Bauhaus is a building in Germany that combines lots of architecture elements. Bauhaus literally means house of construction. The Bauhaus became an influential piece of architecture to modern architects  The nazi made the owners leadership to shut down the school. They thought it wasn't right to teach art to students. The bauhaus was a pottery house until Mies van der Rohe changes it into a private school. The function of this building was to teach kids about architecture and art.