The Glass Chain or Crystal Chain sometimes known as the "Utopian Correspondence" (German: 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

Namepen-namelocation
Wilhelm BrückmanBrexbachEmden
Hermann FinsterlinPromethStuttgart
Paul GöschTancredBerlin
Jakobus GöttelStellariusCologne
Walter GropiusMaßWeimar
Wenzel HablikW.H.Itzehoe
Hans HansenAntischmitzCologne
Carl KraylAnfangTuttlingen
Wassili LuckhardtZackenBerlin
Hans LuckhardtAngkorBerlin
Hans ScharounHannesInsterburg
Bruno TautGlasBerlin
Max TautNo NameBerlin

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
  • Benson, Timothy. O.; Dimenberg, Edward; et al. (2001-09-17). Expressionist Utopias: Paradise, Metropolis, Architectural Fantasy (Weimar and Now: German Cultural Criticism). University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-23003-5.
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