Hundertwasser Houses

Fifth Grade Students studied artwork by Freidensreich Hundertwasser. They learned about his life and the reasons he painted houses  (and built them!) the way that he did. They learned much of this information from the book "Hundertwasser for Kids" by Barbara Steiff. Students decided that the basic characteristics of his buildings were; many windows, lots of layers, spiral shapes and incorporating nature. Students recycled old apple trays by painting their Hundertwasser inspired houses on them. They made sure to use some of the same characteristics that Hundertwasser used in their own paintings.