The Werkgruppe Graz designed the terraced housing estate in Graz-St. Peter in 1965, during a period of societal upheaval. The complex was eventually built between 1972 and 1978. The planning group—members of the avant-garde artists’ association Forum Stadtpark—took a stand against the established system of residential construction, which was characterized by monotone design and the urban sprawl of single-family homes. Instead, they championed the utopian approach of involving residents in the planning process, which was reflected in the development’s basic structuralist framework with adaptable living units. Comprised of four terraced housing blocks in exposed concrete at the edge of Graz, the estate’s sculptural, brutalist appearance received international acclaim.
Gelebte Utopie is the first book to provide a collection of texts of architectural commentary and context on the settlement. It additionally offers insights into the inhabitants’ living spaces and is enriched with artistic projects.
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Eugen Gross ist Architekt, Autor und Schauspieler aus Leidenschaft. Er war Professor an der Grazer Ortweinschule und Mitbegründer der Werkgruppe Graz, einer 1959–1989 bestehenden Architektengemeinschaft, die nahezu 100 Projekte im In- und Ausland realisiert hat und deren größtes Projekt die Terrassenhaussiedlung Graz-St. Peter darstellt.
Andrea Jany ist promovierte Architektin. Nach ihrer Ausbildung an der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, der Virginia Tech, der Stanford University und der TU Graz sowie einer zehnjährigen Planungspraxis und einem Forschungs- und Lehraufenthalt an der Stanford University arbeitet, lehrt und forscht sie im Themenfeld Wohnbau.
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