Gutenberg School

The Leipzig Gutenberg School in the south-east of the city center is an educational institution specializing in books, printing, media, office work, languages and art. The history of the school dates back to 1853, when the Leipzig Booksellers' College was founded. Together with the Buchdrucker-Lehranstalt founded in 1886, these form the roots of the school. 

BAUHAUS architecture: The impressive school building of today's Gutenbergschule was built between 1927 and 1929 and designed by Otto Droge for the German Book Printing Association, the Buchdrucker-Lehranstalt and the Meisterschule für das grafische Gewerbe. The architect incorporated various styles into the building. The façade is dominated by the Bauhaus style, while the interior is Art Deco and Brick Expressionism.

The Gutenberg School with its clear, unadorned form is oriented towards both the functional and clear Bauhaus style and the rational educational goals based on technology and science The light-coloured plaster façades are horizontally structured through the sparing use of Rochlitz porphyry. A tower-like elevation of the main building is adorned with clock faces. Rochlitz porphyry dominates the entrance area and plinth zone. Decorative elements, which previously characterized the architect's buildings, were generally dispensed with.

Today, the Gutenberg School houses the vocational school center of the city of Leipzig. Around 1,800 pupils are taught by 78 teachers in around 80 classes.

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