Bruno Taut

(1880–1938) tysk arkitekt

Bruno Taut (Germany, 1880–1938) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Bruno Taut belongs to the chapter ‘Modernism’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Bruno Taut was born in Königsberg and died in Istanbul. Bruno Taut trained at Kneiphof Gymnasium and Baugewerkschule, Königsberg. Bruno Taut worked in Hamburg, Wiesbaden, Stuttgart, and Berlin. Wikidata associates Bruno Taut with New Objectivity and Neues Bauen. Bruno Taut became a member of Deutscher Werkbund.

The best-known works include ‘Glass Pavilion’ and ‘Glashaus: Werkbund-Ausstellung Cöln 1914’. The catalogue has 4 buildings by Bruno Taut. The dated buildings span the years 1913–1931. The buildings are in Britz, Treptow-Köpenick, Pankow, and Deutz. According to Wikidata, buildings by Bruno Taut belong to the ‘Functionalism’ style.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Jan Letzel, Erwin Barth, Josef Gočár, Dominikus Böhm, and Johan Jarlén.

• Hufeisensiedlung
• Gartenstadt Falkenberg
• Wohnstadt Carl Legien
• Glass Pavilion