Lecture 18

Joseph Maria Olbrich

1867-1908. Austrian architect and co-founder of the Vienna Secession.

Otto Wagner

A leading member of Vienna Secession. Originally Art Nouveau, but later minimal ornament

Adolf Loos

Argued for rationalistic architecture that expressed pragmatic timeless values, author of "Ornament and Crime"

Adolf Loos, "Ornament and Crime" (1908)

Austrian Architect, argued that ornament is superficial, temporary, and unneccesary

Camillo Sitte, City Planning According to Artistic Principles (1889)

Austrian architect, argued aesthetics should be main consideration of urban planning

Ringstrasse, Vienna

Circular Boulevard around historical district of Vienna

Joseph Hoffman

Co-founder of Vienna Secession and Wiener Werkstatte Considered transitional between Art Nouveau and Modernism

Vienna Secession

a group of young artists and craftsman who broke away from the mainstream of traditional art and design around 1897. the group eventually evolved into a more formal workshop the Wiener Werkstatte.

Gesamtkunstwerk

total work of art