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Icon & Proverb
The butterfly is a positive symbol of transformative change in nature, from its previous life as a caterpillar. The proverb “vision is not seeing things as they are but as they will be” reminds us that understanding change is much more than a linear projection.
Photo Story
The Hundertwasserhaus, designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser, is an apartment block built from 1983-86 in Vienna, Austria. It has uneven floors, a roof covered with earth and grass and large trees growing from inside the rooms, with limbs extending from windows. The architect took no payment for the design of building, declaring that “it was worth it to prevent something ugly from going up in its place”.
With a mix of apartments, offices, public and private terraces, a café and 250 trees and bushes it has become one of the most visited buildings in Vienna. Its vision has become an inspiration for other similar buildings that have since been built in the region.
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