1848. Medical dental bldg. San Francisco, CA

Dear Walter,

San Franciscan architect Timothy
L. Pflueger was one of the most
prominent and influential local
architect in the city in the first half
of the twentieth century. Besides this
Medical dental building in Neo-Mayan
style he was the author of buildings like
The Stock Exchange, Roosevelt Middle
School, or the Telephone Building.

Regards,
R

1847. Riola, Church of Alvar Aalto, Baptistry

Dear Aino,

"The very essence of architecture consists of
a variety and development reminiscent of natural
organic life. This is the only true style in
architecture." (Alvar Aalto)

Respectfully,
R

1846. Þjóðminjasafn Íslands. National Museum of Iceland

Dear Sybi,

The building for the National Museum of Iceland 

was originally built as a warehouse that included 

some office space. It was one of the largest 

building in Iceland and it was designed by one of 

the most influential modern architects in the 

country in functionalist style.

Besos,
R

1845. Hipódromo La Rinconada, Caracas, Venezuela

Querida Cristina,

Aquí te mando una postal del hipódromo La
Rinconada en Caracas con esas formas expresivas 

tan características de la arquitectura de la época.
El urbanismo, tanto interior como exterior, fue 

planeado y ejecutado por el gran arquitecto y 

paisajista brasileño Roberto Burle Marx.

Un beso y cuídate mucho,
R

1844. London, The Barbican Centre

Dear Alex,

"For most, brutalism is a miserable danger zone of
concrete... But the Barbican reminds us of how 

different it could have been" (Tom Dixon)

Best regards,
R

1843. Oslo. Hotel Continental

Dear Ivar,

The second  wing of the remarkable Hotel Continental
of Oslo was built in Functionalist style from 1930 to 1932.
Twenty years later, when a third wing expansion was
decided, the same architect was commissioned to
undertake the job.

Respectfully,
R

1842. Seinäjoen kaupungintalo

Querido Manolo,

ICARO

Sobre la horizontal del laberinto
trazaste el eje de la altura
y la profundidad.
                           Caer fue sólo
la ascensión a lo hondo.

(José Angel Valente)

Agradecido,
R

1841. Dresden. Das Hochhaus am Albertplatz

Dear Jan,

The high-rise corner building at Albertplatz in Dresden
was built originally as the headquarters of the Saxon
State Bank. The building was empty for over 15 years
before it was renovated back in 2014.

Cheers,
R

1840. Lieksan Kirkko, Finland

Dear Anni,

"Reima Pietilä saw the etymological meanings of 

language as archetypal expressions of culture." 

(Kaiser Broner)

Sincerely,
R

1839. Oyster Bar & Restaurant, New York

Dear Antoni,

"The Guastavinos were architects in the sense of a 

master architect from a thousand years ago." 

(John Ochsendorf)

Regards,
R

1838. Kasuien annex to the Miyako Hotel, Kyoto

Dear Adan,

"Of all lessons most relevant to architecture today,
Japanese flexibility is the greatest" (Stephen Gardiner)

Regards,
R

1837. Lisboa, Ponte Vasco da Gama

Dear Eduardo,

"A sound structural design is always a good foundation for
an aesthetically pleasing structure" (Armando Rito)

Respectfully,
R

1836. Pohjanhovi Rovaniemi

Dear Varpu,

"Work teaches the worker" (Finnish Proverb)

Sincerely,
R

1835. Villas La Roche et Jeanneret.

Dear Sven,

"Light creates ambience and feel of a place, as well 

as the expression of structure" (Le Corbusier)

Sincerely,
R

1834. Baldegg. Kloster und Schule

Dear Walter,

"Pure, holy simplicity confounds all the wisdom of
this world" (Francis of Assisi)

Sincerely,
R

1833. Madrid. Paseo de la Castellana

Hola Cristi,

En esta interesante vista nocturna de la Castellana
se ve a la derecha el edificio del Banco de Bilbao,
obra cumbre de la arquitectura moderna española
firmada por Saenz de Oiza.

