Bruno Taut : de fantasie voorbij

In the Netherlands we know Bruno Taut (1880-1938) perhaps best because of the colorful Regenboogbuurt in Almere; an homage to the great German architect and urban planner who was responsible for similar pioneering, colorful workers’ neighborhoods and cities at the beginning of the twentieth century, such as the famous Gartenstadt Falkenberg in Berlin and the colorful housing project Reform in Magdeburg. The influence of this creative key figure of the German avant-garde, who was inspired by nature, is world renowned and immense to this day. Four working-class neighborhoods that he designed during his German period are now listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.