Glass Chain Explained
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
| Name | pen-name | location |
|---|
| Brexbach | |
| Prometh | |
| Tancred | |
| Stellarius | |
| Maß | |
| W.H. | |
| Antischmitz | |
| Anfang | |
| Zacken | |
| Angkor | |
| Hannes | |
| Glas | |
| No Name | | |
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.
- Book: Benson, Timothy. O. . etal . Dimenberg, Edward . Expressionist Utopias: Paradise, Metropolis, Architectural Fantasy (Weimar and Now: German Cultural Criticism) . 2001-09-17 . University of California Press . 0-520-23003-5 .
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