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Encyclopaedia of Architects, Vienna 1880 - 1945 With the completion of the Encyclopaedia of Architects, Vienna 1880 - 1945 a comprehensive reference work for key periods of the history of building in Vienna now exists. Biographical details, architectural aesthetics, architecture theory, urban design commentaries as well as stylistic criticism are included to provide an overall impression of the material that goes well beyond the entries found in standard lexica. Encyclopaedia of Architects, Vienna 1880 - 1945 Since June 2008, 697 architects have been published in an online database that is now accessible to users involved in academic research, conservation and urban planning, but also to students and an interested public. The lexicon not only pays tribute to the 'great' personalities behind Viennese architecture in the circles of an Otto Wagner, an Adolf Loos, a Camillo Sitte or a Clemens Holzmeister, but also includes numerous individuals, biographical details and works that were previously neither generally known nor accessible. Included are those Austrian or international planners who were able to complete either several projects in Vienna, or at least one public monumental building, as well as those architects who were primarily involved in teaching or productive as theorists. The aim of the project is to update existing lexica (e.g. 'Lexikon der Bildenden Künste' by Thieme-Becker), to correct incorrect details and, in particular, to publicise those architects who have previously been overlooked. The numerous enquiries and responses from national and international researchers of different fields show that a serious gap in architectural research has been closed with the 'Wiener Architektenlexikon 1880–1945', and that a series of new research work has been inspired by the information published for the first time in the lexicon. Supported by the FWF - Austrian Science Fund |
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Encyclopaedia of Architects - The Objective - Project Team - The Database - Research Results - Index of Architects - Acknowledgments - Encyclopaedia 1770 - 1880 Educational Facilities Index of Archives Literature Downloads: List of Architects Links: Encyclopaedia of Architects, Vienna 1880 - 1945 Information: Monika Platzer Phone: +43 (1) 522 31 15 - 21 Fax: +43 (1) 522 31 17 Email: platzer@azw.at |
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