The main intention of this project is to analyze the works of one of the fathers of modern architecture, Otto Wagner, as he took steps to escape the constraints of historicism and define a new architectural language, which would function for, as well as represent, his world: Vienna at the turn of the 20th century.
While the buildings themselves are a century old, I feel that much can be learned from them. Most of all, I hope to learn from the process Wagner underwent in his attempts to define architecture for his time and place, as I feel this is something architecture students battle every day of their studies. I imagine contemporary architects battle the same thing every day of their careers as well.
- How does one learn from and respect the wisdom of the past and not copy it?
- How do we take example from those around us without, to some extent, re-creating what has already been done?
- How can we follow in the footsteps of our teachers, internalizing what we have learned, and yet define ourselves and our work independently from it?
Through studying the use of proportion, spatiality, material, and structure in works completed in the years around 1900, I hope to communicate how Otto Wagner developed an architectural style and language which, to this day, represents Vienna at the turn of the 20th century.
While the buildings themselves are a century old, I feel that much can be learned from them. Most of all, I hope to learn from the process Wagner underwent in his attempts to define architecture for his time and place, as I feel this is something architecture students battle every day of their studies. I imagine contemporary architects battle the same thing every day of their careers as well.
- How does one learn from and respect the wisdom of the past and not copy it?
- How do we take example from those around us without, to some extent, re-creating what has already been done?
- How can we follow in the footsteps of our teachers, internalizing what we have learned, and yet define ourselves and our work independently from it?
Through studying the use of proportion, spatiality, material, and structure in works completed in the years around 1900, I hope to communicate how Otto Wagner developed an architectural style and language which, to this day, represents Vienna at the turn of the 20th century.
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