Dear Colin,
"The delight I get out of doing buildings
is to say: ... it can be built." (Peter Cook)
Best regards,
R
Showing posts with label y: 1984. Show all posts
Showing posts with label y: 1984. Show all posts
2228. Brunei's Istana Nurul Iman
Dear Maria Lourdes,
"A work of architecture becomes iconic only when
it captures a spirit and an idea that is relevant to and
valued by those who view it, inhabit it, and use it
over the time." (Leandro V. Locsin)
Regards,
R
2200. Myyrmäki Church, Vantaa
Dear Aarno,
"To me, a building as it stands, as a
piece of architecture, is nothing. Its
meaning comes only in counterpoint
with its surroundings, with life, and
with light." (Juha Leiviskä)
Sincerely,
R
2168. New York. AT&T Building
Dear John,
"Doing a house is so much harder than doing a
skyscraper." (Philip Johnson)
Sincerely,
R
1920. Velódromo Barcelona
Querida Cristina,
En los jardines aledaños del velódromo de Horta se
encuentra la escultura Poema visual transitable en tres
tiempos: Nacimiento, camino —con pausas y
entonaciones— y destrucción de Joan Brossa, amigo
de Esteve Bonell, uno de los arquitectos del velódromo.
Besos,
R
1914. Grodno Regional Drama Theatre. Belarus
Dear Vlad,
Grodno Drama Theater is a Brutalist late Soviet and
dramatic Drama Theatre in the city of Grodno or
Hrodna in Belarus near to Poland and Lithuania.
Regards,
R
1786. Piscine Olympique Luxembourg - Kirchberg
Dear Raphaël,
"There is Geometry everywhere" (Roger Taillibert)
Regards,
R
1607. Teatro del Mar, Punta Umbría, Huelva
Querida Cristina,
Una foto postal de Punta Umbría con el ayuntamiento
de la localidad en el centro. Este edificio debe su
tipología a las primeras casas inglesas que fueron el
germen de esta localidad.
También al fondo se puede ver el Teatro del Mar, obra
También al fondo se puede ver el Teatro del Mar, obra
de José Ramón Moreno que se inauguró en 2006.
Besos,
R
Besos,
R
1391. Deutsches Architekturmuseum. Frankfurt-am-Main. Haus im Haus
Dear Stefan
"The concept of architecture is neither unitary or pluralistic, neither closed or open, neither rigid nor free...It is not based on dogmatic position or a political program, but on the aspiration for an architecture characterized by conceptual and thematic restraint. It
is conceived to prevent the rigidity of total order and also the chaos of total independence"
(Oswald Mathias Ungers)
Regards,
R
Regards,
R
1163. Tbilisi. Palace of Solemn Ceremonies.
Dear Bill,
As Claude Nicolas Ledoux created a plan for
his famous "Oikema" back in 1779, here Viktor
Djorbenadze devised and built a scultorical
"hermaphrodite space" in 1984.
Regards,
R
1086. The California Aerospace Museum. Los Angeles
Dear Sam,
"An architect is given a program, budget,
place, and schedule. Sometimes the end
product rises to art -or at least people
call it that-." (Frank Gehry)
Regards,
R
1012. Messe Frankfurt
Dear Hans,
“There is a great misunderstanding among architects.
They think they are inventors and always need to be
avant-garde. But you cannot permanently exist as an
avant-garde. That is impossible.”
(Oswald Mathias Ungers)
Regards,
R
921. Macro Plaza, Monterrey
Querido Aflosno Modinguez
Unos buenos versos son siempre un buen regalo para
un ingeniero ingenioso e inteligente como tu.
Cierra los ojos y abrelos:
No hay nadie ni siquiera tu mismo.
Lo que no es piedra es luz
(Octavio Paz)
Tanti baci!
Raffaello
791. Miami, Florida
Dear Bernardo,
"Buildings should communicate something, they
should be emotional…What a building feels like
is the important thing. Does it make you laugh?
Does it make you cry?
(Laurinda Spear/ Arquitectonica)
Iconic Imperial Condominium Building is seen on
(Laurinda Spear/ Arquitectonica)
Iconic Imperial Condominium Building is seen on
the left side of this picture showing its animated and colorful garden roof.
Respectfully,
R
Respectfully,
R
321. Macroplaza, Monterrey, N.L., Mexico
Dear Ralph,
Two thin slices painted in bright red form a stele that it
is also a tower; Barragan's one of his obsessions. He
wanted it reaches towards the sky and beyond with
the aid of laser light beams creating a magic effect of
scale that could be consistent with the tremendous size
of the Monterrey's Macroplaza
Regards
R
298. Stuttgart Neue Staatsgalerie
Querido Juan,
"En resumidas cuentas, los espacios se han multiplicados,
fragmentado y diversificado. Los hay de todos los tamaños
y especies, para todos los usos y para todas las funciones.
Vivir es pasar de un espacio a otro haciendo lo posible
para no golpearse"
(George Perec: Especies de espacios)
Un abrazo
R
293. Rotterdam. Tree-dwellings and Pencil
Dear Enric,
Arboles
Me observan en silencio
mientras escribo Y las copas
están llenas de pájaros, ratas,
culebras, gusanos
y mi cabeza
está llena de miedo
y planes
de llanuras por venir
(Roberto Bolaño)
R
177. Venice, California
Jan,
The "private perch," as Gehry called
it,a kind of life-guard, is a tiny studio
with a panoramic view. A great spot
to spend time gazing out the beach.
Best.
R
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