1304. Tschumipaviljoen, Groningen
















Dear Tom,

"The general public will almost always stand behind 
the traditionalists. In the public eye, architecture is 
about comfort, about shelter, about bricks and mortar." (Bernard  Tschumi)

Regards,
R

1303. La Concha Motel, Las Vegas, Nevada















Dear Daemon,

"If I allow the fact that I am a Negro to checkmate my will to do,  I will inevitably form the habit of being defeated."
(Raul Revere Williams--Most successful African-American architect of the 20th Century)

Cheers,
R

1302. Hotel Žiča. Mataruška Banja, Serbia















Dear Roberto,

I enjoyed your movie and the hotel as well. Watching it at the open-air cinema located on the roof terrace of this functionalist little gem was an unforgettable experience.

Thank you,
R

1301. Haus de Arbeiterprese, Pressa-Koln















Dear Frank,

This is a handsome view of the functionalist workers press pavilion in the International Exhibition of the Modern Press, Advertising, and Publishing that was held in Cologne (Germany) between May and October of 1928.

Regards,
R

1300. Alg. Ziekenhuis Zonnestraal, Hilversum















Estimado Jan,

"La técnica de la construcción ha de perfeccionarse a sí misma; ha de ser económica y adaptarse a su orden, es decir a la realización simultánea de la causa y el efecto". (Jan Duiker)

Saludos,

1299. Roma. Palazzo dello Sport. Interno















Dear Mario,

“The conception of a structural system is a creative action only partly based on scientific data; static sensitivity entering in this process, although deriving from equilibrium and strength considerations, remains, in the same way as aesthetic sensitivity, an essentially personal aptitude" (Pier Luigi Nervi)

Best regards,
R

1298. David Chipperfield Architects 1985-2015















Querido Pedro,

"No entiendo la arquitectura en sí misma como un foco 
de atención. Siempre pienso en ese marco en el que deberíamos ser capaces de vivir la vida, ya sea leer un libro en una biblioteca, hacer la comida en una casa o trabajar en la mesa de una oficina".
(David Chipperfield)

Abrazos,
R
PS. En la imagen de la postal que recibí desde Madrid, la Galería ‘Am Kupfergraben 10’ en Berlín.

1297. Playa de San Agustin. Apartamentos Buganvilla.














Querida Cristina,

“La fachada de Buganvilla es una puesta de sol. Lo que más me gusta es cómo Fábregas se empotró en la montaña. Los preciosos arcos de piedra de la primera planta hacen de contrafuertes. El edificio entero son muros de carga, paredes de medio metro de espesor realizadas con la misma piedra que se sacó al vaciar el
solar”. (José Antonio Sosa, arquitecto y responsable, junto a Evelyn Alonso, de la rehabilitación del edificio de apartamentos Buganvilla).

Besos,
R

1296. Luzern














Dear Florian,

"Architecture serves to create a poetic situation, 
to bring forth the emotion that exists in everyday life" (Jean Nouvel)

Regards,
R

1295. Pistoia. Borsa Merci e Cassa di Risparmio















Caro Francesco,

"L'archittetura non è e non deve essere il fine, ma un mezzo di presenza, di colloquio con i propri simili"
(Giovanni Micheluzzi)

R

1293. Exposition Nationale Suisse 1939, Zurich

















Dear Martin,

"There is no doubt that light, slender structures will one day be praised by the layman for being as beautiful or even more beautiful than massive ones" (Robert Maillart)

Best regards,
R

1292. Merida. Museo Nacional de Arte Romano. Nave Central
















Dear Tanu,

"Throughout the history of architecture, there have been episodes in which subtle changes in the use of materials result in a a new, unexpected architectural form. Merida may be an instance of this procedure" (Rafael Moneo)

Regards,
R