The Bauhaus School's primary intention was to help to rebuild the country and form a new social order. To achieve this they developed an academic format that produced some of the greatest architects and designers of the 20th Century. Bauhaus Director Mies van der Rohe developed the design concept that is the basis for the modern glass covered skyscraper.
The teachers in the early days of the Bauhaus were primarily painters. Swiss painter Paul Klee joined the Bauhaus in 1921, heading the "Bookbinding" workshop and teaching courses such as weaving and painting. Wassily Kandinsky joined the Bauhaus in 1922 and headed the "Murals" workshop and taught the popular free painting class for more than five years.