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Why Straight Lines Dominate Buildings
- Straight lines dominate architecture because materials and structural calculations favor linear forms.
- This efficiency makes rectilinear design logical but also removes human warmth and spontaneity.
Hundertwasser's Painterly Architecture
- Friedensreich Hundertwasser (born Friedrich Stuwasser) made psychedelic paintings and then built buildings that mirrored his squiggly style.
- He completed a striking apartment complex in Vienna and later designed public buildings worldwide.
The Green Citadel Stands Out
- The Green Citadel in Magdeburg is a salmon-pink, tree-topped building with almost 900 varied windows and golden spheres on its roof.
- Its wavy facade and planted roofs sharply contrast the surrounding Soviet-era rectilinear blocks.