Glass Chain


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