"The Japanese House and Its Life" is one of Bruno Taut's major works, written during his years of exile while fleeing the National Socialists in Japan, and is now being published in German for the first time based on the original manuscript. In Germany, Bruno Taut is associated with his world-famous housing developments from the 1920s and his significant influence on the concept of modern architecture that is linked to his designs. While his work as an architectural writer has not gone unnoticed, one of his main works is only now appearing in German based on the original manuscript. In English, two editions were published as early as 1937, and in Japan, the book is still considered a standard work for understanding the country's architectural history. What particularly distinguishes Bruno Taut's architecture is...