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Hans Scharoun, Expressionist Theater, 1922-23

Expressionist Drawings

Bruno Taut (1880 - 1938)

Germany

“German Expressionism is a cultural movement that is challenging to define as it is not distinguished by a singular style or method of creation, but rather is better described by both the mindset of the artist creating the work and the generation he or she lived in.”

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Glass Pavilion

Bruno Taut (1880 - 1938)

Cologne, Germany (1914)

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Einstein Tower Observatory

Erich Mendelsohn (1887 - 1953)

Potsdam, Germany (1919-21)

“According to lore, Mendelsohn took Einstein on a long tour of the completed structure, waiting for some sign of approval. The design, while logical and perfectly sufficient to its purpose, stood out like an "ungainly spaceship" in the suburbs of Potsdam. Einstein said nothing until hours later, during a meeting with the building committee, when he whispered his one-word judgment: "Organic".”