Project within the scope of Graz 2003 - Cultural Capital of Europe
Within the scope of Graz 2003 - Kulturhauptstadt Europas (Graz 2003 - Cultural Capital of Europe) the city of Graz provided the possibility for the two London-based architects Peter Cook and Colin Fournier to transform a most visionary concept into built reality: The Kunsthaus Graz, a new and unique exhibition site for international exhibitions of modern and contemporary art. With this radical architecture project, Graz will receive a futuristic- looking building which will satisfy both the psychological and the functional demands of a visitor-oriented international art museum to a high degree. The unusual biomorphic forms of the Friendly Alien make for a suspenseful dialogue with the historic old town, especially with the century-old Graz landmark, the cubic clock tower high up on castle hill.
The documentation at hand presents the development of the Friendly Alien from an utopian concept to a highly complex functional body. The extensive photographic material includes first-rate computer simulations and sheds light on the urban environment and its history, shows the unique architectural features of the building and investigates with an "x-ray view" the complex network of static and technical utilities in the "skin", the nerve centre of the Friendly Alien.
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