Hannes Meyer
Switzerland (1889—1954)Trained as a mason and building draughtsman, Meyer continued his studies and practical training in Berlin, Bath and Munich. In 1919 he opened his architectural practice in Basel, becoming a member and collaborator of ABC Beiträge zum Bauen (Contributions on Building). In 1927 he moved with his business partner Hans Wittwer to Dessau, where he joined the Bauhaus as head of its newly established building department. The following year Gropius appointed him as his successor as director of the school, which he reorganised before being dismissed in 1930 for political reasons and moving to the Soviet Union. He taught at WASI, the Moscow School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, until 1936, when he returned to Switzerland. In 1939 he moved to Mexico City, where he was appointed director of the newly founded Institute for Urban Development and Planning. After WWII he eventually returned to Switzerland, settling there in 1949.
