Martin Johann Schmid
Martin Johann Schmid (born January 17, 1898 in Vienna ; † February 18, 1980 in Klagenfurt ) was an Austrian architect .
Life
Schmid attended the graphic training and research institute in Vienna until 1916 , after which he did military service. After the First World War he studied at the Technical University and worked for the Ferenczi architecture office. It was not until 1931 to 1933 that he attended the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna under Peter Behrens , but did not graduate there properly. From 1932 to 1938 he worked as a freelance architect in a joint venture with Alfred Adler , which ended when Adler had to emigrate because of his Jewish origins. Schmid had good contacts with artistic circles in the 1930s, so that he was also able to work as a film architect and designer of artist studios. After 1945 he moved to the Wörthersee in Carinthia and continued to work there until the late 1970s.
Works
- Interior design of the Cafe Mirabell (around 1933)
- Interior design of the Eden Bar , Vienna 1 (around 1933)
- Café Reisenleitner , Franz-Josefs-Kai, Vienna 1 (around 1934, not preserved)
- Villa Schmid , Weixelbergergasse 3, Vienna 23 (1936)
- Rental house , Operngasse 28, Vienna 4 (1936/37)
Web links
- Martin Johann Schmid. In: Architects Lexicon Vienna 1770–1945. Published by the Architekturzentrum Wien . Vienna 2007.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schmid, Martin Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 17, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 18, 1980 |
| Place of death | Klagenfurt |