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![Peter Behrens, Turbine Factory](https://smarthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Behrens-Turbine-Factory-thumb-570x350.jpg)
Peter Behrens, Turbine Factory
A leader in modern technology hired a “self-taught architect” with no engineering skills to design their factory.
![Paul Troost, House of (German) Art](https://smarthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Haus-der-Kunst-thumb-570x350.jpg)
Paul Troost, House of (German) Art
The first of many buildings commissioned by Hitler, this was meant to seem timeless, like ancient ruins.
![Otto Wagner, Postal Savings Bank](https://smarthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Wagner_Postsparkasse_Vienna-thumb-570x350.jpg)
Otto Wagner, Postal Savings Bank
Wagner was no fan of the superfluous, and believed that every aspect of a building should be functional.