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Adolf Loos by August Sarnitz
Category: Architecture
The devil in the details: The life and times of Adolf LoosAdolf Loos (1870 1933) was a flamboyant character, whose presence in the cultural hotbed of early 1900s Vienna galvanized the country s architectural landscape. An early, impassioned advocate of modernism, he all-out rejected the grand Secessioni ...Show more
Hoffmann by August Sarnitz
Category: Architecture General
The influence of the Austrian architect and designer Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956) is extraordinary: for a period of over 60 years he kept up an aesthetic dialog with Modernism, the International Style, and Art Deco. Before being rediscovered in the 1980s by the Post-Modernists, his work was nearly forgott ...Show more
Otto Wagner by August Sarnitz
Category: Art and Design
The Pioneer of Viennese Modernism Discover the groundbreaking structures of Otto Wagner Otto Wagner (1841-1918) is one of the most significant figures of turn-of-the-century architecture. He was associated with the Viennese Secession, a group of artists and designers headed by Gustav Klimt that initiate ...Show more
Otto Wagner 1841-1918 by August Sarnitz
Category: Architecture | Series: Basic Art Ser.
The pioneer of Viennese Modernism One of Austria's most influential architects, Otto Wagner (1841-1918) played a key role in modernizing urban architecture. Forming an approach described as structural rationalism, Wagner pioneered use of materials such as glass, steel, and especially aluminum. He was as ...Show more
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