1565. Frankfurt A.M. Niederrad-Zickzackhausen

Dear Angela,

"Economic lobbies are the new authorities in urban planning. ... no wonder the architect is dismissive: 

I do not build as good as I can, but as bad as 

I must." (Ernst May)

Regards,
R

1564. Arthur Heurtley House, 1902

Dear Ingrid,

"In architecture, plasticity is only the modern expression of an ancient thought" (Frank Lloyd Wright, The Natural House)

Regards,
R

1563. Otter Creek Club House

Dear Louis,

"My father was Episcopalian, my mother Presbyterian, and
I’m an architect" (Harry Weese)

Best wishes,
R

1562. Oulu. The Town Theater and the Library

Dear Jan,

Visiting the high-tech city of Oulu in Northern Finland.
City Hall and Main library are two very modern and
picturesque buildings. Beautiful city with some good
restaurants.

See you soon,
R

1561. Moscow. New Apartment Building

Dear Georgi,

The very large VTsIK residential complex was reserved for officials of the Communist Party when built in 1931. Later during the Stalinist purges many tenants dissapeared and the building began to be known popularly as the "House of Ghosts"

Best regards,
R

1560. Stuttgart, Weissenhofsiedlung

Dear Max,

" The house must fit its occupant like a good suit; it 

must clothe him. The main aesthetic principle is this: 

the look of the rooms without people in them is 

irrelevant; what counts is how people look in them."   

 (Bruno Taut)

Regards,
R

1559. UNO City, Wien

Dear Mark,

The building complex hosting United Nations Offices at
Vienna.

Best,
R

1558. Stockholm. Konserthuset

Mama,

Esta es una buena foto de la Sala de Conciertos de Estocolmo en donde nos hicimos una foto juntos delante de la fuente de bronce llamada el Pozo de Orfeo.

Besos,
R

1557. Stockholm Konserthuset. Stora hallen

Dear Ingrid,

Along with the Stockholm Public Library the Stockholm
Concert Hall is the best and more recognized example of
the "Swedish Grace". This is also the placed where the awarding ceremonies for the Nobel Prize are held annually.

Cheers,
R

1556. Model of Sydney Opera House, 1960

Querido Miguel Angel,

He pensado mucho en ti y en tu maravilloso libro de 

Le Corbusier y sus maquetas cuando vi esta foto de una impresionante maqueta de la Opera de Sydney. La foto fue tomada en 1960 en el estudio de Utzon en Dinamarca.

Un abrazo,
R

1555. Metrosol Parasol

Cristina,

"Mi pequeña teoría es que constantemente estamos trabajando sobre ideas que conectan con nuestras experiencias de la niñez” (Jürgen Mayer)

Besos,
R

1554. Chapelle de Notre-Dame du Haut, Ronchamp

Dear Susan,

"I prefer drawing to talking. Drawing is faster and leaves less room for lies" (Le Corbusier)

Best,
R

1553. Copenhagen. The new Broadcasting House and the Concert Hall.

Dear Jorn,

"No life without aesthetics" (Vilhelm Lauritzen)

Regards,
R