The Glass Chain or Crystal Chain sometimes known as the "Utopian Correspondence" (German:Die Gläserne Kette) 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. It has been suggested that chain e-mail be merged into this article or section. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... An architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person who is involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... Expressionist architecture occurs in architecture when an architect distorts a building or design for an emotional effect. ... Bruno Julius Florian Taut (May 4, 1880, Konigsberg, Germany - December 24, 1938, Istanbul), was a prolific German architect, urban planner and author active in the Weimar period. ...

Names, pen-names, and locations of participants

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Bibliography

• Sharp, Dennis (1966). Modern Architecture and Expressionism. George Braziller: New York.
• Whyte, Iain Boyd ed. (1985). Crystal Chain Letters: Architectural Fantasies by Bruno Taut and His Circle. The MIT Press. ISBN 0-262-23121-2
• Benson, Timothy. O. (et.al); Dimenberg, Edward (17-09-2001). Expressionist Utopias: Paradise, Metropolis, Architectural Fantasy (Weimar and Now: German Cultural Criticism). University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-23003-5.