Joseph Furttenbach

Joseph Furttenbach the Elder (30 December 1591 – 17 January 1667) was a German architect, mathematician, engineer and diarist.

Moreover, he studied engineering, military architecture and grew an interest in theatre and stage design while abroad.

Through his travels he made detailed accounts of buildings that interested him as well as festivals, processions and dramatic performances.

He designs included a hospital, a waterworks system, a schoolhouse, a theatre, and homes.

A pious Lutheran, Furttenbach was at the same time an important cultural broker between Baroque Italy and Southern Germany.