Will choose a 20th century designer, Walter Gropius, and write about the importance and relevance of his contribution to this era’s design. This paper will account for your chosen designer’s life, key works, material innovations if relevant, collaborations, advances, setbacks and overall contribution to the development of the field of design. A successful paper will review current resources and relevant historiography. Do not only include on-line resources. consider books, journals, archives, and even interviews. This paper is not a biographical account, but rather, a critical assessment of a designer’s contribution, innovation and place in the overall development of 20th century design. This 5 page paper will include formal notation and a listing of sources cited. It will be double-spaced and in 12 point font. All direct quotations must be acknowledged in endnotes. Images will enhance your paper.
