ID: 700009238 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700009238	Record Type: Built Work
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Fagus Factory (buildings, factory; architects: Walter Gropius (German American, 1883-1969); Ado...; constructed 1911-1913; additio...)

Note: Refers to the main office building of the shoe last factory owned by Carl Bernscheidt. Disagreeing with Eduard Werner's original design proposal, in 1911 Bernscheidt hired Walter Gropius for the redesign. Gropius and partner Adolph Meyer introduced a steel-and-glass style, including a curtain wall façade, that would become emblematic of modern architecture. In 2011, Fagus Factory was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Titles:

Fagus Factory (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,N)

Fagus Werk (C,U,German-P,U,N)

Fabus Fabrik (C,U,German,U,N)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

buildings, factory [300006232] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, industrial structures, industrial buildings)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: constructed 1911-1913; additions and interiors completed 1925

Creator Display:

architects: Walter Gropius (German American, 1883-1969); Adolph Meyer (German, 1881-1929); patron: Carl Benscheidt (German, 1858-1947) [preferred,VP]

architect Gropius, Walter (German American architect, teacher, and industrial designer, 1883-1969) [500028112]

patron Benscheidt, Carl August (German businessman, 1858-1947) [500404028]

architect Meyer, Adolf (German architect, 1881-1929) [500023611]

Locations:

Alfeld [7005989] Lower Saxony (state), Germany (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Address Note: 51°59′01″N 9°48′45″E, Hannoversche Straße 58

Display Materials: brick; reinforced concrete; glass panes; iron frames in intrados; L-beams; internal muntins; steel plates

	muntins [300003103]
	.......(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, architectural elements, <surface elements and surface element components>, surface element components)

	reinforced concrete [300010775]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, concrete, <concrete by technique>)

	glass (material) [300010797]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material)

	brick (clay material) [300010463]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, clay, <clay by product>)

	angles (rolled sections) [300071924]
	.......(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, architectural elements, <structural elements and components for structural elements>, structural element components, rolled sections)

	intradoses [300001166]
	.......(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, architectural elements, <structural elements and components for structural elements>, structural element components, arch| dome or vault components)

	masonry construction (technique or process) [300404383]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <additive and joining processes and techniques>, assembling (additive and joining process), construction (assembling), <construction technique by form or materials>)

	iron (metal) [300011002]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, <iron and iron alloy>)

	plate structures [300001203]
	.......(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, architectural elements, <structural elements and components for structural elements>, structural elements, structural systems)

	steel (alloy) [300133751]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, <iron and iron alloy>, iron alloy)

	structural frames [300001479]
	.......(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, architectural elements, <structural elements and components for structural elements>, structural elements, structural systems)

Dimensions: 3 stories; base: 40 cm (15.748 inches); each steel plate: 3 mm (0.11811 inches)

Events:

world heritage monument: 2011 Alfeld [7005989] (Lower Saxony (state), Germany (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet))

Cultures:

European (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Modernist [300021474] (N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <modern European styles and movements>)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness)

Specific Subjects:

	buildings, factory [300006232]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, industrial structures, industrial buildings) (AAT)

	functionalism [300056529]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), <concepts in the arts and humanities>, artistic concepts, forms of expression (artistic concept)) (AAT)

	World Heritage Monument [300263063]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Built Complexes and Districts (hierarchy name), complexes (buildings and sites), <complexes by function>, sites (locations)) (AAT)

	shoelasts [300022925]
	.....(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Tools and Equipment (hierarchy name), equipment, <equipment by material processed>, leatherworking tools) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: institutional, public, commercial, and industrial buildings

Sources and Contributors:
Fagus Factory	........ [VP]
	........ ArchINFORM online (1999-) accessed 31 January 2017
	........ Jaeggi, Fagus (2000) 6
Fagus Werk	........ [VP]
	........ ArchINFORM online (1999-) accessed 31 January 2017
Fabus Fabrik	........ [VP]
	........ ArchINFORM online (1999-) accessed 31 January 2017

Subject: ....... [VP]

....................... ArchINFORM online (1999-) accessed 01 February 2017

....................... UNESCO online (1998-) accessed 01 February 2017

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... ArchINFORM online (1999-) accessed 01 February 2017
	..... UNESCO online (1998-) accessed 01 February 2017
	..... Jaeggi, Fagus (2000) 56-58