Dear Ahmed,
"Let us sit bent but talk straight" (Moroccan Proverb)
Barakallahu feek,
R
1948. Arvo Pärdi Keskus
Querida Manolo,
"Los proyectos existen ya, sin saberlo, en nuestra
memoria. Reaparecen sin que seamos conscientes"
(Nieto y Sobejano)
Un abrazo,
R
1947. The Robie House, Chicago
Dear Elisa,
"The mother art is architecture" (Frank Lloyd Wright)
Regards,
R
1946. Danmark. Arhus. Radhuset, Aften
Dear Gunnel,
Arne Jacobsen, one of the architects of
the Aarhus Town Hall, was a good friend
and admirer of Swedish architect
Gunnar Asplund from whom he learned
to instill a poetic sense of place in his
architecture.
Best.
R
1945. Joensuu SOK:n Toimitalo
Dear Saara,
Architect Erkki Huttunen, a major figure of
Scandinavian Functionalism, was the chief architect
of the building department of SOK (Finnish
Cooperative Society) until 1941. This is one of his
building in Joensuu.
Best regards,
R
1944. Otaniemi, Suomi-Finland
Dear Juhani,
"We should work for simple, good, undecorated
things" (Alvar Aalto)
An aerial view of the Otaniemi Technical
University still under construction.
Best regards,
R
R
1943. Spanish International Pavilion. St. Louis, Mo
Cristina,
Javier Carvajal recordaba como un día hablando
con Alvar Aalto este le dijo que lo que en realidad
importa es servir y resolver problemas, no servirse
de ellos ni crearlos.
con Alvar Aalto este le dijo que lo que en realidad
importa es servir y resolver problemas, no servirse
de ellos ni crearlos.
Un abrazo,
R
R
1942. AGO. Art Gallery of Ontario.
Dear Barry,
"In the world we live in, 90 percent of what gets
built and designed today is pure s." (Frank Gehry)
Best,
R
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