Fantastical Austrian Architecture

Friedensteich Hundertwasser was an Austrian architect like no other. He lived a colorful life and had a unique esthetic, described by some as Dr. Seuss-like or phantasmagoric. He began his career as an artist and became an architect when he was 55. He advocated that architectural design needs to be in harmony with nature. He would give lectures in the nude and later became an environmental activist.

Waldspirale in Darmstadt, Germany

Source: Bartek Langer and Source: Dirk Hartung

Source: Joachim S. Müller

Plochingen, Germany

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Green Citadel in Magdeburg, Germany

Source: Ottostadt Magdeburg

Hundertwasser considered straight lines to be sterile and soulless. His design style included bright colors, curved lines, undulating  floors, indoor trees and grass covered roofs. He thought windows should dance and that no two should be alike.

Source: Basileia Gorgo

Source: Peter Visser

Building in Bad Soden, Germany

Source: Wolfgang Maennel

Kuchlbauer Tower brewery in Abensberg, Germany

Source: Helmlechner

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He approached architecture with the environment in mind, often using plant decor to diminish pollution and developed new architectural shapes such as the high-rise meadow house and the eye-slit house.

Hundertwasser House in Austria

Source: Manfred Morgner

Painting 'Irinaland Over the Balkans'

Source: Hundertwasser Non-Profit Foundation

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Maishima Incineration Plant in Osaka, Japan

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Spittelau thermal power plant in Vienna

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House in Rogner Bad Blumau, Austria

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Ronald McDonald House in Essen, Germany