I love buildings. I thought it would be cool if there was a thread where people could post pictures of their favorite buildings, maybe from around their home towns, something they saw while traveling, or read about online. Or...maybe I'm completely exposing my geekiness and nobody will be into this...except me :)
Here's a building that was just built in Singapore, an art school:
(http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-content/uploads/nanyang1.jpg)
Here's little more info on it:
http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/01/23/amazing-green-roof-art-school-in-singapore/ (http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/01/23/amazing-green-roof-art-school-in-singapore/)
We'll see how this one flies...
That's awesome! I think I have one.....
New BMW Museum
(http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/9648/14yp9.jpg)
(http://newsblog.autoki.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/bmw_welt_1024_768.jpg)
(http://www.motorpasion.com/images/galleries/bmw-welt-museo-de-bmw/normal_BMW_Welt-6.jpg)
(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/01/22/arts/bmwslide3.jpg)
(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/01/22/arts/bmwslide10.jpg)
QuoteThat's awesome! I think I have one.....
Thanks fellow engineer, I knew I could count on you to humor me with this ;)
Here are some details from one of the snazziest buildings ever built...The Chrysler Building. NYC, here we come!
(http://butlersheetmetal.com/tinbasherblog/images/a_2_ChryslerBuildingNYC.jpg)
(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2005/05/25/garden/25chry_slide05.jpg)
QuoteNew BMW Museum
(http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/9648/14yp9.jpg)
(http://newsblog.autoki.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/bmw_welt_1024_768.jpg)
(http://www.motorpasion.com/images/galleries/bmw-welt-museo-de-bmw/normal_BMW_Welt-6.jpg)
(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/01/22/arts/bmwslide3.jpg)
(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/01/22/arts/bmwslide10.jpg)
Hell yeah BH, that's what I'm talkin' about! Good one, I've never seen this. Thanks for posting it.
I went to Minneapolis this Mat for the first time ans was really drawn to the Wells Fargo building.
(http://phototour.minneapolis.mn.us/pics/1104.jpg)
QuoteI went to Minneapolis this Mat for the first time ans was really drawn to the Wells Fargo building.
(http://phototour.minneapolis.mn.us/pics/1104.jpg)
That's a great one Tracy. I'm especially nerdy about high-rises, and see a lot of bland (lower cost to build) designs. This is sharp though, a very handsome building.
QuoteQuoteI went to Minneapolis this Mat for the first time ans was really drawn to the Wells Fargo building.
(http://phototour.minneapolis.mn.us/pics/1104.jpg)
That's a great one Tracy. I'm especially nerdy about high-rises, and see a lot of bland (lower cost to build) designs. This is sharp though, a very handsome building.
yep, I was convinced it was built in the 30's or 40's b/c of the art deco look, but I did some brief research and was suprised it was built in 1989.
Great thread!
I love the Chrysler building. It's uber-Gotham. Here are some of my favourites that I have visited or live near:
The museum of contemporary art in Rio de Janeiro. It's like the starship enterprise, but with a view of sugar loaf mountain and Christ the Redeemer:
(http://www.nitvista.com/galeria/mm_mac.jpg)
King's College, Cambridge. I live about 10 miles from here, and I love to just sit and look at it:
(http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/graphics/KingsSunset.jpg)
Angkor Wat is breathtaking:
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s174/mafwhite/AngkorWat.jpg)
And the Swiss Re building in the City of London is cool. It's known as the Gherkin:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/The_London's_Gherkin_.JPG/450px-The_London's_Gherkin_.JPG)
An artist's rendition of the Chicago Spire, a 2000 ft tall all-residential building scheduled for completion in 2011.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/36/Chicago_Spire.jpg/369px-Chicago_Spire.jpg)
I think I have a new favorite thread.
Is that Chicago thing for real? Holy crap.
this is in my hometown in Jackson, Mississippi. An architecture firm saved the old Greyhound bus station from being demolished and refurbished it and now work out of it. I love when old buildings get a second life.
(http://www.his.com/~jacks/GroupZD%20023.jpg)
QuoteI love when old buildings get a second life.
that's what we do in my job! we help companies restore historic theatres. :)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Royal_Ontario_Museum.jpg/800px-Royal_Ontario_Museum.jpg)
here's how they revamped our royal ontario museum. i walk by it every day. i actually really liked how it looked when it was being built - not sure how i feel about it on completion. BUT, a funny thing, there were insane icicles hanging from the tips - directly overtop of pedestrians. the entire front walkway was closed off. i guess they hadn't thought about icicles in the design...
Tracy, that bus station is amazing.
Prada store in NYC, old news i know, but i love it.
(http://www.e-architect.co.uk/new%20york/jpgs/prada_new_york_arminlinke_oma_270307.jpg)
One of the bath houses in Hot Springs, AR:
(http://webspace.utexas.edu/ace67/hs.jpg)
I love this building in Boston. I'm sure someone could tell me more about it:
(http://webspace.utexas.edu/ace67/boston.jpg)
And i know it's not exactly a building, but these stairs kill me. how impractical but lovely:
(http://www.belowtheclouds.com/uploads/2008/01/taf_stairs01.jpg)
(http://www.belowtheclouds.com/uploads/2008/01/taf_stair_2.jpg)
pretty sure i would fall down those stairs. pretty sure.
