Max Taut
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Max Taut (15 May 1884 in Königsberg — 26 February 1967 in Berlin) was a German Architect.
Max Taut was the older brother of Bruno Taut and in the 1920s built office buildings for the Trades Unions. He was a member of the Glass Chain, The Novembergruppe and the avant garde architectural think-tank the Zehnerring. His most important works include Bookprinter's Building, Berlin (1924-1926) in Dudenstraße, Berlin and the Department store of consumer cooperatives (1929-1932) in Oranienplatz.
His primary importance exists in the development of framed buildings, which expressed the construction and symbolized a new democratic openness of building.
After the Second World War he created a new school of architecture at the University of the Arts (Universität der Künste) in Berlin. His post-war work includes, Reutersiedlung (1948-1952) in Bonn and Ludwig George High School (1951-1955) in Darmstadt.
Max Taut was buried at the Choriner monastery cemetery.
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[edit] Works
[edit] Buildings
- Janusz-Korczak-Gymnasium, ehem. Knabenschule in Finsterwalde (1913)
- Verwaltungsgebäude des Allgemeinen Deutschen Gewerkschaftsbundes in Berlin-Mitte (1922-1923)
- Zwei Häuser in der Weißenhofsiedlung in Stuttgart (1927).
- Ehemaliges Verbandshaus der Deutschen Buchdrucker in Berlin-Kreuzberg (1924-1926 [1])
- Alexander-von-Humboldt-Oberschule in Berlin-Köpenick, damals Oberlyzeum "Dorotheenschule" (1929)
- Gewerkschaftshaus Frankfurt am Main (1929-1931)
- Schulgruppe Nöldnerplatz in Berlin-Lichtenberg (1927-1932)
- Reichsknappschafthaus am Breitenbachplatz in Berlin (1930), gemeinsam mit Franz Hoffmann. - Im Bauhaus-Stil errichtetes Gebäude in Stahlskelettbauweise, Fassade mit Keramikplatten verkleidet (heute genutzt durch das Lateinamerika-Institut der Freien Universität Berlin). Gebäudeaufnahme: [2]
- 1963/64 Umbau des Jagdschlosses Glienicke, wobei in die beiden unteren Geschosse eine Glaserker eingefügt wurde.
- Ludwig-Georgs-Gymnasium in Darmstadt
- Janusz Korczak High School, Knabenschule in Finsterwalde (1913)
- Administration building of the general German Confederation of Trade Unions (Allgemeiner Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund) in Berlin-Mitte (1922-1923)
- Two houses in the Weissenhof settlement in Stuttgart (1927).
- Former federation house of the German printers in Berlin-Kreuzberg (1924-1926)
- Alexander of Humboldt high school in Berlin Köpenick, at that time Oberlyzeum “Dorotheenschule” (1929)
- Trade union house Frankfurt/Main (1929-1931)
- School's group of Nöldnerplatz in Berlin Lichtenberg (1927-1932)
- Realm scarce shank house at the width brook place in Berlin (1930), together with Franz Hoffmann. - In the building house style established building in steel skeleton building method, front with Keramikplatten disguises (today used by the institute for Latin America of the free University of Berlin). Building admission: [2] 1963/64 change of the hunting seat Glienicke, whereby into the two lower projectiles Glaserker was inserted.
- Ludwig George High School in Darmstadt
[edit] Writings
- Max Taut: Bauten und Pläne. (Buildings and Plans) Berlin 1927
- Alfred Kuhn: Max Taut - Bauten. (Buildings) Berlin 1932
- Max Taut: Berlin im Aufbau. (Berlin in Structure?) Berlin 1946
[edit] Bibliography
- Max Taut. Ausstellungskatalog mit Texten von Julius Posener. ADK Berlin 1964.
- Max Taut - Zeichnungen, Bauten. Ausstellungskatalog. ADK Berlin 1984.
- Annette Menting: Max Taut. Das Gesamtwerk. München: DVA, 2003.
- German Wikipedia article upon which, this article is based.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Works by and about Max Taut in the German National Library catalogue
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