2325. La Cathédrale vues de nuit. Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

Dear Samuel,

"Smooth shapes are very rare in the wild but extremely

important in the ivory tower and the factory."

(Benoit Mandelbrot)

Regards,

R

2295. Hong Kong Bank. Interior.

 

Dear Elena,

"The Hong Kong Bank was truly a 

component building that was shipped

from America, Japan, and the U.K.,

and assembled on site. So in that

sense, it was totally prefabricated."

(Norman Foster)

Sincerely,

R

1884. Museum für Kunsthandwerk, Frankfurt am Maim

 

Dear Jan,

"I like to believe that architecture connects the 

present with the past and the tangible with the 

intangible" (Richard Meier)

Best,
R

1682. Abidjan, Cathedrale Saint Paul.

Dear Patrizia,

The shape of the windows recall the form of a powerful 

elephant. The structure is supported from above. The 

power from Above.

Sincerely,
R

1093. Humana Building

Dear Fernando,

"Good design to me is both appearance and functionality
together. It’s the experience that makes it good design"
(Michael Graves)

Best wishes,
R

1085. Hundertwasserhaus

Dear Pat & Dudley,

"Window in rank and file are sad, 
windows must be able to dance."
(Friedensreich Hundertwasser)

Love.
R

728. The Night View of 63 Golden Tower

Dear Gunter

In Seoul we went to the world’s tallest art gallery located
on the 59th floor of the 63 City skyscraper. Just some four
floors higher there is also an observation deck known as
’63 Golden Tower’ where we enjoyed an amazing view of
this incredible city.

Best regards.
R

424. Hong kong Bank

Dear William,

"Architects have a vital role as advocates
of sustainable solutions"
(Norman Foster)

R

273. Sabugal. Portugal

Querida Luz,

En la Agencia bancaria de Sabugal, obra de Carrilho da
Graça aparece una vez mas su pensamiento sobre el
construir: "Cuando se construye se hace una operacion
de fundacion o de creacion de referencias, no solo en el
sentido material y fisico, sino de la misma manera que
cuando se trata de hacer un poema o de colgar una
fotografia"

Besos a todos.
R

125. The New Hong Kong Bank Building

Dear Carme,

The current HSBC building was designed
by Norman Foster and engineers of Arup.
The main characteristic of this building is
its absence of internal supporting structure
and that natural sunlight is the major source
of lighting inside the building. It is one of
the most expensive buildings in the world,
costing nearly US $1 billion.

Regards.
R