Ornaments by Olbrich at Karlsplatz Stadtbahn Station
Secession building
Josef Maria Olbrich (22 December 1867–8 August 1908) was an Austrian architect. Olbrich was born in Opava. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and won several prizes. In 1893, he started working for Otto Wagner and probably did the detailed construction for most of Wagner's Wiener Stadtbahn (Metropolitan Railway) buildings In 1897, Otto Wagner, Gustav Klimt, Olbrich, Josef Hoffmann and Koloman Moser founded the Vienna Secession artistic group. Olbrich designed their exhibition building. Olbrich died at the age of 40 from Leukemia in Düsseldorf.
Works
- Residence for Hermann Bahr, Vienna
- Hochzeitsturm and other buildings at Mathildenhöhe, Darmstadt
- Department store for Leonhard Tietz at Düsseldorf
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| NAME | Olbrich, Joseph Maria |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Austrian architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1867-12-22 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Opava |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1908-08-08 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Düsseldorf |
