!!!Gessner, Franz Gessner, Franz, b. Valaške Klobouky, Czech Republic (then Wallachisch-Klobouk), Sept. 15, 1879; d. Vienna, May 3, 1975, architect; brother of Hubert Gessner. Studied under O. Wagner, worked in the studio of his brother Hubert G. from 1907-1912, then planned apartment buildings reminiscent of municipal housing projects in Vienna on his own. !Works reinforced concrete building of Warchalowski, Eissler & Co., Vienna's 16%%sup th/% district, 1918-1920; outdoor swimming pool in Gmunden, 1927; building with apartments and offices, Vienna's 3%%sup rd/% district, Petrusgasse no. 1, 1927/28;.apartment building, Vienna´s 4%%sup th/% district, Operngasse no. 23-25, 1936. !Literature M. Pozzetto, Die Schueler Otto Wagners, 1980; F. Czeike, Historisches Lexikon Wien, 5 vols., 1992-1997. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Gessner,_Franz|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]