Dear Jan,
"The first action of architecture is to put a stone on
the ground. This action transforms a condition of
nature into a condition of culture. It's an action
tha becomes holy."
(Mario Botta)
Cheers,
R
1974. Kobenhavn Politigaarden. Arkitekt Hack Kampmann
Querida Cristina,
El cuartel general de la policía en Copenhague es
normalmente referido como el último gran ejemplo
de arquitectura neoclásica en el norte de Europa.
Su patio circular central de 45 metros de diámetro
está rodeado de 44 grandes columnas de orden
dórico.
Besos,
R
1973. Chapelle St. Rouin
Dear David,
A vintage postcard of the hermitage of Saint-Rouin
in the Argonne forest still in construction.
Dominican father Rayssiguier, a disciple of Le Corbusier,
was the architect of this little gem, a historic monument
since 1998.
Best regards,
R
1972. Kobenhavn. Flyve udsigt over Byen
Querida Cristina,
Cuando el cuartel general de la policía en Copenhague
se inauguró en 1924 su estilo neoclásico fue criticado
como anacrónico por aquellos que sentían que el
estilo que debería imponerse era el Funcionalismo,
tan en boga en Alemania y otras partes de Europa
en aquellos tiempos.
Besos,
R
1971. Barcelona. Panorámica.
Querida Cristina,
En esta interesante postal destacan además de
las conocidas Torres Trade de Coderch y Valls, las
Torres La Caixa de cristal tintado en negro también
de Coderch en colaboración con Frances Mitjans
i Miró. Las Trade se terminaron en 1969 mientras
que las Torre La Caixa se inauguraron 14 años
después en 1983.
Besos,
R
1970. Breslau. Tauentzienplatz, Wetheim
Dear Beata,
The luxurious and very modern Wertheim Department
Store was opened in 1930 and violently closed by the
National Socialist seven years later.
Happily, the building survived the war aftermath and
after several renovations and extensions it was
finally re-opened in 2009.
Sincerely,
R
1969. Helsinki. The Taivallahti Church
Dear Tapio,
"The church hall was excavated using a
certain system: first a large pit was made
while leaving a layer of one or two meters
un-excavated. The last few meters were then
excavated very carefully while planning at the
same tie how to accomplish an acoustically
suitable surface as well as some angles and
rough spots for the sake of outer
appearance."(Timo Suomalainen)
Regards,
R
1968. The Netherlands Pavilion at Expo 2000, Hannover
Dear Felix,
"The architecture of the Pavilion suggests
Dutch open-mindedness whilst referencing
stereotypes associated with the Dutch
landscape: tulips, windmills, and dykes"
(MVRDV)
Sincerely,
R
1967. The Fagus Shoe Factory. Alfeld-an-der-Leine, Germany
Dear Ludwig,
"A modern building must be true to
itself, logically transparent, and
virginal of lies and trivialities"
(Walter Gropius)
Sincerely,
R
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