Andreas Nierhaus - Ein Architekt als Medienstratege. Otto Wagner und die Fotografie

Otto Wagner (1841-1918), a pioneer of modern architecture, also broke new ground with his passionate advocacy of radical changes in building and construction. The use of private photographs, unusual perspectives and details as well as his unerring instinct for the impact of the photographic image are defining aspects of his forward-looking approach to the medium. Wagner was aware of the wide range of possibilities afforded by photography as well as its advantages compared with drawings and models, which were his profession's established means of communication. This publication draws on photographs only recently discovered in Otto Wagner's estate to analyse the strategic use of the medium of photography in the early days of modern architecture.