Joseph Maria Olbrich

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Josef Maria Olbrich (22 December 1867–8 August 1908) was an Austrian architect.

Ornaments by Olbrich at Karlsplatz Metropolitan Railway Station

Olbrich was born in Opava. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and won several prices. In 1893, he started working for Otto Wagner and probably did the detailed construction for most of Wagner's Wiener Stadtbahn (Metropolitan Railway) buildings

Secession building

In 1897, Otto Wagner, Gustav Klimt, Olbrich, Josef Hoffmann and Koloman Moser founded the Vienna Secession artistic group. Olbrich designed their exhibition building.

His further works include:

Residence for Hermann Bahr, Vienna
Hochzeitsturm and other buildings at Mathildenhöhe, Darmstadt
Department store for Leonhard Tietz at Düsseldorf

Olbrich died at the age of 40 from Leukemia in Düsseldorf.

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