Muthughes has made great contributions to the ideal of German manufacturing alliance. During this period, he constantly reported on the situation of British architecture and the progress of handicrafts and industrial design. In addition, he also conducted a lot of investigation and research on British housing, and wrote a three-volume masterpiece "British Housing", which was published shortly after his return to Germany.
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After returning to China, he was appointed as an official of the Trade Bureau, responsible for the education of applied arts and engaged in architecture and design. As the backbone of the manufacturing alliance, he has a great influence on the alliance because of his rich experience and the position of government officials. For him, practical art (design) has artistic, cultural and economic significance at the same time.
The new form is not an end in itself, but a "visual expression of the inner strength of the times." Their purpose is not only to change families and houses in Germany, but also to directly affect the characteristics of this generation. Therefore, form has entered the general cultural field, and its goal is to embody the unity of the country.
He claimed: "The means to establish national aesthetics is to determine a' standard' to form a' unified aesthetic taste'.
"Muthughes suggested that Berlin Academy of Fine Arts, Dresden Academy of Fine Arts, and Breland Academy of Fine Arts should all be changed into the School of Architecture and Arts and Crafts, recognizing the importance of design education. He also advocates "replacing the traditional artistic concept with a new concept of rationality, objectivity, function first and no decoration".
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