The Fagus shoe last factory, Alfeld

Das Fagus-Werk in Alfeld, Farbphotographie, 2007, Photograph: Carsten Janssen; Bildquelle: Wikimedia Commons, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fagus_Gropius_Hauptgebaeude_200705_wiki_rueckseite.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Fagus_Gropius_Hauptgebaeude_200705_wiki_rueckseite.jpg, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Germany, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/de/deed.en.

The Fagus shoe last factory (near Hanover) was designed in 1911 by Walter Gropius (1883–1969) – so to speak as his journeyman's piece – and Adolf Meyer (1881–1929). On the initiative of Carl Benscheidt (1858–1947), an entrepreneur from Alfeld, a factory was built which – by the standards of the time – reflected a new philosophy of construction. To this day, it is considered one of the classic examples of modern industrial architecture. It was declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 2011.

Das Fagus-Werk in Alfeld, colour photograph, 2007, photographer: Carsten Janssen; source: Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Some Rights Reserved Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Germany.