Dear Peter,
"I build what I believe in." (Dominikus Böhn)
Sincerely,
R
2480. Kristiansand, Kilden.
Dear Nora,
The Kilden Performing Arts Center with its featuring
large undulating oak canopy is a remarkable
cultural center opened in 2012 and extended in 2014.
It includes a Concert hall with 1200 seats, a Theatre-
Opera hall with 750 seats, a multipurpose hall and
a small theatre hall, offices, workshops, rehearsal
spaces, and a parking garage for 400 cars.
Next to this building stands the new Kunstilo Museum
occupying a former large grain silo and opened in
2024.
Sincerely,
R
2479. Lafayette Pavilion Apartments, Detroit MI
Querida Cristina,
El edificio Pabellón en el Parque
Lafayette de Detroit es un edificio
diseñado y construido por Mies en
1958. El edificio, de 22 plantas, se
asemeja por las medidas de los vanos
de 6,40 metros a las de la torre
860-890 en Lakeshore en Chicago
terminada en 1951.
Besos,
R
2478. Fachada da Palácio da Alvorada. Brasilia.
Estimado Roberto,
"Debemos tener sueños, incluso aunque nunca se
cumplan." (Oscar Niemeyer)
Cordialmente,
R
2477. Nuova Chiesa di S. Pietro - Trissino
Querida Cristina,
Esta es un vista desde el interior
de la iglesia de la cúpula de la
Nueva Iglesia de San Pedro en
Trissino. Su arquitecto Antonio
Nervi era hijo del famoso ingeniero
Pier Luigi Nervi.
Besos,
R
2475. Berlin. Altes Museum
Querida Sybille,
"Hay que distinguir con precisión dos elementos:
el que está destinado a funcionar por necesidad
práctica y el que solo pretende expresar
directamente la idea pura" (Karl Friedrich Schinkel).
Abrazos,
R
2474. Frankfurt /Main, Höchst I.G. Farbenwerke.
Dear Sara,
"Design is not about decorating functional forms;
it is about creating forms that accord with the
character of the object and that show new technologies
to advantage." (Peter Behrens)
Greetings,
R
2473. Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavík.
Dear Olav,
This impressive functioning Lutheran church in
Reykjavik was designed in 1937 and took over
40 years to be completed becoming later a top
attraction in Reykjavik. His architect said to have
designed it to resemble the basalt lava flows of
Iceland's landscape.
Sincerely,
R
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