Otto Wagner

The pioneer of Viennese Modernism One of Austria's most influentialarchitects, Otto Wagner (1841-1918) played a key role in modernizing urbanarchitecture. Forming an approach described as structural rationalism,Wagner pioneered use of materials such as glass, steel, and especiallyaluminum. He was associated with the Viennese Succession, a group ofartists and designers headed by Gustav Kllmt that initiated a departurefrom the conservative style of the Viennese Kunstlerhaus. Among Wagner'smost important buildings are the Vienna Postsparkassenamt (Postal Savingsbuilding) and the Steinhof Church. Basic Architecture features; Each titlecontains approximately 120 images, including photographs, sketches,drawings, and floor plans; Introductory essays explore the architect'slife and work, touching on family and background as well as collaborationswith other architects; The body presents the most important works inchronological order, with descriptions of client and/or architect wishes,construction problems (why some projects were never executed), andresolutions; The appendix includes a list of complete or selected works,biography, bibllography and a map indicating the locations of thearchitect's most famous buildings