Breuer, Marcel Lajos
Breuer, BROY uhr, Marcel Lajos (1902-1981), was a Hungarian-born architect, furniture designer, and teacher. From 1924 to 1928, Breuer taught at the Bauhaus school of design in Germany. Although trained in architecture under Bauhaus director Walter Gropius, Breuer taught furniture design. In 1937, Breuer immigrated to the United States at the invitation of Gropius, who was teaching architecture at Harvard University. Breuer practiced architecture with Gropius from 1937 to 1941. He also taught at Harvard from 1937 until 1946, when he opened his own office in New York City. Although his practice was international in scope, Breuer designed important buildings in New York City, among them the Whitney Museum of American Art.