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Rudolf Steiner
b. Kraljevec, Austria, 1861;
d. Dornach, Switzerland, 1925.
Rudolf Steiner, a philosopher and spiritual teacher who developed a new style of architecture for his Anthroposophical Society. He was a Goethe and Nietzsche scholar, largely self-educated, who developed an interest in the polarity between science and nature. Educated at the Vienna Technical College, he embarked on [...]

Gottfried Semper
b. Hamburg, 1803;
d. Rome, 1879.
Architect of some of the most successful Neo-Renaissance buildings in 19-Century Europe who also produced a large body of theoretical writings on the origins and nature of architecture which were to have a major impact on the early advocates of Modernist, functional design. Before completing his mathematical studies at Gottingen, [...]