SPECIAL MODELS The 387 Houses of Peter Fritz - Hatje Cantz
This unique and surprising book presents 387 small-scale architectural models created by the late insurance clerk Peter Fritz, which were discovered in a junk shop by artist Oliver Croy and subsequently exhibited to great acclaim.
What to do with 387 small architectural models discovered in a junk shop, all neatly packed in garbage bags? Artist Oliver Croy was first attracted by their cleverness: from scraps of wallpaper, matchboxes, textured paper and adhesive sheets, the unknown craftsman had created veritable architectural gems.
Croy discovered that the models were part of the estate of Viennese insurance agent Peter Fritz, who appears to have designed them without using prototypes. They look more real than any model, seemingly reducing what we see in everyday architecture: strange additions, billboards, all very colorful and angular. Croy no longer wondered what to do with his discovery and, together with architecture critic Oliver Elser, successfully presented them in exhibitions.
In the meantime, the most spectacular rooms have been realized. This book, whose articles are written by renowned authors, presents color photographs of each room, with the intention of providing valuable assistance to potential developers and architects.
Published by Hatje Cantz Publishers 2001
20.9 x 14.9 cm
480 pages
ISBN : 978-3-7757-1031-2
This unique and surprising book presents 387 small-scale architectural models created by the late insurance clerk Peter Fritz, which were discovered in a junk shop by artist Oliver Croy and subsequently exhibited to great acclaim.
What to do with 387 small architectural models discovered in a junk shop, all neatly packed in garbage bags? Artist Oliver Croy was first attracted by their cleverness: from scraps of wallpaper, matchboxes, textured paper and adhesive sheets, the unknown craftsman had created veritable architectural gems.
Croy discovered that the models were part of the estate of Viennese insurance agent Peter Fritz, who appears to have designed them without using prototypes. They look more real than any model, seemingly reducing what we see in everyday architecture: strange additions, billboards, all very colorful and angular. Croy no longer wondered what to do with his discovery and, together with architecture critic Oliver Elser, successfully presented them in exhibitions.
In the meantime, the most spectacular rooms have been realized. This book, whose articles are written by renowned authors, presents color photographs of each room, with the intention of providing valuable assistance to potential developers and architects.
Published by Hatje Cantz Publishers 2001
20.9 x 14.9 cm
480 pages
ISBN : 978-3-7757-1031-2
This unique and surprising book presents 387 small-scale architectural models created by the late insurance clerk Peter Fritz, which were discovered in a junk shop by artist Oliver Croy and subsequently exhibited to great acclaim.
What to do with 387 small architectural models discovered in a junk shop, all neatly packed in garbage bags? Artist Oliver Croy was first attracted by their cleverness: from scraps of wallpaper, matchboxes, textured paper and adhesive sheets, the unknown craftsman had created veritable architectural gems.
Croy discovered that the models were part of the estate of Viennese insurance agent Peter Fritz, who appears to have designed them without using prototypes. They look more real than any model, seemingly reducing what we see in everyday architecture: strange additions, billboards, all very colorful and angular. Croy no longer wondered what to do with his discovery and, together with architecture critic Oliver Elser, successfully presented them in exhibitions.
In the meantime, the most spectacular rooms have been realized. This book, whose articles are written by renowned authors, presents color photographs of each room, with the intention of providing valuable assistance to potential developers and architects.
Published by Hatje Cantz Publishers 2001
20.9 x 14.9 cm
480 pages
ISBN : 978-3-7757-1031-2
