Bauhaus twenty-howcases 1 the most iconic achievements of Bauhaus architecture in dialogue with 1ntemporary building projects by up-and-coming as well as internationally renowned contemporary architects – all illustrated by a series of images created by US photographer Gordon Watkinson. The exhibition, which bridges the fields of architecture, design and photography, places the heritage of Bauhaus architecture in the context of current architectural trends and visualizes its ongoing influence on century architecture.

In his highly aesthetic images, photographer Gordon Watkinson focuses on the superlative
quality of the buildings erected prior to 1933 by Walter Gropius, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Hannes Meyer, Georg Muche and Richard Paulick. Stripping away all unnecessary elements in order to concentrate on the essence of his subjects, Watkinson captures the timelessness of modern architecture and juxtaposes some of its most emblematic examples to contemporary, typologically similar buildings. Among the present-day architects whose works can be seen in the exhibition are Allmann Sattler Wappner, Rolf Disch, Hanno Vogl- Fernheim, Fink+Jocher, Galli & Rudolf, Ingvartsen, Graham Phillips, Petzinka Pink, RCR Architects, Sauerbruch Hutton, Werner Sobek and Wingårdhs. Watkinson’s distinctive visual approach underlines the manifold legacy of Bauhaus ideas and formal language at the beginning of the century.
The numerous photographs, which highlight the aesthetics of New Objectivity and Functionalism, are complemented by the presentation of re-editions of Bauhaus furniture designed before 1933 and still manufactured today, inviting the visitors to interact and consciously experience the timeless character of these early century designs in a contemporary context.