Bruno Taut in Der Turkei.: Die Wiederkehr Des Architekten 1936-1938 Das Istanbul Journal - Text Und Kontext, Korrespondenz, Architekturprojekte

Author:   Bernd Nicolai ,  Manfred Speidel ,  Zeynep Kuban
Publisher:   Gebruder Mann Verlag
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9783786129424


Pages:   368
Publication Date:   31 October 2025
Format:   Hardback
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Bruno Taut in Der Turkei.: Die Wiederkehr Des Architekten 1936-1938 Das Istanbul Journal - Text Und Kontext, Korrespondenz, Architekturprojekte


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English summary: Bruno Taut moved in 1936 from Japan to Turkey after being appointed head of the architecture department at the Istanbul Academy of Fine Arts. Although in poor health, he took on a huge workload in teaching, in the administration of the art school and also in the ""Tatbikat"" construction office, where he planned numerous school and university buildings on behalf of the Ministry of Education. He was never to return to Germany - he died in Istanbul in 1938 without ever having had time to really get to know his host country. The book presents the last phase of Taut's life and work on the basis of documents he left behind. Included is the text of the ""Istanbul Journal"", in which Taut recorded events at the art academy, the progress of his projects, encounters and impressions on an almost daily basis. Entries in a small notebook supplement this information. Extensive correspondence with writing partners in Japan, Europe and the USA can be traced in over 80 letters. An important source on his work at Tatbikat is a project album in which Taut documented 19 projects. From this dense information, a multi-layered picture of the exile's living and working conditions emerges. German description: Bruno Taut siedelte 1936 von Japan in die Turkei uber, nachdem er den Ruf als Leiter der Architekturabteilung an der Istanbuler Kunstakademie erhalten hatte. Obgleich gesundheitlich angeschlagen, ubernahm er ein gewaltiges Arbeitspensum in der Lehre, in der Administration und zusatzlich im Bauburo ""Tatbikat"", wo er im Auftrag des Unterrichtsministeriums zahlreiche Schul- und Universitatsbauten projektierte. Nach Deutschland sollte er nicht mehr zuruckkehren - er verstarb 1938 in Istanbul, ohne je Zeit gehabt zu haben, sein Gastland wirklich kennenzulernen. Anhand von Projekten und nachgelassenen Dokumenten stellt das Buch Tauts letzten Lebens- und Werkabschnitt vor. Abgedruckt sind sein ""Istanbul Journal"", in dem Taut nahezu taglich Ereignisse an der Kunstakademie und den Arbeitsfortschritt seiner Projekte protokollierte, das Fotoalbum des Tatbikatburos und Tauts Korrespondenzen mit Briefpartnern in Japan, Europa und den USA. Es entsteht ein vielschichtiges Bild der Lebens- und Arbeitsbedingungen des Exilanten.

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Author:   Bernd Nicolai ,  Manfred Speidel ,  Zeynep Kuban
Publisher:   Gebruder Mann Verlag
Imprint:   Gebruder Mann Verlag
Weight:   0.358kg
ISBN:  

9783786129424


ISBN 10:   3786129428
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   31 October 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.
Language:   German

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