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| 2024 | The German far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfG) attempted to challenge Bauhaus centenary celebrations, criticizing the movement for not following traditional artistic approaches. |
| September 2020 | Ursula von der Leyen introduced the New European Bauhaus (NEB) initiative during her State of the Union address, creating a creative and interdisciplinary movement connecting the European Green Deal to everyday life. |
| September 8 2019 | A new Bauhaus Museum opened in Dessau's city centre to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Bauhaus movement. |
| August 2019 | Researchers and students from the University of Kassel, led by professor Philipp Oswalt, reconstructed a residential building in the Laubengang estate using original plans by Bauhaus architect and teacher Ludwig Hilberseimer. |
| May 15 2019 |
TWA Flight Center
The TWA Hotel officially opened, completing the conversion of the original TWA Flight Center head house into a hotel.
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| April 12 2019 | Google honored the Bauhaus movement with a special Google Doodle celebrating its 100th anniversary. |
| January 16 2019 | International opening festival at the Berlin Academy of the Arts began, focusing on contemporary artists' works that continue the Bauhaus aesthetic and experimental spirit, running until January 24. |
| 2017 | Laubenganghäuser in Dessau added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Bauhaus and its Sites. |
| 2017 |
TWA Flight Center
The TWA Flight Center was adaptively repurposed as part of the new TWA Hotel, preserving its iconic architectural design.
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| December 2016 |
TWA Flight Center
Construction of the TWA Hotel began, with structures on either side of the head house being demolished while preserving the head house itself.
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| July 2015 |
TWA Flight Center
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo confirmed that the Saarinen building would become part of the TWA Hotel.
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| April 2015 |
TWA Flight Center
The Wall Street Journal reported that JetBlue and a hotel developer were negotiating to turn the head house into a hotel.
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