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