The Austrian artist-cum-architect Hundertwasser -born Friedrich
Stowasser (1928-2000)- is mainly known for the colourful buildings
he designed. He was an advocate of an environmental and human friendly way of
building. From his philosophy on
architecture the house was the third skin (human skin being the first and
clothing being the second). His most famous work is the Hundertwasserhaus (middle and right) in Vienna, a social housing
project built in 1986. Another design, less visited by tourists, is the
dazzling Müllverbrennungsanlage Spittelau
(shown left) a waste incinerator that provides warm water for heating social
housing.
Hundertwassers architecture is almost devoid of
straight lines and includes many brightly coloured materials often ceramic.
More often than not a tower like structure crowned by an onion shaped dome is
part of his buildings. In his work the influences of Jugendstil and Gaudi are
clearly visible. Plants are part of the structures he designed; they adorn the
roof terraces and grow in planters integrated in the facade.
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