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Vienna around 1900
is the seedbed for an architectural style that
culminated in the functionalism of Adolf Loos and
played a crucial role in the development of
modernism and postmodernism. Modern architecture,
as defined by Otto Wagner, was a progressive
program that dispensed with formal elements and the
abundance of decoration that had characterized
nineteenth century architecture. Wagner's style
integrates function into aesthetic form. His Postal
Saving's Bank, for example, has smooth wall
dressings that lend aesthetic justification to his
argument that the "modern eye" has lost its sense
for a small and intimate scale and become
accustomed to longer straight lines, to more
expansive surfaces, and to plainer
silhouetting. |
