In the Austria of the wild 1960s, the visionary designs of architects and artists garnered international attention. Described as the 'Austrian phenomenon,' these projects and installations contained the concentrated creativity of the Austrian architectural neoavant-
garde between 1956 and 1973. In Vienna, these avant-garde dreams came to be symbolized by Hans Hollein's Retti Candle Shop and Hermann Czech's many cafés and bars, which are still successful today, including the Kleines Café (Little Café) Wunderbar, and
Salzamt. The best-known protagonists of this scene include Hans Hollein, Walter Pichler, Raimund Abraham, Coop Himmelblau, Haus-
Rucker-Co, Missing Link, and others. The book is fully illustrated in color and consists of two parts. The first contains 'Documentation' of important publications from the years 1958-1973 in international trade journals like Archigram, Domus,
Architectural Record, and Casabella, in which the young architects sought attention for their programs. The second is 'Reconstruction,' a
cross-section of images and texts from publications on the 'Austrian phenomenon,' elucidated and situated in the context of international architectural history by authors such as Friedrich Achleitner, Bart Lootsma, Stanislaus von Moos, Joseph Rykwert, Anthony Vidler, and others.
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