Glass Chain
The Glass Chain or Crystal Chain sometimes known as the "Utopian Correspondence" ({{langx|de|Die Gläserne Kette}}) was a chain letter that took place between November 1919 and December 1920. It was a correspondence of architects that formed a basis of expressionist architecture in Germany. It was initiated by Bruno Taut.
Names, pen-names, and locations of participants
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| Name | pen-name | location |
|---|---|---|
| Wilhelm Brückman | Brexbach | Emden |
| Hermann Finsterlin | Prometh | Stuttgart |
| Paul Gösch | Tancred | Berlin |
| Jakobus Göttel | Stellarius | Cologne |
| Walter Gropius | Maß | Weimar |
| Wenzel Hablik | W.H. | Itzehoe |
| Hans Hansen | Antischmitz | Cologne |
| Carl Krayl | Anfang | Tuttlingen |
| Wassili Luckhardt | Zacken | Berlin |
| Hans Luckhardt | Angkor | Berlin |
| Hans Scharoun | Hannes | Insterburg |
| Bruno Taut | Glas | Berlin |
| Max Taut | No Name | Berlin |
Bibliography
- Sharp, Dennis (1966). Modern Architecture and Expressionism. George Braziller: New York.
- Whyte, Iain Boyd ed. (1985). Crystal Chain Letters: Architectural Fantasies by Bruno Taut and His Circle. The MIT Press. {{ISBN|0-262-23121-2}}
- {{cite book |last=Benson |first=Timothy. O. |display-authors=etal |author2=Dimenberg, Edward |title=Expressionist Utopias: Paradise, Metropolis, Architectural Fantasy (Weimar and Now: German Cultural Criticism) |date=2001-09-17 | publisher=University of California Press |isbn=0-520-23003-5 }}
External links
- [https://archiv.adk.de/bigobjekt/20425 Gläserne Kette, Sammlung im Hans-Scharoun-Archiv] (in German), Academy of Arts, Berlin
- [https://www.cca.qc.ca/en/archives/470394/die-glaserne-kette-collection Die gläserne Kette collection], Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal, Quebec, Canada ([https://www.cca.qc.ca/en/search?digigroup=470394 digitized items])
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