Abstract
This paper aimes to report the result of investigation into the theory of mastermodels for industrial arts and its practical guidance by Bruno Taut (1880- 1938), a German architect, an adviser for the Industrial Arts Research Institute (IARI, Kogeishidosho in Japanese) attached to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce between November 1933 and March 1934. The paper is composed of ten sections. In the first four sections, in order to better understand the background of the studies, the paper describes how Japanese has understood Bruno Taut and how the studies on Bruno Taut have been developed. It also includes the purposes and activities of the IARl, Bruno Taut's life and how he came to be involved with the institute. Furthermore, in the following sections, the paper focuses on how Taut's proposals on mastermodels in the modern society for industrial production were submitted to the IARI, how the IARI members accepted his proposals and realized his teachings.