Besos,
R

1832. The Tromsdalen Church of Christ

Dear Sven,

"The ancients were no fools" (Norwegian proverb)

Sincerely,
R

1831. Madrid, Plaza y Torres de Colón

Querido Carlos,

"Una pareja es una unidad" (Antonio Lamela)

Saludos,
R

1830. Agadir, Cinéma Salam

Dear Aamir,

"Endurance pierces marble" (Moroccan Proverb)

Sincerely,
R

1829. Hotel Triton, Andros

Dear Dimitri,

"Every work of architecture, along with the specific economic and technical life of a certain age, man 

himself out of place and time" (Aris Konstantinidis)

Regards,
R

1828. New York World's Fair. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Exhibit.

Dear Norman,

"I am as much interested in the smallest detail as in
the whole structure" (Marcel Breuer)

Respectfully,
R

1827. Arizona Biltmore, The Desert Hotel

Dear Steve,

The wonderful Biltmore Hotel was designed by
Albert McArthur and not by Frank Lloyd Wright as
many people believe.
Mr. McArthur was Harvard trained in architecture,
engineering, mathematics and music.

Sincerely,
R

1826. Helsinki Lasipalatsi

Querida Luz,

"El bosque tiene oidos, el lago ojos"
(Refrán finés)

Besos,
R

1825. Stockholmsutställningen 1930

Querida Cristina,

Una postal de la época con el famoso restaurante
Paraíso diseñado por Erik Gunnar Asplund y delante
de éste el gran mástil publicitario de Sigurd Lewerentz.

Un beso,
R

1824. Frankfurt A.M. Heidenheim

Dear Jan,

Siedlung Römerstadt is a famous housing estate including
more than 1200 residential units, about half of them
apartment units and the other half terraced family housing.
The estate was planned by Ernst May and the housing
designed by Carl-Hermann Rudloff between 1925 and 1929.
The general layout resembles somehow the one for the
siedlung Törten in Dessau designed by Walter Gropius.

Best regards,
R

1823. Aero-porto Santos Dumont

Dear Kia,

The historic passenger terminal of the Santos Dumont
Airport was designed and built by architect brothers Marcelo, Milton and Mauricio Roberto 

(MMM Roberto) from 1936 through 1947. The terminal design was inspired in first Paris airport (Le Bourget Airport).

Regards,
R

1822. Sydney Opera House N.S.W.

Dear Sybille

"The structure and strict geometry expresses the logic
of the building" (Jørn Utzon)

1821. Siege Memorial to the Honoured Dead, Kimberley

Dear Elon,

The Siege Memorial to the Honoured Dead in Kimberley
was designed by British architect Herbert Baker who
took inspiration for its design from the Nereid Monument
(390 BC) at Xanthos in Lycia, Turkey.

Regards,
R

1820. Hilversum, Postkantoor

Dear jan,

"We grow too soon old and too late smart"
(Dutch proverb)

Best,
R

1819. Mirjan Mosque, Baghdad

Dear Zaha,

"One hand builds and the other destroys"
(Iraqi proverb)

Sincerely,
R

1818. Rotterdam. Flatgebouw Bergpolder

Dear Tom,

This is the first apartment building with shared partially open corridor built in the Netherlands. It was built 

with a steel structure and has 9 floors and 72 apartments.

Sincerely,
R

1817. Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia

Dear Robert,

Architect Frank Furness, with his bold and muscular buildings, was one of the most influential personalities 

in the professional career of pioneer architect Louis Sullivan.

Regards,
R

1816. Bathing beach, Klampenborg, Copenhagen

Dear Jan,

"I don't think any building should be excluded from
the term architecture, as long as they are done properly"
(Arne Jacobsen)

Sincerely,
R

1815. Werkbundausstellung Die Wohnung Stuttgart 1927

Dear Samuel,

"A house is a machine for living in"
(Le Corbusier)

Regards,
R

1814. New Delhi. Parliament House

Dear John,

This is a vintage postcard featuring an aerial view
of New Delhi including the Rashtrapati Bhavan or President House (on the left), the Central Secretariat, 

and the Parliament House with its characteristic 

circular shape resembling the Chausath Yogini 

Temple, Morena.

Regards,
R

1813. Stoclet House, Brussels

Dear Lisa,

"First and last, you have a relationship with the 

people who are to use the building" (Jørn Utzon)

Sincerely,
R

1812. Venezuela's Exhibit Bldg. N.Y.W.F

Dear Gary,

"I like my architecture to speak for me"
(Gordon Bunshaft)

Sincerely,
R

1811. Herning Højskole

Dear Boris,

"Act honestly and answer boldly"
(Danish proverb)

Respectfully,
R