Belvedere 21
Belvedere 21—formerly the 21er Haus, or “House 21”—begins its life far from Vienna. The building was designed by Austrian architect Karl Schwanzer (1918–1975) in 1954 for the Austrian pavilion at Expo 58 in Brussels, and in 1955 Schwanzer won first prize in the competition jury, which included Josef Hoffmann. The pavilion used a lightweight concept: its upper 40-by-40-metre floor floated about six metres above the ground, carried on four buttresses, while Fritz Wotruba’s monumental figural relief stood in front and earned an Expo award for best artwork. After being transferred to Vienna, the structure became the Museum of the 20th Century, which is why it was first nicknamed the “20er Haus.” Between 1979 and 2001, it also functioned as a depository for contemporary art works. …
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