August Schwendenwein von Lanauberg

Polytechnisches Institut [de] (now part of the Technical University of Vienna) then, from 1836 to 1840, at the Academy of Fine Arts.

From the 1840s, he worked closely with Johann Romano von Ringe [de], a childhood friend and fellow student.

Their firm became prominent in the field of rental and commercial buildings, but they specialized in upper-class residential architecture.

Romano was essentially the company's salesman, so he became familiar throughout Viennese society, whereas Schwendenwein was largely unknown, although the designs were predominantly his.

When his wife died in an accident in 1872, he withdrew from the construction business, but continued to participate on committees, commissions, and other official bodies.