After Class 03/29/10

Today Joslyn gave her presentation about Bauhaus. It began as a merger of the Veimar Arts & Crafts school and the Weimar Art Academy. After WW1, Walter Gropius took it over and wanted to "unify the artist & craftsmen." He wanted to teach the students to be inspired by Expressionism, De Stijl, and Constructivism. It's methods of teaching altered as well, in 1925, they decided to scratch the master, journeyman, philosopher method. Instead they focused on just the professor and student relationship. Gropius wanted students to find their own style rather than be taught HOW they should paint, create, and express. Unfortunately, Nazi Germany took over, and found the Bauhaus school not worthy of staying open, and all teachers and professors had to flee to America or other countries. Eventually a Bauhaus school was opened in Chicago, and later changed it's name to the Institute of Design.
Some other great designers of the Bauhaus movement were Eric Gill, the creator of Gill Sans, Perpetua, and Golden Cockeral Type. Paul Renner created Futura and Stanley Morisson created Times New Roman for the Times of London. Which later became the most widely used Typeface of the 20th Century.
This time period was about a lot of experimentation in typography. A lot of typographic designs were about assymetrical styles that expressed " spirit, life, and visual sensibility." Despite Nazi Germany's strict rules, Bauhaus stayed devoted to creating new typography and designs.
I would be curious to know if the Institute of Design and technology stays connected to it's Bauhaus roots? Do all art schools have a certain "style" or "technique" of design they follow and teach the students? Or is that a thing of the past?