TIBOR WEINER: THE THIRD EMIGRATION

This time, I’m joined by Chilean architect and historian Daniel Talesnik to explore the story of a remarkable group of Bauhaus students—through the life of one of them: Tibor Weiner. Weiner was part of the circle around Hannes Meyer, the second director of the Bauhaus—a group often referred to as the “Red Bauhaus Brigade.” After Meyer’s dismissal in 1930, he relocated to the Soviet Union, and a number of his students followed, hoping to continue their work and ideals abroad. In our conversation, Daniel traces what he calls the “Itinerant Red Bauhaus" or "The Third Emigration,” following these architects as their paths diverged across the Soviet Union, and beyond. At the center is Weiner’s own journey—from Moscow to Paris, on to Chile, and eventually back to his home Hungary after the Second World War. His story reflects the broader reality many of them faced: architecture not just as a discipline, but as a means of survival in a century marked by political upheaval. CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 04:17 Family background and way to the Bauhaus in Dessau 07:30 Studies and projects at the Bauhaus 13:07 Expelled from the Bauhaus and from Dessau or the Birth of the "Red Bauhaus Brigade" 22:52 Tolziner, Urban & Weiner with Meyer as consultant: Palace of the Soviets, 1931 26:19 Planning and building with Mart Stam and Hans Schmidt in Orsk 30:10 Leaving the Soviet Union and in desperate search for a relocation 33:16 As an architect in Chile, 1939-1948 42:10 Leaving Chile and 3rd emigration to Hungary 48:30 Outro _________________________________________ SHOW NOTES bauhausfaces.com | @bauhausfacespodcast | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Daniel Talesnik: The Itinerant Red Bauhaus, or the Third Emigration, 2016 Daniel Talesnik: "Moving Away to the Other End of the World: Reflections on the Letters Between Tibor Weiner and Hannes Meyer from the DAM Archive", 2019, https://bauhauskooperation.de/wissen/... Tatiana Efrussi: Hannes Meyer: Soviet Architect. Life and Work in the USSR, 1930–1936, https://vernonpress.com/book/2222?srs... Astrid Volpert & Anja Guttenberger: "Gelobt, Verurteilt, Vergessen, Wiederentdeckt – 62 Bauhäusler*innen im Land der Sowjets", 2019, https://bauhauskooperation.de/wissen/... Philipp Tolziner: "Mit Hannes Meyer am Bauhaus und in der Sowjetunion", in: Hannes Meyer 1889–1954: Architekt, Lehrer, Urbanist, 1989, pp. 234-263 Tibor Weiner Papers at the Mai Magyar Építészet (https://architecturehungary.hu) , Budapest CHAPTER IMAGES 1/2 Portrait of Tibor Weiner, © Weiner Family Archive 3 Tibor Weiner & Philipp Tolziner: Community Dwellings for Workers in a Socialized State, 1930, in: Hannes Meyer 1889–1954: Architekt, Lehrer, Urbanist, 1989 4 Natja Catalan, Tibor Weiner, Philipp Tolziner, Konrad Püschel, Margarete Mengel, Lilya Polgar, Anton Urban – members of the “Red Bauhaus Brigade” in Moscow, unknown photographer, https://thecharnelhouse.org/tag/bela-... 5 Tibor Weiner, Konrad Püschel & Philipp Tolziner with Hannes Meyer (consultant): Competition project for the Palace of the Soviets, 1931, https://cloud-cuckoo.net/fileadmin/he... 6 Hans Schmidt: Design of Orsk, ca. 1933, in: Marco de Michelis/Ernesto Pasini: La città sovietica 1925–1937, Venedig 1976, https://architekturbasel.ch/hans-schm... 7 Letter from Tibor Weiner to Hannes Meyer, 06.03.1938, DAM Archive 8 Tibor Weiner: Fire department in Chillan, Photo by Gonzalo Vargas Malinowski, https://www.dw.com/de/die-bauhaus-rev... 9 Tibor Weiner: Dunaújváros, Hungary, © Intercisa Múzeum, https://www.diepresse.com/1350779/dun... 10 Portrait of Tibor Weiner in Dunaújváros, 1950s, © Weiner Family Archive