Bruno Taut: Master of Colourful Architecture in Berlin (Urban Planning & Construction) - Softcover

Winfried Brenne; Deutscher Werkbund Berlin E.V.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3935455828 ISBN 13: 9783935455824

Publisher: Braun, 2008

Synopsis

Bruno Taut (18801938) is generally considered to be the leading housing estate architect of the modern era. Utilizing the latest architectural techniques and concentrating on the needs of the people who were to inhabit his creations, he made a lasting impression on the housing construction of his time - not only because of the impressive quantities of 10,000 flats. This bilingual publication is homage to one of the most significant personalities of the 20th century. It presents the extensive catalogue of Bruno Tauts works, among them the famous Berlin housing estates such as the Hufeisensiedlung (Horseshoe Development), the garden city Falkenberg Tuschkastensiedlung (dubbed the Inx Box Colony) and the forested housing estate Onkel Toms Hütte (Uncle Toms Cabin). Each project is portrayed by means of texts, plans as well as historic and contemporary photos. Proven experts lead through the creative work and life of Bruno Taut showing in several introductory essays that he was not only city planner, designer and social reformer but also above all artist and therefore truly deserved to be honored as master of colourful architecture in Berlin.

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"Bruno Taut counts among the most impressive figures of the early 20th century who sought to bring together aesthetic and more moral standards as well as vision and practical realization."
Otto Schily

Bruno Taut (1880-1938) is generally considered to be the leading housing estate architect of the modern era. Utilizing the latest architectural techniques and concentrating on the needs of the people who were to inhabit his creations, he made a lasting impression on the housing construction of his time not only because of the impressive quantities of 10,000 flats.

This publication is homage to one of the most significant personalities of the 20th century. It presents the extensive catalogue of Bruno Taut's works, among them the famous Berlin housing estates such as the "Hufeisensiedlung" ("Horseshoe Development"), the garden city Falkenberg "Tuschkastensiedlung" (dubbed the "Inx Box Colony") and the forested housing estate "Onkel Toms Hütte" ("Uncle Tom's Cabin").

Each project is portrayed by means of texts, plans as well as historic and contemporary photos. Proven experts lead through the creative work and life of Bruno Taut showing in several introductory essays that he was not only city planner, designer and social reformer but also above all artist - and therefore truly deserved to be honored as "Master of Colorful Architecture".

Bilingual, English - German

Edition details

• Publisher: Braun
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 3935455828
• ISBN 13: 9783935455824
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 170