2241. Pabellón alemán. Barcelona 1929


 













Dear Jordi,

"Architecture is the crystallization of its inner structure,
the slow unfolding of its form.' (Mies van der Rohe)

Best regards,
R

2240. Casa das Pedras. Guarujá (Santos)


 












Querida Cristina,

La expresiva "Casa de Piedra" en la localidad
de Guarujá cercana a Sao Paulo es un edificio
de claro estilo moderno con losas planas de
hormigón y vidrio. Lo que la hace particularmente 
interesante, además de su evidente diálogo con el 
paisaje natural, es el uso de las rocas existentes 
como parte de la composición consiguiendo 
así fundirse orgánicamente con el terreno donde se 
enclava.

Besos,

2239. Factory Building. Vitra Campus. Weil am Rhein. Germany


 













Dear Jan,

"The beauty of architecture lies in its simplicity,
in its ability to create something profound from
something very basic." (Alvaro Siza)

Cheers,
R

2238. Ljubljana. Vzajemna Zavarovalnica et al.


 














Dear Tom,

This lovely postcard from  Ljubljana features
many buildings designed by famous Slovenian
architect Jože Plečnik including from bottom left
and counterclockwise the Central Market, 
St. Michael's Church, the Žale Cemetery, the 
National and University Library, the Triple Bridge, 
and the Palace of  Vzajemna Zavarovalnica mutual 
insurer.
This last building was a commercial and residencial
building designed in a style associated with 
the Vienna Secession and particularly with Otto 
Wagner's Vienna Palaces.

Best regards,
R

2237. Jyväskylä


 





















Querido Juan,

En esta vieja postal se puede ver en el extremo
derecho una obra temprana de nuestro admirado 
Aalto: el edificio del cuartel general de la
guardia civil finesa (Defense Corps). Esta es una
vista algo más frontal que la de la postal 2047 que 
envié a Cristina en mayo de 2022.

Cuídate mucho y un fuerte abrazo.
R

2236. Walker Art Center, General Mills Hennepin Lounge


 












Dear Ila,

"The drama of architecture is that without people
nothing works. Architecture is a kind of stage for
human performance." (Jacques Herzog)

Sincerely,
R

2235. Muuramen Kirkko


 













Querido Jose,

La pequeña población de Muurame, cerca de Jyväskylä
fue el lugar donde Alvar Aalto abrió su primer estudio
de arquitectura en 1923. La influencia del viaje del
joven Aalto a Italia en 1924 es palpable en las formas,
elementos compositivos y atmósfera de este edificio
terminado en 1929.

Un abrazo,
R

2234. Karlshamn, Realskolan


 











Querida Cristina,

En esta vieja postal se puede ver a la derecha la 
escuela de primaria que Asplund construyó en 1917
y al fondo la ampliación de 1937. Esta última
constrasta fuertemente con la original pues fue
contruida en el estilo funcionalista de la época.

Un abrazo,
R

2233. British Library, London UK


 


















Dear Eduardo,

"To every scholar a library is a personal
realm of secret topography."
(Colin St. John Wilson)

Sincerely,
R

2232. Mogno, La Chiesa


 











Dear Carlo,

"Church architecture describes visually the idea
of the sacred which is a fundamental need of man."
(Mario Botta)

Best,
R

2231. Töölö Church. Helsinki


 












Dear Ragnar,

The Töölö Church was the result of an architectural 
competition that was won by Hilding Ekelund  and 
then built in 1930.  Later in his life Ekelund became 
city architect of Helsinki.

Sincerely,
R

2230. Indra Regent, Bangkok


 












Dear Ken,

The fantastic Indra Regent is characterized
by its fin shades in the facades, inspired by
local Prajamyam motifs.

Regards,
R

2229. Café Museum, Wien


 









Dear Hans,

"But our best place of education in everything new
remains the coffee house."(Stefan Zweig)

Regards,
R

2228. Brunei's Istana Nurul Iman


 







Dear Maria Lourdes,

"A work of architecture becomes iconic only when
it captures a spirit and an idea that is relevant to and
valued by those who view it, inhabit it, and use it
over the time." (Leandro V. Locsin)

Regards,
R

2226. Berlin-Tegel, Humboldt-Schloß


 












Dear Sybille,

"Indifference to the fine arts comes close to
barbarism."(Karl Friedrich Schinkel)

Besos,
R

2225. Milano Moderna. Casa Albergo in Via Bassini.


 









Dear Paolo,

"Architecture seems to gather even more densely
than any other art, in a continuity of alternatives,
the two extreme polarities of the human rhythm:
the density of realistic presence, and enchantment,
that is, the overcoming of this presence."
(Luigi Moretti)

Cheers,
R

2223. Eslöv. Stadsparken med Medborgarhuset


 












Querida María,

Hans Asplund, el arquitecto del centro comunal de
Eslöv, afirmó que al diseñar este edificio se inspiró
conscientemente o no en muchos detalles de la obra
de su padre, Erik Gunnar Asplund, lo que hizo
como un homenaje personal a este que había 
fallecido en 1940.

Saludos cordiales,
R

2222. Imperial Hotel, Tokyo


 














Querido Antonio,

Te mando una melancólica postal del Hotel Imperial
de Tokyo fechada el mismo año que fue demolido.
El hotel, construido por Frank Lloyd Wright en 1923,
había resistido un grave terremoto poco después de
haber sido inaugurado.

