Otto Wagner - Austria Otto Koloman Wagner (13.07.1841 – 11.04.1918) is well known for his lasting impact on his home town Vienna. He had a mayor influence on the appearance of the city, by contributing several buildings of various functions. With his later works, Otto Wagner became some kind of forerunner of modern architecture. In 1894 Otto Wagner became Professor of Architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. In 1896 Otto Wagner published a textbook entitled "Modern Architecture". In this book he expressd his ideas about the role of the architect. He proposed the us of new materials and new forms as a reaction to the fact that society itself was changing. Otto Wagner became famous for his urban rail network for Vienna, as well as for the building of the Postal Savings Bank. 1873 Apartment and Commercial Building Grabenhof - Vienna 1877 Apartment Building Schottenring - Vienna 1882 Apartment Building Stadiongasse - Vienna 1887 Aparment Building Universitätsstrasse - Vienna 1894 Apartment and Commercial Building Ankerhof - Vienna 1898 Apartment and Commercial Building "Majolica House" - Vienna 1898 Apartment and Commercial Building Linke Wienzeile 38 - Vienna 1899 Metropolitan Railway Station Karlsplatz - Vienna 1903 Postal Savings Bank - Vienna 1906 Schützenhaus Donaukanal - Vienna 1909 Apartment Building Neustiftgasse - Vienna 1911 Apartment Building Döblergasse - Vienna | |||||
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