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    Otto Wagner was an Austrian architect born in 1841 who is considered a pioneer of modern architecture. He studied architecture in Vienna and Berlin and later became a professor of architecture in Vienna. Wagner moved away from historicism in his designs in 1893, instead focusing on function, materials, and structure. Some of his notable works include the Post Office Savings Bank and Majolica House in Vienna, both featuring innovative uses of materials like glass, steel, and ceramic tiles.

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    Otto Wagner was an Austrian architect born in 1841 who is considered a pioneer of modern architecture. He studied architecture in Vienna and Berlin and later became a professor of architecture in Vienna. Wagner moved away from historicism in his designs in 1893, instead focusing on function, materials, and structure. Some of his notable works include the Post Office Savings Bank and Majolica House in Vienna, both featuring innovative uses of materials like glass, steel, and ceramic tiles.

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    Otto Wagner was an Austrian architect born in 1841 who is considered a pioneer of modern architecture. He studied architecture in Vienna and Berlin and later became a professor of architecture in Vienna. Wagner moved away from historicism in his designs in 1893, instead focusing on function, materials, and structure. Some of his notable works include the Post Office Savings Bank and Majolica House in Vienna, both featuring innovative uses of materials like glass, steel, and ceramic tiles.

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    OTTO WAGNER

    BORN: 13 JULY 1841 IN PENZING

    DIED: 11 APRIL 1918 IN VIENNA

    NATIONALITY: AUSTRIAN
    OTTO WAGNER
    • EDUCATION:
    1857-1860 :- STUDIED AT THE TECHNICAL COLLEGE IN VIENNA
    1860-1861 :-STUDIED AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF
    ARCHITECTURE IN BERLIN.

    • PROFESSION:
    IN 1894 HE WAS APPOINTED PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR OF A
    SPECIAL SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AT THE ACADEMY OF
    FINE ARTS, VIENNA.
    OTTO WAGNER
    HIS STYLES:-
    • HIS EARLIEST PROJECTS WERE CLASSICAL IN
    STYLES
    • FROM 1893 HE TURNED AWAY FROM:- HISTORICISM
    • WAGNER WAS VERY INTERESTED IN URBAN
    PLANNING
    • HIS DESIGNS WERE BASED ON FUNCTION,
    MATERIAL, AND STRUCTURE AS THE BASES OF
    ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN.
    • HIS DESIGNS COMBINED TECHNICAL AND
    CONSTRUCTIONAL FUNCTIONALITY WITH HIGH
    AESTHETIC CRITERIA.
    OTTO WAGNER
    WORKS:-
    • POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK ,VIENNA
    • MAJOLICA HOUSE ,VIENNA
    • DISPATCH OFFICES, VIENNA
    • IN 1890 HE DESIGNED A NEW CITY PLAN FOR VIENNA, BUT
    ONLY HIS URBAN RAIL NETWORK, THE STADTBAHN, WAS
    BUILT.
    IN 1896 HE PUBLISHED A TEXTBOOK ENTITLED MODERN
    ARCHITECTURE IN WHICH HE EXPRESSED HIS IDEAS ABOUT
    THE ROLE OF THE ARCHITECT.

    FAMOUS QUOTE:-
    SOMETHING IMPRACTIAL CANNOT BE BEAUTIFUL
    POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK
    •
    • LOCATION : VIENNA, AUSTRIA
    DATE : 1904-06 & 1910-12
    BUILDING TYPE : BANK
    CONSTRUCTION
    SYSTEM : CONCRETE AND GLASS

    CLIMATE : TEMPERATE
    STYLE : EARLY MODERN
    POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK
    • THE BUILDING HOUSES THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE
    ÖSTERREICHISCHE POSTSPARKASSE (P.S.K.) BANK.
    • THE BUILDING IS REGARDED AS AN IMPORTANT EARLY WORK
    OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE.
    • THE ENTIRE FACADE IS COVERED WITH SQUARE MARBLE
    PLATES.
    • THESE ARE ATTACHED TO THE MAIN STRUCTURE BY
    ALUMINUM RIVETS OR BOLTS.
    • THE USE OF MARBLE ALSO MAKES THE MAINTENANCE AND
    CLEANING OF THE FACADE VERY EASY AND INEXPENSIVE.
    POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK
    MAIN HALL:-
    *THE MAIN HALL IS ON THE FIRST FLOOR.
    *THE HALL IS DESIGNED LIKE AN ATRIUM,
    W WITH A LARGE GLASS SKYLIGHT

