Wallace Schmidt

Wallace Schmidt was a German Architect from Munich, Germany who was the original designer of the Artemis Project, a lunar city that utilized streamlined moderne and Art Deco architectural styles. Schmidt was inspired by Norman Belle Geddes's design of the Futurama exhibit at the 1940 New York World Fair and drew his own plans for what he called the Lunar City. Schmidt died in 1968 before he could finish his life's work.

Appearance
Wallace Schmidt was an extraordinarily average man, with very little characteristics which distinguished him apart from his pocket watched which was frequently hanging out of his suit jacket. Schmidt had brown hair and brown eyes with no facial hair. He usually sported a grim frown and smoked many cigars, many of whom were too expensive for him.

Personality
Wallace Schmidt was a serious man with grim posture and a dry personality, often his contemporaries would joke that he was as stiff as a board. While many under-estimated his keen creative talents, Schmidt was a genius when it came to architectural design. However, he had a bad habit of over-spending on his projects leading to massive budgets which he would often have to cover with his own money. Schmidt was not business minded in the slightest, his expensive taste for quality cigars and whiskey often got the better of him in trouble with the tax-collectors and place his family on the verge of poverty. Besides his obvious flaws, Schmidt was a prolific communicator which allowed him to enter several high-class social circles. Following the 1940 World Fair which he managed to get tickets for he and his son Sebastian, the two devoted their time and resources to developing the project and perfecting the designs.