About
Urban planner who designed the Urania Cinema in Croatia. He originally embraced the secession style, but following World War I, he trended towards modernism, building the Apprentices' Dormitory in Osijek and the Workers' Insurance Office in 1923.
Before Fame
He graduated from the Technical University in Munich and later studied architecture in Vienna, where he came under the influence of the innovating urban architects, Josef Hoffman, Otto Wagner, and Camillo Sitte.
Trivia
He designed and constructed numerous, secession-style buildings in the city of Osijek.
Family Life
His family was residing in Osijek when he was born; he lived and worked there for most of his life.
Associated With
He and Frank Lloyd Wright were fellow moderninst architects.