POSTALES INVENTADAS

1781. University of Jyväskylä

Dear Flora,

"The form is a mystery that eludes every definition"
(Alvar Aalto)

Warmly,
R

1780. Friedrichswerdersche Kirche, Berlin

Dear Max,

"To refine the Gothic by the ancient" (K.F. Schinkel)

Sincerely,
R

1779. Yankee Clipper, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Dear Raúl,

The Yankee Clipper Hotel is a classic example of the

mid-century tropical architectural style known as Miami

Modern or MiMo. Other remarkable examples of this

style include the Fontainebleau Hotel, the Eden Roc

Miami Beach Hotel, and the Bacardi Building,

Sincerely,
R

1778. Saint Jean de Luz, Le Casino et le Jardin

Dear Brigitte,

"Form is where light and matter intersect"
(Robert Mallet-Stevens quoting Émile Trélat)

Regards,
R

1777. Viljava Nakkila Seurakuntakoti Kirkko

Dear Poul,

The building depicted on the postcard is considered

to be Finland's earliest functional-style church.
Next to the church stands the Nakkila Parish Center

built in 1970 by Juha Leiviskä.

Regards,
R

1776. Republique Unie du Cameroun. Yaounde. Immeuble CNPS

Dear Jean,

"Rain does not fall on one roof alone"
(Cameroon proverb)

Sincerely,
R

1775. Norway Norsk Bremuseum

Dear Nuccio,

"I strive to make a building that will make people

more aware of the beauty of the setting."

(Sverre Fehn)

Respectfully,
R

1774. Göteborg, Otterhall

Dear Jan,

This is a vintage postcard depicting Otterhall,

Gothenburg's first skyscraper. It is a 17-story

building and was completed in 1929. The two

top floors and roof terrace were occupied by a

restaurant during some years and replaced by

office spaces later on.

Best,
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

1772. Abboud Building, Rashid Street, Baghdad

Dear Robert,

"A story inhabits the memory of each one of us, inhabits the
features, the face and the words with which we speak."
(Rifat Chadirji)

Respectfully,
R

1771. Bruxelles Radio-diffusion Nationale Belge

Querida Ester,

Esta es una tarjeta postal contemporanea de la estructura
mostrada: El Institituto Nacional de Radiodifusión de
Ixelles. El diseño del edificio muestra claras influencias
de la arquitectura holandesa de Berlage y de la alemana
expresionista de Mendelsohn. Los interiores con
maravillosos acabados y detalles están desarrollados en estilo
Art Decó.

R

1770. Lakeuden Risti. Seinäjoki

Querido Louis,

Esta es la iglesia Lakeuden Ristin kirkko construida por

Alvar Aalto y que se podría traducir al español con un

nombre tan poético como Iglesia de la Cruz de las

Planicies. Su gran cruz de casi 70 metros de altura sobre

la gran extensión rural y plana sobre la que se asentaba

Seinäjoki explica sin embargo su nombre mucho más
prosaicamente.

Parece que Aalto entendió bien el espíritu de este lugar

ya que Seinäjoki creció en torno a algunos cruces

importantes de ferrocarril. Una gran Cruz en el aire para

otras grandes cruces surcadas en la tierra.

Besos,
R

1769. Palacio de los Deportes, Santander, Cantabria

Querido Sergio,

Cuánto medía el pulpo negro
Que oscureció la paz del día?
Eran de hierro sus ramales
Y de fuego muerto sus ojos?
Y la ballena tricolor
Por qué me atajó en el camino?

Pablo Neruda

R

1768. Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyväskylä

Querido Arkhe,

"La belleza en arquitectura es la armonía

entre el propósito y la belleza"

(Alvar Aalto)

Besos a todos,
R

1767. Zonnestraal

Dear Patrik,

"In hospital people should be able to have time to themselves"
(Zaha Hadid)

Sincerely,
R

1766. Denver International Airport

Dear Ken,

"We took all the mechanicals off the roof. This freed

us to create a super light cutting-edge structure, a

canopy saturated with light. In doing so, it saved the

airport thousands of tons of steel and reduced the

construction schedule by nine months.”
(Curtis Fentress)

Respectfully,
R

1765. Marseille Unite d'habitation

Dear David,

"This is the first manifestation of an environment

suited to modern life" (Le Corbusier)

Sincerely,
R

1764. La Coruña. Vista aérea. Plaza María Pita, Palacio Municipal y Mercado de San Agustín

Querida Cristina

Una vista aérea de La Coruña en donde se puede ver

en la parte superior izquierda la estructura de arcos

parabólicos del Mercado de San Agustín. Esta obra

está inspirada en edificios centroeuropeos modernos

de la épocas y especialmente en Les Halles Centrales

de Reims de Eugène Freyssinet.

Besos,
R

1763. Södersjukhuset, Stockholm South General Hospital.

Dear Michael,

"This life is a hospital in which every patient is

possessed with a desire to change his bed"

(Charles Baudelaire)

Regards,
R

1762. Hotel Xenia, interior, Poros.

Dear Ada,

"If nature were snug, humans wouldn't have

created architecture" (Aris Konstantinidis)

Truly,
R

1761. Idrætshøjskolen Aarhus

Dear Walter,

"Ability is what you are capable of doing. motivation

determines what you do, and attitude determines how

well you do it." (Lou Holtz)

Sincerely,
R

1760. Helsinki Taidehalli (Art Gallery)

Dear Louise,

"Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth" (Pablo Picasso)

Best,
R

1759. Löwenberg i. Schl. Rathaus

Dear Deborah,

"Through art man places himself outside nature, with technics he places himself inside nature" (Hans Poelzig)

The Löwenberg city hall was built in the XIV century,
renovated by Poelzig in 1903-1905, destroyed in 1945, and rebuilt in 1958.

Sincerely,
R