Dear André,
The Oceanic Hotel in Mombasa was a remarkable
example of the "tropical modernism" in Africa.
It was built by German architect and urban planner
Ernst May and demolished in 2000.
Best,
R
2034. Sölvesborg. Tingshuset och Folkskolan.
Dear Norman,
"Remember one thing, the simple can never be really
ugly, only the awkward can do that"
(Erik Gunnar Asplund)
Sincerely,
R
2033. Metro Bilbao
Dear Txema,
"The ability to master physical communication
– the ease with which people can move freely and
in a civilized manner – is essential to the future of
our cities; and the architecture of this kind of
infrastructure is critical to urban development."
(Norman Foster)
Regards,
R
2032. Hamburg, Elbphilharmonie
Querida Sybille,
"The glass façade, consisting in part of curved
panels, some of them carved open, transforms
the new building, perched on top of the old one,
into a gigantic, iridescent crystal, whose appearance
keeps changing as it catches the reflections of the
sky, the water and the city."
(Jacques Herzog, Pierre de Meuron)
Besos,
R
2031. Hotel Camino Real, Polanco, Mexico D.F. La Entrada.
Querido Walter,
"Un edificio tiene que tener una razón emocional para
existir" (Ricardo Legorreta)
Un abrazo,
R
2030. Sibeliustalo, Lahti, Finland
Dear Timo,
'Finnish architecture is always about roots but at
the same time it should be modern and give a
feeling of modernity" (Kimmo Lintula)
Sincerely,
R
2029. Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou
Dear Renzo,
"Architecture is a living thing. If I
want to leave something to the future,
it has to be able to change, but retain
something of the ethos that we built
up over 50 years." (Richard Rogers)
Sincerely,
R
2028. Fire Station #4, Columbus, Indiana
Dear Carme,
"Seeing what is not effective is effective for understanding what is effective" (Robert Venturi)
Sincerely,
R
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