572. Museu de Arte Contemporanea. Niteroi, Brasil

Dear Adriana,

"It is not feminine architecture; it is architecture by an
architect who loves women" (Oscar Niemeyer)

Regards.
R

571. Marco de Canaveses, Portugal

Querido Eduardo,

"El diseño es el deseo de la inteligencia"
(Alvaro Siza Vieira)

Saludos.
R

570. Agadir, La Poste

Dear David,

Thanks to you and to your great blog
archipostcard.blogspot.com I discovered the fascinating
work of French-Moroccan architect Jean-François
Zevaco. It is hard to believe there is not much published
information about his work. Buildings like the
Physiotherapy Center and the Clubhouse both in Tit
Mellil, the Sidi Harazem Thermal Bath Complex in Fez,
the Beni-Mellal Courthouse in Beni-Mellal, or the Fire
Station in Agadir, deserve our admiration and better
knowledge.

Warm regards.
R

569. Patio del Hotel El Panama, Panama

Dear Sam,

"There is too much conformity in contemporary architecture. I like to think of architecture as an individual creative expression; I get more pleasure out of my work if I carry through my own convictions rather than pursue a dogma outlined by some other architect." 

(Edward Durell Stone)

Best.
R

568. Museo de Arte Moderno en el Bosque de Chapultepec

Querido Martin,

"La arquitectura es una disciplina de servicio en la que
se empieza por considerar a la persona que va a utilizarla"
(Pedro Ramirez Vazquez)

Un abrazo.
R

567. Rijkamuseum Kroller-Muller

Dear Klaus,

"I tell you that the time will come when the furnishing of
a prison cell by Professor Van de Velde will be
considered and aggravation of the sentence" (Adolf Loos)

Regards.
R

566. Hotel Xenia. Mykonos

Dear Dimitris,

"We might discover the eternal character of all architecture, that which is expressed differently 

in each age but that is in the end its most interesting aspect" (Aris Konstantinidis)

Regards
R

565. Sarasota Senior High School

Dear Steve,

I hope you enjoy the emotional, yet intellectual nature of
Paul Rudolph's designs. A wonderful architect who also
thought outside the box.

Thank you for everything you have done for us.
R

564. Sauze d'Oulux. Regione Lago Nero

Dear Mary,

"Only when a work is not explainable other than in terms
of itself can we say that we are in the presence of art.
This ineffable quality is the hallmark of an authentic work"
(Carlo Mollino)

Best.
R

563. Greetings from Chandigarh

Dear Tanu,

"The materials of city planning are sky, space, trees,
steel and cement in that order and in that hierarchy."
(Le Corbusier)

Best regards,
R