Hundertwasser (December 15, 1928 - February 19, 2000) was a visionary Austrian artist, architect and environmentalist with a mission to reconnect humans with nature. His work was bright and organic…always staying away from straight lines. You can see the green roofs with trees in the photos above. He also incorporated vegetation on the inside of structures, with trees coming out of windows. His stance on the environment was clear in 1990, when he made this statement:

“There are no evils in nature. There are only evils of man. When man thinks he has to correct nature, it is an irreparable mistake every time. A community should not consider it an honour how much spontanous vegetation it destroys; it should rather be a point of honour for every community to protect as much of its natural landscape as possible.”

To read the rest of this statement and more of Hundertwasser’s philosophy, click here.  

Photo credits: Top image: Joachim S. Müller, Second row, left: rytc, Second row, right: Crystalline Radical, third row: diwan, fourth row, left: marcelgermain, fourth row, right: scottpartee.