Werner M. Moser, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Werner M. Moser

Swiss architect (1896-1970)

Date of Birth: 16-Jul-1896

Place of Birth: Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 19-Aug-1970

Profession: architect, university teacher

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Werner Max Moser (1896 - 1970) was a Swiss architect whose most famous work is the modern campus of the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
He was the son of Karl Moser also an architect and professor, who was one of the first Swiss modernists.One of the characteristics observable in Werner Mosers buildings is their "human" and not monumental scale.
Instead of overpowering masses and overwhelming dimensions, a more intimate result was to be achieved.
Moser was one of the leaders in this approach to humanize modern architecture.
Moser was a founding member of CIAM.