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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
The first of many buildings commissioned by Hitler, this was meant to seem timeless, like ancient ruins.
Otto Wagner, Postal Savings Bank
Wagner was no fan of the superfluous, and believed that every aspect of a building should be functional.
