After the School of Bauhaus closed, many Bauhaus students and instructors came to America . Mies van der Rohe Even though he had only known him for a few years, Alfred Barr, Jr. recommended Mies for a professorship in architecture at Harvard. Despite Barr’s attempt, the commission was not given to Mies van der Rohe.  Mies van der Rohe later accepted a position at the Armour Institute in Illinois . Bauhaus Students Several Bauhaus students attended the Armour Institute in Illinois . Walter Gropius He was given a position at Harvard University . Controversies Aesthetic Reasons They believed that this new architecture reflected neither regional, historical, nor national traditions. Also, influential ideas of architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright who encouraged a very ornate and decorative style of architecture were still widely accepted. Political Objections While Americans still supported traditional art and never easily accepted the traditions of other countries, they had another reason for not readily being influenced by Germany . America , like most of the world at the time, had disassociated itself from Germany after the German initiation of World War I.