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Max Taut. 29/05/2018 by * 1884 in Königsberg † 1967 in Berlin. ... 1912 joined the office of his brother Bruno Taut and Franz Hoffmann, Berlin;
"Max Taut" published on by null. (1884–1967).German architect. He joined Franz Hoffmann (d.1950) and his brother, Bruno, in partnership in 1914, and remained with Hoffmann until the last's death.
The building is an extended residential row, like many other buildings in the Hansaviertel, a typical style of construction for the 1950s. The special feature here is the sculptural treatment of the building: Max Taut lets the building recess and jut out, thus giving the impression that the structure is made up of individual parts.
Max Taut, who did not emigrate like his brother Bruno Taut, found himself in a difficult situation from 1933. In National Socialist Germany he was excluded from public construction projects and could only implement private projects. Finally, the architect left Berlin and resettled at his parents-in-law’s in Chorin in Brandenburg.
Max Taut never became as well known as his brother Bruno Taut. However, he worked together with him and Franz Hoffmann from 1922 in the architectural firm Taut & Hoffmann. For Max Taut, it was particularly the large buildings for trade unions and the so-called large Berlin schools that made him famous.
Max Taut Prize. The name behind the prize is that of architect Max Taut (1884-1967), who was the first Dean and co-founder of the study programme in architecture at what was then the College of Fine Arts (HfbK) in Berlin. From 1945 to 1953 he worked here as a professor and director of the Department of Building and Architecture.
Max-Taut-Schule, Berlin, Germany. 704 likes · 1 talking about this · 3,446 were here. Pädagogisches Personal: 150 Schüler/innen: ca. 2 500
