Otto Wagner / [editor in chief: Paco Asensio ; editor and original texts: Sol Kliczkowski ; English translation: William Bain ; German translation: Susanne Engler ; French translation: Thierry Lotte ; Italian translation: Giovanna Carnevali].

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: Archipockets classicsPublisher: Düsseldorf : TeNeues, 2002Description: 78 pages : illustrations (cheiflycolor), plans ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

382385545X

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DDC classification:

21 720 O

Contents:

Länderbank -- Wagner's villas -- Majolica house -- The Linke Wienzeile building -- Vinenna Metro Station -- Hofpavillon -- Karlsplatz -- Steinhof Church -- Partsparkasse of Austria -- Reisdence at Neustiftgasse 40 -- Chronology.

Summary: Otto Wagner (Penzing near Vienna 1841-died Vienna, 1918) studied in both Berlin and Vienna. He was put in charge of the general plan for Vienna, under the authority of the City Hall's Higher Committee for Construction. The principal objective was to set up a railway system and to control the Danube River. He was the mentor of Josef Hoffman and Josef Maria Olbrich. At the end of the century, during the Secession of Vienna, he worked on a number of projects, including houses for Linke Wienzeile, the Zeit telegraph office and the Postal Savings Bank (Postsparkassenamt). He was also the designer of the Steinhof Church and the second Wagner villa, among other buildings.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Main library B9	Faculty of Engineering & Technology (Architectural)	720 O (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00009705

Länderbank --
Wagner's villas --
Majolica house --
The Linke Wienzeile building --
Vinenna Metro Station --
Hofpavillon --
Karlsplatz --
Steinhof Church --
Partsparkasse of Austria --
Reisdence at Neustiftgasse 40 --
Chronology.

Otto Wagner (Penzing near Vienna 1841-died Vienna, 1918) studied in both Berlin and Vienna. He was put in charge of the general plan for Vienna, under the authority of the City Hall's Higher Committee for Construction. The principal objective was to set up a railway system and to control the Danube River. He was the mentor of Josef Hoffman and Josef Maria Olbrich. At the end of the century, during the Secession of Vienna, he worked on a number of projects, including houses for Linke Wienzeile, the Zeit telegraph office and the Postal Savings Bank (Postsparkassenamt). He was also the designer of the Steinhof Church and the second Wagner villa, among other buildings.

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