!!!Witzmann, Carl

b. Vienna, Sept. 26, 1883, 
d. Vienna, Aug. 30, 1952, architect. After his apprenticeship with a 
cabinet-maker, attended the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts 
(precursor of the Vienna College of Arts). Disciple of J.  Hoffmann, 
for whom he worked at the "Wiener Werkstaette" (artists' 
co-operative). Lectured at the School of Arts and Crafts from1908; 
Professor of furniture design from 1910. Worked as an architect, 
interior designer and exhibition organiser.

!Works
Interior of Igler apartment, 1907; apartment buildings in 
Vienna; alterations of the Vienna Theater in der Josefstadt, 
1923-1924; Apollo cinema, 1929; reception rooms of the Vienna town 
hall, 1930; Scala Wien, 1931; Moulin Rouge, Wien, 1931; Cafe 
Fenstergucker, 1932.

!Literature
R. Kotas, C. W., 1934.



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