Max Fabiani

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Max Fabiani was born in Kobdilj near Štanijel (now in Slovenia) on the April 29, 1865; according to his family tradition he grew up as trilingual cosmopolitan. In fact, he initially attended the secondary school in Ljubljana, then moved to the empire's capital to attend the architecture courses at the Technische Hochschule between 1883 and 1884. After his diploma in 1889, a scholarship enabled him to travel for three years (1892-1894) in Asia Minor and through most of Europe. When he came back home, he joined Otto Wagner's studio when Wagner himself urged him to do so and stayed there until the end of the century; in this period he did not focus his interests on designing only, on the contrary: he cultivated his vocation as town planner and passionately devoted himself to teaching. After working in Trieste in the early 20th century, he moved to Gorizia, where he led the office for reconstruction. He died here on the August 14, 1965.

Beside the already mentioned works, it is worth remembering his other most important works: Palace Portois & Fix (Vienna, 1898), Palace Artaria (Vienna, 1900), the palace of the Revenue Office (Gorizia, 1903), the urban development plan of Ljubljana (1895), the plan for the reconstruction of Gorizia (1921) and the general urban development plan of Venice (1952).