Friedensreich Hundertwasser and his «Green Architecture»

Environmental and globalization problems are swiftly becoming a focus of an ideological, political, and economic warfare. Today, it can be a reason of violent collisions and conflicts. Alongside, many solutions have already been found and are actual and successful. The world-known Hundertwasser-KrawinaHaus in Vienna can certainly be referred to such projects. The unforgettable outlook of this building excites designers' and architects' minds but its creator's ideas have not been developed widely in the contemporary urban environment. The objective of the given article is to analyze main conceptions of Friedensreich Hundertwasser, a gifted and original designer and architect of the XX century. His bright creations captivate by freedom of self-expression, humane attitude to nature and people, artistic outlook of architectural forms, and highly expressive decorative and colour design of his main creation – Hundertwasser-KrawinaHaus, Vienna. At present, methods of arranging a harmonic urban environment where social cooperation of people originates on a freewill basis, can demonstrate ways of formation of a really innovational urban environment. According to Hundertwasser, nature is an inherent part of the city life and a source of purity and freshness. The care for "tree tenants" is socially important collective activities and voluntary joining together efforts of every inhabitant of the urban environment. Results. A study and usage of the past successful experience, which being a bold experiment, has become an important and meaningful part of the world cultural heritage. Such an experience can be regarded as a kind of a trigger for creative thinking of future designers and projectors. Hundertwasser's creative work can serve as a source of inspiration for students of the Chair of Design and History of Art of the Ufa State Petroleum Technological University while making a collection of models and an exposition at the gallery "ACADEMIA" in Ufa.