The "Prellerhaus", a five-storey studio wing of the reconstructed Bauhaus Building with 28 student accommodations designed by architect Walter Gropius between 1925 and 1926 for the Bauhaus School of Art, Design and Architecture is seen in Dessau, Germany, March 5, 2022. With the East German city of Dessau preparing to celebrate next year's centenary of the legendary design school and UNESCO World Heritage, the far-right Alternative for Germany party urged regional legislators not to glorify the style whose cosmopolitanism, they said negated national and regional styles and traditions. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
BERLIN (Reuters) - It shaped modern industrial design and continues to inspire architects and product designers the world over, but to some on Germany's far right, Bauhaus is nothing to celebrate.
As the East German city of Dessau prepares to celebrate next year's centenary of the famed design school's move there, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has urged local legislators not to glorify Bauhaus' cosmopolitan style ethos, saying it negated regional traditions.
