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1.   Bruno Taut, The Dissolution of Cities (1920)
A committed pacifist, Bruno Taut (1880-1934) believed that a new architecture would play a....
Bruno Taut, <i>The Dissolution of Cities </i> (1920)
2.   Nikolaus Braun, Berlin Street Scene (1921)
Nikolaus Braun (1900-50) was a member of the November Group [Novembergruppe], a group of artists and architects that took its name from the November revolution of 1918/19. The group was led....
Nikolaus Braun, Berlin Street Scene (1921)
3.   Erich Mendelsohn, Einstein Tower in Potsdam (built 1920-21)
Einstein Tower was Erich Mendelsohn’s first commissioned building. Built in a science park in Potsdam, it contains a telescope and laboratory and was intended to test Einstein’s theories. The building....
Erich Mendelsohn, Einstein Tower in Potsdam (built 1920-21)
4.   Erich Mendelsohn, Mosse House in Berlin (built 1921-23)
Like his contemporaries, architect Erich Mendelsohn (1887-1953) understood the distinctiveness of his times. And it was the job of the modern architect, who was possessed of practical and theoretical....
Erich Mendelsohn, Mosse House in Berlin (built 1921-23)
5.   Bruno Taut, Horseshoe Housing Estate in Berlin-Britz (built 1925-30)
Built in collaboration with architect and Berlin building commissioner Martin Wagner, the Horseshoe [Hufeisen] Housing Estate in Berlin-Britz was one of Bruno Taut’s greatest achievements.....
Bruno Taut, Horseshoe Housing Estate in Berlin-Britz (built 1925-30)
6.   Erich Mendelsohn, Schocken Department Store in Chemnitz (built 1926-28)
Of the three department stores that Erich Mendelsohn built for Salman Schocken between 1925 and 1930, the Chemnitz store was the most fully realized. Nine stories high and seventy meters long, this....
Erich Mendelsohn, Schocken Department Store in Chemnitz (built 1926-28)
7.   Weissenhof Housing Settlement in Stuttgart (built 1927)
The Weissenhof Estate was built in 1927 for the Deutscher Werkbund International Exhibition in Stuttgart under the direction of architect Ludwig....
Weissenhof Housing Settlement in Stuttgart (built 1927)
8.   Ufa’s Universum Movie Palace on Berlin’s Kurfürstendamm (built 1926-28)
Erich Mendelsohn’s Universum Movie Palace, built between 1926 and 1928, is a bold example of modern architecture in the service of that most modern of entertainment forms, the cinema. Its functional....
Ufa’s Universum Movie Palace on Berlin’s Kurfürstendamm (built 1926-28)
9.   Bruno Taut, Carl Legien Housing Settlement in Berlin (built 1928-30)
The Carl Legien housing settlement was built in 1928-1930 in the Prenzlauer Berg neighborhood of Berlin and prefigures the large-scale public housing estates that would be built around the world....
Bruno Taut, Carl Legien Housing Settlement in Berlin (built 1928-30)
10.   Berlin’s Potsdamer Platz as Seen from Café Josty (c. 1930)
Café Josty was one of the most popular cafes on Potsdamer Platz. In his book on 1920s Berlin,....
Berlin’s Potsdamer Platz as Seen from Café Josty (c. 1930)
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