Building in Exile - Bruno Taut Turkey 1936-1938 |
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| Author:
| Akcan, Esra
Nicolai, Bernd |
| ISBN: | 978-3-7212-0990-7 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2019 |
| Publisher: | Arthur Niggli Verlag
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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The seizure of power by the National Socialists forced Bruno Taut to relocate from Germany via Japan to Turkey in 1936. Not least thanks to the country's push to modernize and adapt to international modernity under the Atatürk government, he was able to continue his architectural work in exile until his death two years later. The authors present all buildings planned by this German artist of construction and also illuminates his unmistakable signature woven into the architectural image...
More DescriptionThe seizure of power by the National Socialists forced Bruno Taut to relocate from Germany via Japan to Turkey in 1936. Not least thanks to the country's push to modernize and adapt to international modernity under the Atatürk government, he was able to continue his architectural work in exile until his death two years later. The authors present all buildings planned by this German artist of construction and also illuminates his unmistakable signature woven into the architectural image of Turkey.