    *THE MAIN HALL HAS ONLY GLASS AND


    GLASS POLISHED STEEL AS
    MATERIALS

    *THE FLOOR OF THE MAIN HALL IS CONSTRUCTED OF GLASS TILES,


    ALLOWING NATURAL LIGHT TO REACH FURTHER DOWN TO THE
    FLOOR BELOW, WHERE THE POST OFFICE BOXES AND MAIL
    SORTING ROOMS ARE LOCATED.
    POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK

    exterior, facade

    FRONT FACADE OF BANK EXTERNAL VIEW OF THE BANK


    MAJOLICA HOUSE
    PROJECT : MAJOLICA HOUSE
    ARCHITECT :WAGNER, OTTO
    ADDRESS :LINKE WENTZVILLE 40, VIENNA
    STYLE :CLASSICAL
    DATE BUILT :1898-99
    NO. FLOORS :6
    EXTERIOR FINISH : CERAMIC TILE, IRON,
    MATERIALS WOOD WINDOWS
    CONSTRUCTION TYPE :MASONRY
    SERVICES :SHOPS AT
    STREET LEVEL
    MAJOLICA HOUSE
    • NAMED AFTER THE WEATHER-PROOF, PAINTED CERAMIC FLORAL
    DESIGNS ON ITS FAÇADE.
    • MAJOLICA HOUSE HAS RETAIL ON THE GROUND FLOOR AND
    APARTMENTS ABOVE.
    • THE BOTTOM TWO FLOORS ARE TREATED AS A BASE WITH
    IRONWORK.
    • THERE IS A GRADATION OF DETAIL AND COLOR FROM THE
    BOTTOM TO THE TOP.
    • TOP IS CAPPED WITH LION HEADS AND AN ELABORATE
    OVERHANGING EAVE.
    • THERE IS A TRADITIONAL USE OF ORNAMENTATION.
    • DECORATED BALCONIES ARE MADE UP OF IRON.
    WIEN MUSEUM KARLSPLATZ

    PROJECT : WIEN MUSEUM


    ARCHITECT : WAGNER, OTTO
    ADDRESS : VIENNA
    DATE BUILT :1914
    NO. FLOORS :3
    CONSTRUCTION TYPE :MASONRY
    MATERIAL USED : IRON AND
    WOOD
    MARBLE ON EXTERIORS
    WIEN MUSEUM KARLSPLATZ
    • IT COSISITS OF A FASCINATING MIXTURE OF ART AND
    HISTORY ON THREE FLOORS, FROM THE NEOLITHIC AGE TO
    THE MID-20TH CENTURY.
    • THERE ARE ORIGINAL STAINED-GLASS WINDOWS AND
    OUTSTANDING SCULPTURES
    • IN MUSEUM WE CAN FIND WEAPONS AND ARMOUR, SELECTED
    FURNITURE, CLOTHING AND SPLENDID WORKS OF APPLIED
    ARTS, THE RECONSTRUCTED APARTMENT etc.
    • IT HAS ONE PAVILLON WHICH IS USED FOR EXHIBITON
    PURPOSE.
    • THE MUSEUM HAS GAINED A MULTI-FUNCTIONAL EVENT
    FACILITY AND A CAFÉ.
    OTTO WAGNER
    AWARDS:-
    • FIRST ARCHITECT OF MODERN VIENNA
    • FOUNDATION STONE OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE

    BOOK:-
    • MODERN ARCHITECTURE IN 1896

    HE WAS THE FOUNDER OF WAGNER SCHOOL.

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