Published in 3/2022 - Nature

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Posthumanism and the Perishing Architecture

Panu Savolainen

Hundia, a city inhabited and ruled by dogs, was created by Nils Erik Wickberg, Professor Emeritus of the History of Architecture, in his childhood.

In 1995, Nils Erik Wickberg (1909–2002), Professor Emeritus of the History of Architecture, celebrated an exceptional 80th anniversary of his artistic career. Excerpts from his life’s work were on display in an extensive exhibition in the Museum of Finnish Architecture, and among the earliest works was Hundia, an imaginary city inhabited and ruled by dogs, created by Wickberg from the age of six onwards.

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