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Kunsthaus graz is an arts centre commissioned as the flagship of the Austrian city of Graz’s tenure as European city of culture for 2003, described by its architects as a “friendly alien”, it is perhaps the most extreme example of the “blob” style of architecture that was briefly fashionable at the turn of the millennium. It also reflects the contemporary vogue for “iconic” structures, commissioned as much to attract attention as to provide useful new facilities.