1888. Orivesi


 







Dear Pentti,

"Architecture creates the "stage" for human life, which 
has in itself all the elements for illusion" 
(Heikki and Kaija Siren)

Regards,
R

1887. The House of State Industries, Sverdlovsk (Yekaterinburg), Russia


 








Dear Dimitri,

The former House of State Industries is currently the
Hotel Iset. A popular constructivist landmark in the
city of Yekaterinburg.

Sincerely,
R

1886. The Farnsworth House. Plano, IL


 







Dear Pierre, 

"Mies had no awareness of his house's psychological impact" 

(Jacques Herzog)

Regards,

R

1885. Prada Store. Tokio


 







Dear Simon,

“The store is an interactive optical device. Because 
some of the glass is curved, it seems to move as you 
walk around it. That creates awareness of both the 
merchandise and the city—there's an intense 
dialogue between actors.  Also, the grid brings a 
human scale to the architecture, like display 
windows. It's almost old-fashioned.”
(Jacques Herzog)

Regards,
R

1884. Museum für Kunsthandwerk, Frankfurt am Maim


 











Dear Jan,

"I like to believe that architecture connects the 
present with the past and the tangible with the 
intangible" (Richard Meier)

Best,
R

1883. Bucureşti Aeroportul Internaţional Băneasa


 







Dear David,

The historic Bucharest Băneasa Air Terminal was built
between 1947 and 1952 resembling the shape of a 
gigantic propeller with three blades for each of the 
three concourses. The building is an national 
architectural landmark.

All the best,
R  

1882. Fundación César Manrique


 







Mamá,

La casa museo de César Manrique en Haría en la
Isla de Lanzarote fue construida por Manrique 
partiendo de unas ruinas de una vieja granja en 
este mágico lugar que recuerda un paisaje lunar.

Un beso.
R

1881. Meisterhaus kandinsky/klee Dessau-Roßlau


 







Querida Cristina,

La casa de los maestros de la Bauhaus Wassily 
Kandisky y Paul Klee fueron restauradas con rigor 
por la Fundación Wüstenrot en 2019 y podrán 
visitarse para experimentar el espacio en donde 
vivieron estos dos grandes artistas con sus familias 
en los años veinte del siglo pasado.

Un abrazo enorme.
R