2114. The Nordic House. Reykjavik, Iceland



 











Dear Natalie,

“Architecture should spring forth from every location 
and circumstances. It is subject to a keen sense of 
form but must appeal to human emotion.” (Alvar Aalto)

Sincerely,
R

2113. Abdij S. Benedictusberg Vaals. Crypte


 

























Dear Jason,

"We are created as one of the material beings that compose nature. Through our intellect, however, by which we rise above the conditions of matter and thus transcend time and space, we form a separate entity, within nature, that must maintain itself by means of a culture that it itself brings into existence. Furthermore, through our faith we belong to a still higher world, which transcends both matter and intellect."
(Dom Hans van der Laan)

Sincerely,
R

2111. Barcelona. Casa Milá


 













Querido Jordi,

Decía Gaudí que la línea recta es de los hombres y
la curva de Dios. Espero que estés disfrutando de tus
vacaciones.

Un abrazo,

2109. Amsterdam, Openluchtschool a.d. Cliostraat


 












Dear Jan,

"Architecture should be viewed purely as an organism
with new functions answering to the century of the
machine" (Jan Duiker)

Regards,
R

2108. Greater Columbus Convention Center


 












Dear Peter,

"Our design is at once familiar and quite unfamiliar.
It suggests the rail yards that once occupied the site,
nearby highway ribbons, and overlays of the fiber optic
cables of the information age" (Peter Eisenman) 

Sincerely,
R

2107. Astorga. Palacio Episcopal


 













Querido Jordi,

"La belleza es el resplandor de la verdad, y como el 
arte es belleza, sin verdad no hay arte" (Antoni Gaudí)

Un abrazo,
R



2106. Västmanlands-Dala Nation. Uppsala.


 












Dear George,

I'm happy to share this vintage postcard featuring 
one of the two still standing buildings in Sweden 
designed by Alvar Aalto, the students union building 
known as Västmanlands-Dala Nation or simply V-Dala.

Regards,
R