He chose 35-year-old Austrian architect Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956), a founder member of the Vienna Secession, a radical group of designers and artists established in 1897.
Han valgte den 35-årige østrigske arkitekt Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956), en af medstifterne af Wiener Secession, en radikal gruppe af designere og kunstnere, der var etableret i 1897.