Architecture in Germany Along with the Swiss architect, Le
Corbusier, the teachers of Bauhaus, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and
Walter Gropius, and also Bruno Taut and Erich Mendelsohn, had a
major influence on the International Style, which, via America,
conquered the world. Influences from around the worldWhen at the
end of the century the architects began to take their leave of a
modernism that had become monotonous, engaging once again in
vibrant, decorative construction, Germany for its part welcomed
influences from around the world. The great masters of post-
modernism, James Stirling of London, Hans Hollein of Vienna, Rob
Krier of Luxembourg, Arata Isozaki of Tokyo, Richard Meier of
New York and many others were invited to build in Germany. The
Internationale Bauausstellung (IBA) in 1987 in particular
brought all the stars of architecture to Berlin, thereby
inspiring German architects as well. Thus, the still-divided
German capital city became the meeting point for aficionados of
architecture from all aroun