title: Glass Chain
text: # Glass Chain
  
  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.
  
  ## Names, pen-names, and locations of participants
  
  | Name | pen-name | location |
  | - | - | - |
  | Wilhelm Brückman | Brexbach | Emden |
  | Hermann Finsterlin | Prometh | Stuttgart |
  | Paul Gösch | Tancred | Berlin |
  | Jakobus Göttel | Stellarius | Cologne |
  | Walter Gropius | Maß | Weimar |
  | Wenzel Hablik | W.H. | Itzehoe |
  | Hans Hansen | Antischmitz | Cologne |
  | Carl Krayl | Anfang | Tuttlingen |
  | Wassili Luckhardt | Zacken | Berlin |
  | Hans Luckhardt | Angkor | Berlin |
  | Hans Scharoun | Hannes | Insterburg |
  | Bruno Taut | Glas | Berlin |
  | Max Taut | No Name | Berlin |
  