1947. The Robie House, Chicago

 

Dear Elisa,

"The mother art is architecture" (Frank Lloyd Wright)

Regards,

R

1773. Mondariz- Balneario- Fuente de Troncoso

Querida Rosalía,

Con las manos se forman las palabras,
con las manos y en su concavidad
se forman corporales las palabras
que no podíamos decir.

(Jose Angel Valente, El Fulgor)

R

1529. City National Bank, Mason City, Iowa

Dear Elizabeth, Lizbeth, and Arizbeth,

"A building is not just a place to be, but a way to be"
(Frank Lloyd Wright)

R

1155. Frederick C. Robie House, Chicago, Illinois

Dear Daniel,

"Architecture is the triumph of human imagination over
materials, methods, and individuals, to put man in
possession of his own world." (Frank Lloyd Wright)

Regards,
R

1041. First Church of Christ, Scientist. Berkeley

Mi mujer querida,

"Y que también la casa es la misma: la vieja madera
tiene el mismo olor y se deja roer por la carcoma, a
través de la ventana del mirador entra en verano un haz
de luz que dibuja en la pared de enfrente, como sombras
chinescas, las hojas de parra trepadora de la reja..."
(Antonio Tabucchi, Cartas por Escribir)

Tuyo,
R

813. Helsinki. Kansallis Museo

Dear Pipsan,

"Work is the key to creative growth of mind" (Eliel Saarinen)

Respectfully,
R

32. Berlin. Besuch bei der AEG

Bob,

This is the Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Hall in Berlin.
It is considered by many the first great 20th-century
expresion of pure functionalist architecture. Steel and
glass used on a very large scale, without decoration
of any kind for the first time. The two corner pillars
have only a binding and enclosing function and
therefore are made of another material: concrete.
Such a high honesty in the architecture in contrast
with the fake clouds displayed in the postcard is
somehow funny to me.

R