Birkdale Intermediate principal Richard Coote weighs in on the Hundertwasser debate after his school unveiled a new library entrance earlier this year. .
I am writing in support of Whangarei's Hundertwasser.
Here at Birkdale Intermediate School the building of Hundertwasser's Pavilion for Nature has been an overwhelming success.
The Pavilion has become a source of pride for our students, teachers and wider community. The positive feedback we have received from a wide
variety of people has been overwhelming. A local bus driver called in last week to let us know he was hearing wonderfully positive comments and that he was proud that we had this wonderful structure in our community for generations to come.
The feeling I am getting from the people who comment on the Pavilion is that they are excited by the fact that Birkdale, a typical Auckland suburb, now has something special that sets us apart from sprawling suburbia.
We believe Hundertwasser's Pavilion is a visual sign that marks our school and community out as a place that values innovation and creativity. A place that embraces difference. We hope it will encourage curiosity and wonderment in our children, helping them to think outside the square.
