Erotische Architektur II

Zünd-Up was an architectural collective founded in Vienna in 1967 by students Timo Huber, Bertram Mayer, Walter Michael Pühringer, Hermann Simböck and Marcella Ertl who were studying at the Technische Hochschule. The name derives from the English verb ‘to burn up’ indicating the collective’s desire to ‘set fire’ to the university institution and the bourgeois society that they wanted to rally against.

Influenced by the student riots in Paris in 1968, Viennese Actionism and the films of Otto Muhl, Zünd-Up worked on projects which combined architecture, politics and the relationship between humans and technology.

“With this simple play on a clichéd pornographic photo, Zünd-Up succeeded in making a comment on modern architecture’s fascination with technology,” says writer Erik Wegerhoff.

Click here to read more about Zünd-Up.

The original work is held by Drawing Matter, an organisation that explores the role of drawing in architectural thought and practice. We have collaborated with them to bring highlights from their extraordinary collection to a wider audience. Explore Drawing Matter here. 

A Giclée fine art print on 310gsm Hahnemühle Hemp paper.

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