1902-1981
Architect

Modernist Architect.

Hungarian American architect Marcel Breuer had been a student and a faculty member at the Bauhaus in Germany before arriving in the United States in 1937 to join Walter Gropius on the faculty of Harvard University. Breuer's work embodied many elements of fine architecture. He combined traditional wood and brick with newer materials such as concrete and metal. A modernist, Breuer emphasized in his designs the structure and form characteristic of the International Style and played an important role in establishing the style in the United States.

From Germany to America.

Breuer was born in Pecs, Hungary, in 1902. After graduating from secondary school in 1920, he enrolled in the Bauhaus, which was founded by Gropius in Dessau, Germany. In 1924 Breuer received his degree and joined the faculty as a master of carpentry, remaining there until 1928. While at the Bauhaus, Breuer designed several modern chairs...