Talking Points: Hundertwasser the Architect
How can the way we design buildings better suit our natural environment?
Hundertwasser the Architect was an Austrian architect and artist who believed that straight lines were unnatural, instead preferring to design and construct buildings which were colourful and irregular in shape.
Use the below resources and questions as a starting point to further explore Hundertwasser’s work.
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Hundertwasser the Architect
Use the following images and videos to introduce children to the work of Austrian artist Friedrich Stowasser, better known by his pseudonym Friedensreich Regentag Dunkelbunt Hundertwasser (1928 – 2000).
Hundertwasser was a visual artist and architect and he also worked in the field of environmental protection.
“Hundertwasser stood out as an opponent of “a straight line” and any standardization, expressing this concept in the field of building design. ” Wiki
Explore The Inventive Architecture of Friedensreich Hundertwasser – Google Arts & Culture
www.kunsthauswien.com/en/
https://hundertwasser.com/en
Hundertwasser House
by Studio Sarah Lou
Hundertwasser’s Beer Tower by AlexDROP
Hundertwasser Tower in Abensberg
Hundertwasser by twicepix
Usine d’incinération décorée par F. Hundertwasser (Vienne) by dalbera
Hundertwasser in Altenrhein. This video is not in English – you may wish to watch it silently and use the opportunity to talk as teacher.
Questions to Ask Children
What words would you use to describe Hundertwasser’s architecture to those who can’t see it?
How does it make you feel?
What would it be like to be inside the buildings?
What kinds of materials does he use?
How does he use colour in his buildings?
How important is the relationship of detail to big structures?
Can you see any straight lines?
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