From Bauhaus to Our House
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From Bauhaus to Our House is Tom Wolfe’s sharp, satirical critique of modernist architecture and its influence on American urban landscapes.
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| From Bauhaus to Our House canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: From Bauhaus to Our House Context triple: [Tom Wolfe, notableWork, From Bauhaus to Our House]
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Fuck the Bauhaus
Fuck the Bauhaus is a provocative artwork by German artist Isa Genzken that critically engages with the legacy and aesthetics of the Bauhaus movement.
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House of Music
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C.
Brokedown Palace
"Brokedown Palace" is a reflective, country-tinged ballad by the Grateful Dead, known for its gentle melody and themes of farewell and homecoming.
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D.
House of Black and White
"House of Black and White" is a musical track from the Season 5 soundtrack of the television series Game of Thrones, composed by Ramin Djawadi.
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E.
White Buses
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: From Bauhaus to Our House Target entity description: From Bauhaus to Our House is Tom Wolfe’s sharp, satirical critique of modernist architecture and its influence on American urban landscapes.
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A.
Fuck the Bauhaus
Fuck the Bauhaus is a provocative artwork by German artist Isa Genzken that critically engages with the legacy and aesthetics of the Bauhaus movement.
-
B.
House of Music
House of Music is a 1996 R&B and soul album by Tony! Toni! Toné! known for its smooth, live-instrument sound and classic, retro-influenced production.
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C.
Brokedown Palace
"Brokedown Palace" is a reflective, country-tinged ballad by the Grateful Dead, known for its gentle melody and themes of farewell and homecoming.
-
D.
House of Black and White
"House of Black and White" is a musical track from the Season 5 soundtrack of the television series Game of Thrones, composed by Ramin Djawadi.
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E.
White Buses
White Buses was a World War II humanitarian rescue operation, led by Swedish diplomat Folke Bernadotte, that used specially marked buses to save thousands of prisoners from Nazi concentration camps.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| author | Tom Wolfe ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticizes |
Bauhaus school of design
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International Style architecture ⓘ
linked to:
International Style
architectural academic establishment ⓘ architectural jargon ⓘ glass-and-steel corporate towers ⓘ |
| examines |
aesthetic uniformity in postwar American cities
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impact of European émigré architects in America ⓘ relationship between architects and clients ⓘ social consequences of modernist design ⓘ |
| genre |
architectural criticism
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satire ⓘ |
| hasForm | extended essay ⓘ |
| hasPart |
essays on American skyscraper design
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essays on European architectural movements ⓘ essays on architectural education ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
critical of European modernism
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critical of International Style skyscrapers ⓘ skeptical of architectural elitism ⓘ skeptical of functionalist design dogma ⓘ |
| hasReception |
controversial among architects
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popular among general readers ⓘ |
| hasTone |
ironic
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polemical ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
New Journalism style
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journalistic reportage ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Bauhaus movement
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International Style ⓘ architectural theory ⓘ architecture in the United States ⓘ modernist architecture ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of modernist architecture
ⓘ
popularization of architectural criticism for a general audience ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1981 ⓘ |
| publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux ⓘ |
| setting | United States urban landscapes ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers
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readers interested in architecture ⓘ readers interested in urbanism ⓘ |
| title | From Bauhaus to Our House ⓘ |
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