― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 16 April 2004 13:52 (twenty years ago) link
― Pashmina (Pashmina), Friday, 16 April 2004 13:53 (twenty years ago) link
― stevem (blueski), Friday, 16 April 2004 13:54 (twenty years ago) link
― chris (chris), Friday, 16 April 2004 13:54 (twenty years ago) link
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 16 April 2004 13:55 (twenty years ago) link
salk institute:
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~tatewl/KAHN/11.kahn.salk.ext3.jpg http://falcon.jmu.edu/~tatewl/KAHN/12.kahn.salk.towers.jpg http://falcon.jmu.edu/~tatewl/KAHN/10.kahn.salk.ext2.jpg http://falcon.jmu.edu/~tatewl/KAHN/09.kahn.salk.ext.jpg
national assembly in dacca:
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~tatewl/KAHN/19.kahn.dacca.jpg http://falcon.jmu.edu/~tatewl/KAHN/20.kahn.dacca.1.jpg http://falcon.jmu.edu/~tatewl/KAHN/23.kahn.dacca.light.int.jpg http://falcon.jmu.edu/~tatewl/KAHN/23a.kahn2.dacca.int.jpg i http://falcon.jmu.edu/~tatewl/KAHN/21.kahn.dacca.int.1.jpg http://falcon.jmu.edu/~tatewl/KAHN/22.kahn.dacca.int.2.jpg
― RJG (RJG), Friday, 16 April 2004 13:55 (twenty years ago) link
http://society.guardian.co.uk/housing/story/0,7890,496657,00.html
― chris (chris), Friday, 16 April 2004 13:56 (twenty years ago) link
http://tube.tfl.gov.uk/content/metro/01/0109/21/hoover.jpg
― stevem (blueski), Friday, 16 April 2004 13:58 (twenty years ago) link
― chris (chris), Friday, 16 April 2004 13:59 (twenty years ago) link
― stevem (blueski), Friday, 16 April 2004 14:00 (twenty years ago) link
bah.
― g-kit (g-kit), Friday, 16 April 2004 14:00 (twenty years ago) link
http://stlcin.missouri.org/images/devprojects/pulitzer-pp2.jpghttp://www.taschen.com/media/images/190/excerpts_arch_now_ii_14.jpg
http://www.pulitzerarts.org/architecture.htm
― teeny (teeny), Friday, 16 April 2004 14:01 (twenty years ago) link
london zoo's penguin pool:
http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/penguin/ppool.jpg http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/penguin/ppoolramps.jpg
highpoints:
http://housingprototypes.org/images/highpoint_01.jpg http://housingprototypes.org/images/images/highpoint_03.jpg
― RJG (RJG), Friday, 16 April 2004 14:02 (twenty years ago) link
― robster (robster), Friday, 16 April 2004 14:03 (twenty years ago) link
damn those fuxoring peasants
'However, the external decoration of the houses at Alton East irked the hardline Modernist faction in the London County Council's Architects' Department. The brightly coloured brickwork, painted window frames and wide bands of concrete at regular intervals on the exterior were all considered frivolous, and lacking any obvious function. However, the housing at Alton East has proved to be popular with residents.'
yeahyeahyeah but what do they know...
'The absence of frivolous detailing and the angular simplicity of the concrete frames signalled a return to basic Modernist principles.'
where did they get the idea that modernism wasn't some kind of aesthetic (= 'frivolous') in itself ?'functionality' <=> dressed-up aesthetic preferences
― Snowy Mann (rdmanston), Friday, 16 April 2004 14:24 (twenty years ago) link
― RJG (RJG), Friday, 16 April 2004 14:40 (twenty years ago) link
― Snowy Mann (rdmanston), Friday, 16 April 2004 15:18 (twenty years ago) link
― RJG (RJG), Friday, 16 April 2004 15:18 (twenty years ago) link
― Snowy Mann (rdmanston), Friday, 16 April 2004 15:30 (twenty years ago) link
― RJG (RJG), Friday, 16 April 2004 15:30 (twenty years ago) link
― stevem (blueski), Friday, 16 April 2004 15:36 (twenty years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Friday, 16 April 2004 15:43 (twenty years ago) link
― Mary (Mary), Saturday, 17 April 2004 23:38 (twenty years ago) link
http://archidiecezja.lodz.pl/da5/wakacje/toronto/CN%20Tower%20w%20Toronto.jpg
― Kim (Kim), Sunday, 18 April 2004 00:10 (twenty years ago) link
sadly, since i'm at my parents' house on dialup, i can't look at all the pictures you're all talking about...
