1621. Milano. Via F. Turati, Ca' Brütta

Dear Bruno,

"The Ca'Brütta, the Ugly House, is seen as a symbol of the dividing line between eclecticism and the modern, for its freedom in the use of plaster and simplification of the façade. It was also the first example in Italy of the splitting of a city block, creating a private road open to the public" (Giovanni Tomaso Muoio)

Regards,
R

1478. Shukkhov tower, Russia

Dear Ken,

"A structure becomes architectural, and not sculptural, when its elements are no longer their justification in nature" (Guillaume Apollinaire)

Cheers,
R

1040. Moscou. Maison de la Commune et Radiostation du Soviet

Dear Luke,

This vintage postcard features a spectacular view of
the Shabolovka Radio Tower of Moscow. Regrettably
this structure, one of the best of the Russian Constructivist
period, has been negleted for years and is in desperate
need of restoration.

Let's save Shukhow tower!
R

464. Radiostation du Soviet de Moscou. Chabolovka, 53

Dear Richard,

The famous Shabolovka Radio Tower
is shown in this vintage postcard. The
tower, built in 1922, is 150 meter high
and built from a series of stacked steel
hyperboloids. Originally it was designed
to reach 350 meters (surpassing Eiffel
Tower) but a shortage of steel forced to
reduce its height.

Sincerely.
R

389. Eglise Notre-Dame du Raincy

Dear Berthold,

"The framework is to the building what the skeleton is
to the animal; as the animal's skeleton, measured,
balanced, symmetrical, contains and supports the most
various and most variously situated organs, so much the
structure of a building be composite, measured,
balanced and also symmetrical" (Auguste Perret)
True, but with some cultural limitations, don't you
agree?

Regards.
R

33. Gleiwitz im Zuge der Wilelmstrasse

Großvater Joaquin,

Grüße von Gleiwitz. Ein weiteres Gebäude
unserer Lieblings-Architekt. Diese, 1922

Ich liebe dich
R