KunstHausVien, designed by the idiosyncratic Friedensreich Hundertwasser, with an art gallery and a permanent exhibit about Hundertwasser.
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The nearby Hundertwassershaus, a public housing project designed by the man himself.
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Between Vienna and Graz is a thermal spa designed by Hundertwasser.
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He had come up with a design for a suburban housing project, and the spa builder asked him to translate the project into a resort.
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They are still hoping to build the snail building as a separate ultra-luxury resort.
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Apparently, the builder met him, and said, "You have Wasser (water) in your name, and I'm in the business of water. We should talk."
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On the roof.
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Hundertwasser claimed that human feet are meant to tread on uneven floors.
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Graz, Austria
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A theater built in the old fortress, with the cannon casemates transformed into box seats.
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Between the ground level and the clock tower, the elevator stops at a chapel and a performance space, both carved out of the hill.
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Warning! Alien-infested art gallery!
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Beyond these hills: Yugoslavia.
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