2035. The Oceanic, Mombasa


 














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