Hundertwasser Architecture：For a More Human Architecture in Harmony With Nature

Revoltagainstthestraightline.Thehighlyirregulararchitectureofafreethinkingartist“Ahousemustbealiving,organicentitythatdevelopsandconstantlychanges,”statedFriedensreichHundertwasserinoneofhisargumentsforhisnature-andhuman-orientedarchitecture.Successvindicatedhisvision:roofafforestation,organicforms,colorfulfaçades,unevenfloors,irregularlypositionedwindows,gildedoniondomes—Hundertwasser’sarchitectureisunmistakable.Fromthebeginningofhisartisticcareerinthe’50s,Hundertwasserwaspreoccupiedwitharchitectureinhispainting.Thenbeganhisengagementwithmanifestos,essaysanddemonstrations;laterfollowedarchitecturalmodelsinwhichheillustrated,forexample,hisideasonroofafforestationandanindividual’srighttohisveryownwindow.Asan“architecturaldoctor”hecreatedunregimentedirregularitiesandrealizedexemplaryarchitecturalprojects.ThiscomprehensivedirectoryofHundertwasser’sarchitecturalworkspresentsallhisbuildingsandprojects,whetherrealizedornot,tracingthemfromthefirstsketches,throughtomodels,andcompletion.Dr.AndreaChristaFürst,alongtimeemployeeoftheHundertwasserArchive,madeamajorcontributiontothispublication.