Un abrazo,
R

2221. Haus Schminke in Löbau/Sachsen


 








Querido Manolo,

"La arquitectura debe proponernos la creación de nuevas
relaciones entre hombre, espacio y técnica."
(Hans Scharoun)

Un abrazo desde aquí.
R

2217. Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones de Castilla y León. Salamanca


 







Querida familia,

"La arquitectura es instrumento pero lo que importa
es la música." (Juan Navarro Baldeweg)

Feliz Navidad
R

2216. Casa sobre el Arroyo. Mar del Plata.


 








Querido Ricardo,

"Desde la casa del puente un puente hasta su casa..."
(emisora radial LU9 instalada en la casa hasta
1977 cuando fue clausurada por el gobierno militar)

Un abrazo,
R

2215. Lappeenranta, The church of Lauritsala. Finland


 








Querido Juan,

Cuando viajé desde Kouvola hasta Imatra me detuve
en Lappeenranta para visitar la impresionante
iglesia de Lauritsala, dedicada a San Lorenzo.
En 1969 el arquitecto Korhonen y el todavía estudiante
de arquitectura Laapotti diseñaron juntos esta iglesia
moderna que ahora está inscrita en el registro de 
patrimonio construido finés.

Un abrazo,
R

2214. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City.


 











Dear Louise,

"Architecture is the welding of imagination and common
sense into a restraint upon specialists, codes, and fools."
(Frank Lloyd Wright)

Regards,
R

2213. The new Lodge at the Sea Ranch, Sonoma, CA


 











Dear Luke,

"The familiar is what makes building meaningful to
us, while the surprising elements should give us a 
fresh view of the familiar. The new gives fresh life 
to the old, and makes it apply more particularly to
us." (Charles Moore)

Regards,
R

2212. Petruskirche Rümlang, Switzerland


 












Dear Jan,

"The Church of St. Peter, like an immovable rock,
should embody and hold together Catholic church
life." (Bernhard Weis)

Cheers,
R

2211. Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones de Castilla y León. Salamanca.


 












Querida Cristina,

"Siempre me he negado a hablar de la arquitectura
como algo que no esté unido a la contemplación. 
La arquitectura es la experiencia de algo que 
hemos construido." (Juan Navarro Baldeweg)

Muchos besos.
R

2210. Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary with Aalto's Library in the background.


 











Dear Erik,

"Reading a book involves both culturally and 
physically a strange kind of concentration: the duty
of architecture is to eliminate all disturbing
elements." (Alvar Aalto)

Sincerely,
R

2209. Jyväskylä Kaupunginteatteri.


 













Dear Virpi,

"Humans belong to nature as much as pines and birches
do. That is where the scale comes from. I can not ignore
it. I can not turn humans into giants or dwarves. I have
to conform to the current human dimensions."
(Alvar Aalto)

Sincerely,
R

2208. Dhaka, Bangladesh


 












Dear Maria,

"Men came to assemble not for personal gain, but to
touch the spirit of commonness." (Louis I. Kahn)

Sincerely,
R

2206. Saint Benedict Chapel. Sumvitg, Switzerland.


 













Dear Nuria,

"Architecture has its place in the concrete world.
This is where exists. This is where it makes its
statement." (Peter Zumthor)

Regards,
R

2205. Hyvinkää


 












Dear Aulis,

"Mathematical structure is an unconditional feature
of my work. Mathematics is meant to explain things:
it is easier to understand an environment with a 
mathematical character." (Aarno Ruusuvuori)

Sincerely,
R

2204. Logistics and Production Hall. Vitra Campus, Weil am Rhein, Germany.


 













Dear Jan,

"The ideal situation is to create something that, through
its presence, makes the overall environment look better,
and at the same time makes your own building look
good by virtue of its relationship with the surrounding
buildings."(Kazuyo Sejima)

Cheers,
R

2203. Finlandia-talo, Helsinki


 








Dear Goran,

"In almost every task involving form, there are dozens,
often hundreds of contradictory elements, which need to
be forced to work in harmony by man's will. This 
harmony can be achieved only through art." 
(Alvar Aalto)

Sincerely,
R

2202. Iglesia del Monasterio Benedictino de Las Condes. Santiago, Chile


 








Estimado Rubén,

"La luz tiene un significado esencial en nuestra fe
cristiana. Se trataba de crear un espacio de oración
y celebración de los misterios cristianos que la 
liturgia desarrolla. Espacio que no deseabamos
abierto al exterior, a pesar de lo atractivo del 
paisaje, si no vuelto hacia el interior, buscando un
recogimiento." (Martin Correa Prieto)

Saludos,
R

2201. The Library. The Phillips Exeter Academy


 







Dear William,

"This is the place of the books. So you feel the building
has the invitation of books." (Louis I. Kahn)

Sincerely,
R

2200. Myyrmäki Church, Vantaa


 



















Dear Aarno,

"To me, a building as it stands, as a 
piece of architecture, is nothing. Its
meaning comes only in counterpoint
with its surroundings, with life, and
with light." (Juha Leiviskä)

Sincerely,
R

2199. Church of the Light, Ibaraki


 


















Dear Koichi,

"In all my works, light is an important 
controlling factor. I create enclosed spaces
mainly by means of thick concrete walls.
The primary reason is to create a place for
the individual, a zone for oneself within
society. When the external factors of a 
city's environment require the wall to be
without openings, the interior must be
especially full and satisfying." 
(Tadao Ando)

Respectfully,
R

2198. Jungendstil in Wien. Kirche am Steinhof.



 












Dear Walter,

"Each new style gradually emerges from the earlier
one when new methods of construction, materials,
human tasks, and viewpoints demand a change of
reconstitution of existing forms." (Otto Wagner)

All the best,
R