Dear Timo,
The Svenska Teatern opened in 1827
and seen in the foreground of the picture,
was renovated in 1935 by Eero Saarinen
and Jarl Eklund, who replaced the
previously ornate facades with new
functionalistic exteriors.
Regards,
R
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Showing posts with label y: 1935. Show all posts
2145. Rambla Hotel. Montevideo
Querida Cristina,
El arquitecto y urbanista uruguayo Mauricio
Cravotto fue responsable de los planes
reguladores de la ciudad de Montevideo y de
la ciudad de Mendoza en Argentina. Entre sus
obras construidas destacan el Montevideo
Rowing Club, el Palacio Municipal y el
mostrado en esta foto postal Hotel Rambla en
Pocitos.
Es interesante también saber que este arquitecto
fue también el responsable del modernista y
neobarroco pabellón uruguayo para la
Exposición Iberoamericana de Sevilla de 1929.
Besos,
R
1733. Sabaudia Azienda Agraria O.N.C.
Dear Luigi,
The main office building of the agricultural local
agency was called "il grattacielo" (the skyscraper) because with its four-story tower was the highest
building in Sabaudia. The buildings adjacent to it included warehouses, stables, and residential
quarters for the O.N.C. employees.
Sincerely,
R
Sincerely,
R
1620. Marcellise (Verona) Villa Girasole
Dear Mario,
"Erano sempre vedute nuove e in una luce diversa,
eppur non avevo percepito nessun movimento.
Questo quadri sono stati l'invenzione di papà"
(Lidia Invernizzi)
Sincerely,
R
Sincerely,
R
1614. Milano, Corso Venezia, Palazzo e Torre Rasini.
Dear Bruno,
"The most resistant material in construction is art"
(Gio Ponti)
Sincerely,
R
"The most resistant material in construction is art"
(Gio Ponti)
Sincerely,
R
1506. Viipurin Kirjasto. Vyborg Library
Dear Michael,
"I love your pre-ordained design
and am ready to play this role
but the play being acted is not mine
For this once let me go."
(Boris Pasternak-Hamlet)
Sincerely,
R
1406. Heerlen. Nieuwbouw schunck
Papá,
(...)
no hay nada en mí sino una larga herida,
una oquedal que ya nadie recorre,
presente sin ventanas, pensamiento
que vuelve, se repite, se refleja
y se pierde en su misma transparencia,
(...)
(Octavio Paz, Piedra de Sol)
HMSDQ
R
1353. La Bañeza, Leon. Albergue
Querido José Luis,
La Bañeza es uno de los 12 albergues de carreteras que llegaron a construir los arquitectos Carlos Arniches y Martín Domínguez en el periodo de postguerra española. Arniches y Domínguez fueron dos de los precursores de la arquitectura racionalista en nuestro país y construyeron junto al ingeniero Eduardo Torroja el nuevo hipódromo de la Zarzuela en Madrid. Tras la guerra civil Arniches permaneció en España y Domínguez vivió exiliado en Francia, Cuba y EE.UU. donde murió en 1970.
Saludos cordiales,
R
1339. Viipuri. Kirjastotalo
Dear Arne,
"Every one of my buildings begins with an italian journey"
(Alvar Aalto)
Regards,
R
1291. Abo Akademis Bibliotekshus
Querido Pedro,
Nada más estimulante que una pila de libros
nuevos aún oliendo la tinta rodeada de antiguos
muebles de madera noble. Esa es la imagen que
tengo de ésta biblíoteca de la Abo Akademi de
Turku cuando se inauguró en el centro de ésta
Turku cuando se inauguró en el centro de ésta
importante ciudad histórica allá en 1935.
Con afecto,
R
Con afecto,
R
1264. R. Universitá di Bologna. Facoltá de Ingegneria
Querido Miguel Angel,
Visitando la espléndida Facultad de Ingeniería de Bolonía,
obra del arquitecto Vaccaro y primera obra de arquitectura
moderna construida en ésta hermosa ciudad italiana de las
"Due Torri".
Un abrazo,
R
1162. Stockholm, Sjohistoriska Museet
Dear Henrik,
Although not as popular as Stockholm City Hall,
the Stockholm Maritime Museum, was also designed
by Ragnar Östberg. A graceful cupola-crowned rotunda
can be seen at the center of this structure that was one of
the last monumental classical building built in Sweden.
Best wishes,
R
1145. La Sextant. Les Mathes. Charente-Maritime
Dear Corey,
This summer house in Les Mathes, near to La Rochelle,
was built by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret back in
1935 under such limited budget that the architects
couldn't afford to travel to visit the site neiher before or
during construction for inspection and supervision.
Nevertheless a well-thought project from the architects
and the honest work of a small village contractor made
possible the construction of this stone masonry home in a
more than satisfactory way.
Regards,
R
1024. Bucaresti, Calea Victoriei. Palatul Adriatica
Dear Adrian,
Although I know your favorite city is Tel-Aviv
I'm sending you a vintage postcard of Bucharest,
another city that you like too. The building in the
picture is the Adriatica Asigurarea Building, a
hidden jewel of Modernist architecture. It was
built in 1935 by German-Jewish architect Rudolf
Fränkel who had to flee from Nazi Germany in
1933. Fränkel also completed another fantastic
Modernist building of Bucharest: the Scala cinema.
Best regards,
R
964. Gorky Drama Theatre
Dear Mikhail,
Shchuko and his partner Gelfreich designed notorious buildings like the Elektrozavodskaya Moscow Metro Station, famous for its architectural decoration, the Lenin Library, and more importantly the Palace of Soviets. While still designing this last building, they completed a large constructivist opera theater in Rostov-on-Don later destroyed in World War II and rebuilt in 1963.
Sincerely,
R
930. Roma. Via Marmorata e Palazzo delle Poste
Dear Guido,
"We do not claim to create a style, but from the constant
application of reality, the perfect correspondence of the
building to its aim" (Adalberto Libera and Gruppo 7)
Sincerely,
R
831. Sabaudia. La Cattedrale
Estimado Alvaro,
Paseando por la bella ciudad de Sabaudia me he topado
con la Iglesia de la Annunziata. Sus hermosas, valientes y
equilibradas lineas se confundieron en mi mente con el
recuerdo de una famosa casa que tu construistes en Ovar
para Avelino Duarte. Las misma concision de lineas
loosianas, la composicion cubica, la larga cavidad inclinada
de la fachada, las aperturas unicas al pie de la fachada. Y
es que como dijo Eugenio D'Ors "Todo lo que no es
tradicion es plagio"
Con todo mi afecto.
R
829. Viipurin kirjasto
Estimado Aarne
"Existe un futuro del pasado, un devenir propio
que lo transforma" (Claudio Magris, El Danubio)
Atentamente,
R
Atentamente,
R
801. Goteborg, Konserthuset
Dear Annika,
There is nothing like listening to the Göteborgs Symfoniker
playing Edvard Grieg's Suite No.1.Op 46. in the unparalleled
Konserthuset of Goteborg. One of my favorite classical
pieces of music, in one of my favorite concert halls.
Thanks!
Cheers.
R
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