{"product_id":"sehrin-taci","title":"The Crown of the City","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Utopian Architectural Vision by Bruno Taut: \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe City Crown\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBruno Taut's work, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe City Crown\u003c\/em\u003e, which is among the important books in 20th-century architectural literature, has been published as Arketon Publications' second Taut book. Like the first book, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn Architectural Theory\u003c\/em\u003e, Taut's work was translated into Turkish by Hüseyin Tüzün. \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe City Crown\u003c\/em\u003e, which can be described as an \"architectural utopia,\" also includes texts by Paul Scheerbart, Adolf Behne, and Erich Baron. An important feature of the book is its extensive use of visuals in the narrative. In this Turkish edition, as in \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn Architectural Theory\u003c\/em\u003e, all visuals have been renewed. The renewal process involved accessing original copies for some and entirely re-creating others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the \"Foreword\" of the book, Aykut Köksal states in summary: \"\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe City Crown\u003c\/em\u003e stands apart among all architectural utopias. What makes it unique is that it is not merely a presentation of the proposed model; conceptual development also carries significant weight. For this reason, it can even be said to be closer to social or literary utopias than architectural ones. For the same reason, the representation of the utopian model is accompanied by visuals of structures selected from different times and geographies. The fact that the authors whose texts Taut included in the book mostly come from non-architectural disciplines is due to the same reason. These authors, yearning for a more \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eperfect\u003c\/em\u003e world, are Paul Scheerbart, Adolf Behne, and Erich Baron. The publication date of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe City Crown\u003c\/em\u003e is 1919. Bruno Taut was one of the overshadowed architects of Germany in the early 20th century; \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe City Crown\u003c\/em\u003e is Taut's first book published after World War I. Taut was 39 years old when the book was published.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe City Crown\u003c\/em\u003e is not alone among Bruno Taut's utopian-era works; \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlpine Architecture\u003c\/em\u003e, dated 1919, is also one of the works from this period. Among Taut's sources of inspiration in these years, we can count Ebenezer Howard's 1897 \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGarden Cities of To-morrow\u003c\/em\u003e and Nietzsche's texts. It would not be wrong to say that these ideas were influential in Taut's assigning a sublime task to the architect in the construction of a new society. \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe City Crown\u003c\/em\u003e should also be read as an expression of this expectation in a specific context.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe can say that this improved and renewed version of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe City Crown\u003c\/em\u003e, with its enhanced visuals, is one of the most meticulously prepared editions among all those published to date in any language.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arketon Yayınları","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48343481024755,"sku":"9786057141309","price":928.0,"currency_code":"TRY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/3950\/7395\/products\/Taut-SehrinTaci-2-Yeni.jpg?v=1663678873","url":"https:\/\/yemkitabevi.com\/en-us\/products\/sehrin-taci","provider":"YEM Kitabevi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}