At a certain point, attempting to take a picture of every charmingly colourful building in Graz was hopeless, since they're all charming and colourful. Even worse, I started to discover this city's wonderful courtyards today. Believe it or not, this post's photos represent a (painfully-made) selection.
Seeing so many painted buildings here is amazingly inspiring, all the more so that it's in a "northern" culture. Why don't we build colourful cities back in Canada? Even if our buildings were still formally plain and technically dull, at least they'd be more cheerful throughout the year.
I'm also really digging the contemporary architecture in Graz. It ranges from the curiously surreal to the outright dreamlike, as though drawing from an architectural subconscious (Austria is, after all, the land of Sigmund Freud). True to reputation, Austrian construction and detailing are of VERY high quality.
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