― colette (a2lette), Sunday, 18 April 2004 00:20 (twenty years ago) link
― Sébastien Chikara (Sébastien Chikara), Sunday, 18 April 2004 00:43 (twenty years ago) link
― Hunter (Hunter), Sunday, 18 April 2004 02:41 (twenty years ago) link
http://images.forbes.com/images/2002/09/09/how1_415x288.jpg
Architect Charles Deaton. I'm looking for a picture of the this weirdass looking bank building in Littleton that he did, too...
― Hunter (Hunter), Sunday, 18 April 2004 02:52 (twenty years ago) link
― Cy Twombly, Sunday, 18 April 2004 03:00 (twenty years ago) link
The Group Residence for Young Adults was one of the rare examples of Brutalist architecture in New York City...and it was just demolished not long ago, leaving a big empty lot in my neighborhood.
― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Sunday, 18 April 2004 03:10 (twenty years ago) link
www.kentwoodhomestour.com/sculpturedhouse/home.html
― Hunter (Hunter), Sunday, 18 April 2004 03:19 (twenty years ago) link
http://www.brynmawr.edu/Acads/Cities/imgb/imgb3/220a.jpg
from far away it looks like pixelized rock. I can't find a good pic from the front to show what I mean, but heres the closest thing I could find:
http://cac.mcgill.ca/cac/bland/building/pictures/full/700-66.jpg
― Elliot (Elliot), Sunday, 18 April 2004 08:48 (twenty years ago) link
http://www.yorkshire-tour.co.uk/yt/assets/photos/HB_ws2.jpg
I tend to like the interiors of Brutalist buildings, but not the exteriors. Examples: the concourse of Euston station, or the foyer of Edinburgh university library.
― caitlin (caitlin), Sunday, 18 April 2004 08:57 (twenty years ago) link
― Sick Nouthall (Nick Southall), Sunday, 18 April 2004 09:04 (twenty years ago) link
http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/david.henniker/images/coolscan/embra_main/dumbiedykes2wee.jpg
― caitlin (caitlin), Sunday, 18 April 2004 09:11 (twenty years ago) link
This thread has turned out much better than I anticipated, btw.
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Sunday, 18 April 2004 15:10 (twenty years ago) link
― Elliot (Elliot), Sunday, 18 April 2004 16:58 (twenty years ago) link
― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Sunday, 18 April 2004 17:10 (twenty years ago) link
― mark p (Mark P), Sunday, 18 April 2004 17:13 (twenty years ago) link
― mark p (Mark P), Sunday, 18 April 2004 17:14 (twenty years ago) link
― mark p (Mark P), Sunday, 18 April 2004 17:15 (twenty years ago) link
― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 18 April 2004 19:36 (twenty years ago) link
― RJG (RJG), Sunday, 18 April 2004 19:40 (twenty years ago) link
http://www.metrodemontreal.com/orange/delasavane/mezzanine1.jpghttp://www.metrodemontreal.com/orange/delasavane/walls1.jpghttp://www.metrodemontreal.com/green/monk/sculptures-front.jpghttp://www.metrodemontreal.com/green/radisson/arch.jpghttp://www.metrodemontreal.com/orange/georgesvanier/birdseye.jpg
you can see them all by rating or by thumbnail at metro de montreal
― Elliot (Elliot), Monday, 19 April 2004 02:18 (twenty years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Monday, 19 April 2004 02:53 (twenty years ago) link
― Nate in ST.P (natedetritus), Monday, 19 April 2004 04:14 (twenty years ago) link
absolutely brilliant. the documentary on kahn was damn good too
― todd swiss (eliti), Monday, 19 April 2004 04:45 (twenty years ago) link
1) There was a long stretch in the post-war era where everyone was building these horrible boxy concrete public buildings that look terrible. Just look at the South Bank in London. Yuck.
2) Concrete only looks good when dry. Notice how all these cool pictures are taken on nice days. As soon as concrete gets wet or dirty they look like hell. Very depressing - like they are leaking.
― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Monday, 19 April 2004 09:40 (twenty years ago) link
Scarborough Civic Centre (This is a very cool building)Outside:http://www.mtarch.com/scc.GIFInside:http://www.mtarch.com/sccint.GIF
Bata Shoe Museum:http://www.mtarch.com/bsmh.GIF
City Hall:http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/ourcity/images/cityhall.jpg
― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Monday, 19 April 2004 09:52 (twenty years ago) link