was a large communal one for the preparation of meals, connected to the residential floors via a dumb waiter. The building gradually deteriorated, and was temporarily abandoned until 2003, when it was refurbished.

As well as those listed on the blue plaque, early residents included: Egon Riss, Arthur Korn; Agatha Christie (here 1941–7), Adrian Stokes.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Gropius, Breuer and Moholy-Nagy

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Bauhaus

Art school. In full Staatliches Bauhaus. Founded by Walter Gropius, the name ...

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Marcel Breuer

Architect and furniture designer. He studied at Bauhaus, and was initially re...

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Walter Gropius

Architect. Born Walter Adolph Georg Gropius in Berlin. He founded the Bauhaus...

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László Moholy-Nagy

Painter, photographer and film-maker. Born László Weisz in Bácsborsód, Hungar...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Gropius, Breuer and Moholy-Nagy

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Gropius, Breuer and Moholy-Nagy

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Isokon Building

Isokon Building

The plaque is in the foyer of the flats. It was unveiled by John Pritchard, g...

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