Adolf Loos was born on the 10th of December, 1870. He spent his early years working with his father, who is a stone mason. When he was 17, he started…
Introduction One of the most notable examples of contemporary architecture by Adolf Loos is the Muller House in Vienna, built-in 1927–1928. Adolf Loos is a well-known architect from the early…
Vienna, Austria’s finest city on the Danube, is famed for its artistic, musical, intellectual, and architecturally rich past and culture, which has an irresistible charm. This historically significant city has…
Most of Vienna’s best secular structures, including the Harach and Kinsky palaces, the Prince Eugene of Savoy winter house, and others, are designed in the Baroque style, which dominated Vienna’s…
Rudolf Leopold was born in Vienna on March 1, 1925. Following WWII, he pursued a career in medicine at Vienna University, where he earned his Ph.D. in 1953. In addition…
There is no better way to describe the nature of his designs than eclectic, intricate yet frank, and often thought-provoking. Hollein had a witty charm, expressed satire, and contested the…
Born in Vienna, Austria, circa 1935, Pritzker Prize laureate Hans Hollein was a significant figure of postmodern architecture, to be precise, was an architect, designer, and professor. He graduated from…
In the heart of Vienna, next to the Baroque Karlskirche, stands Vienna’s most famous centre for classical music, the Vienna Musikverein. In 1812, Austrian librettist, Joseph von Sonnleithner, founded the…
Sitting beautifully on eastern banks of the Danube River, Vienna has a treasure of culture and architecture marvels. The capital city of Austria houses the legacy of eminent architects, artists,…
Exhibiting architecture is not an easy exercise but it is an extremely important one. Architectural exhibitions across history have been significant in sharing design, theory and technology with fellow architects,…
Structures are remembered either for their ephemeral architecture or an extraordinary history attached to them. Café Central, Vienna checks both these boxes and how! Opened in 1876 as a traditional…
The Secession Building is designed by Josef Maria Olbrich, a young Austrian architect between 1897 and 1898 as a place for exhibits of modern art. This 1000-square-meter Secession Pavilion is…