Quote
I love this building in Boston. I'm sure someone could tell me more about it:
(http://webspace.utexas.edu/ace67/boston.jpg)
that's City Hall in Boston (Government Center). I lived up there a bit, and it seems it's quite a controversial piece of architecture. Read more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_City_Hall
brigning it home. Love me some Frank Lloyd Wright
(http://www.eiu.edu/~wow/flwwtr.jpg)
(http://www.flyawaycafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/taliesen-west-comples.jpg)
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/71/229853177_2b690eb3f6.jpg)
(http://www.howardmodels.com/frank-lloyd-wright/falling-water-ref2.jpg)
now i have simon and garfunkel in my head. :)
QuoteQuoteI love when old buildings get a second life.
that's what we do in my job! we help companies restore historic theatres. :)
I'm thinking of volunteering for a Toronto heritage job in the near future. I admire what you do EC, besides the singing and songwriting.
I was excited about the ROM's Crystal, but the reality is that I'm less than enthused about the finished product because of the aluminum siding that domintes the glass.
uhhh. everything I saw ruled, including the swanky bus station. I think all my favs were picked already so I got nothing to post.
I'm not religious, but I absolutely love old churches. This stands as my favourite building I've ever been inside:
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/186/464127609_5bdcef6d1b.jpg)
QuoteAnd the Swiss Re building in the City of London is cool. It's known as the Gherkin:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/The_London's_Gherkin_.JPG/450px-The_London's_Gherkin_.JPG)
I love the Gherkin!
The Petronas Towers in KL are a sight to behold, especially as the sun goes down & the lights go up.
(http://z.about.com/d/architecture/1/7/K/k/petronas.jpg)
Some of the most beautiful architecture I've ever seen was in Budapest. Amazing city!
Great posts!!! Now I'm going to get into it...
As far as houses go, I LOVE the Arts & Crafts stuff from the early 20th century. Greene & Greene were brilliant deigners and builders from this era; this is a house of theirs, the Gamble House in Pasadena:
(http://www.gamblehouse.org/_img/photos/ext/Vertikoff-2050629-03.jpg)
(http://www.gamblehouse.org/_img/photos/int/porter-entryhall.jpg)
(http://www.gamblehouse.org/_img/photos/int/porter-LRlight.jpg)
The detail and craftsmanship in their work is so amazing. Custom furniture, cabinetry, millwork, masonry, it's perfect. And I remember another thread about fonts; I'm not sure of the exact name or names, but some of the fonts that came out of the Arts & Crafts movement are tops.
Cathedral Of Learning, Pittsburgh, PA:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Cathedral_of_Learning_01.jpg/450px-Cathedral_of_Learning_01.jpg)
PPG Place, Pittsburgh, PA
(http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/pj/ppg01.jpg)
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I love this building in Boston. I'm sure someone could tell me more about it:
(http://webspace.utexas.edu/ace67/boston.jpg)
that's City Hall in Boston (Government Center). I lived up there a bit, and it seems it's quite a controversial piece of architecture. Read more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_City_Hall
i live walking distance from here and to be honest i never really paid any mind to it, despite the width of it...
werd.
QuoteI think I have a new favorite thread.
Is that Chicago thing for real? Holy crap.
Yup. Have a look:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Spire
That's nothing though. This beast, expected to be completed late this year, will be by far the tallest building ever built:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Burj_Dubai.jpg/300px-Burj_Dubai.jpg)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8b/BurjDubaiHeight.png)
QuoteQuoteQuoteI love when old buildings get a second life.
that's what we do in my job! we help companies restore historic theatres. :)
I'm thinking of volunteering for a Toronto heritage job in the near future. I admire what you do EC, besides the singing and songwriting.
I was excited about the ROM's Crystal, but the reality is that I'm less than enthused about the finished product because of the aluminum siding that domintes the glass.
I love to see historic buildings restored, though it's often done with mixed results. And there is NO type of building that invites whimsy and imagination into design quite like a theatre. The whole point of the building's funtion is to escape reality!
Here's an old theatre in downtown Oakland (called the Fox Theatre) that's been sitting empty for years. Can't wait till it's restored!
(http://www.tndwest.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/Foxtheatre.jpg)
(http://www.foxoakland.org/uploads/images/P1010341_1.jpg)
QuoteQuoteI think I have a new favorite thread.
Is that Chicago thing for real? Holy crap.
Yup. Have a look:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Spire
That's nothing though. This beast, expected to be completed late this year, will be by far the tallest building ever built:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Burj_Dubai.jpg/300px-Burj_Dubai.jpg)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8b/BurjDubaiHeight.png)
You probably mean it will be the tallest skyskraper ever built.
Until this year, the CN Tower was the largest building in the world, standing at 1815.39 feet:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3a/Toronto%27s_CN_Tower.jpg/250px-Toronto%27s_CN_Tower.jpg%20)
Gaudi and Barcelona are magical.
(http://data.greatbuildings.com/gbc/images/cid_1171404965_barCasa_Mila_Facade_06-31-17.jpg)
(http://data.greatbuildings.com/gbc/images/cid_1168529305_gaudi-casa-mila-roof09.jpg)
(http://data.greatbuildings.com/gbc/images/cid_1171924582_barGuellLodge_06-36-14.jpg)
(http://data.greatbuildings.com/gbc/images/cid_1037733580_SagradaFamiliaNativity2.jpg)
QuoteQuoteQuoteI think I have a new favorite thread.
Is that Chicago thing for real? Holy crap.
Yup. Have a look:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Spire
That's nothing though. This beast, expected to be completed late this year, will be by far the tallest building ever built:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Burj_Dubai.jpg/300px-Burj_Dubai.jpg)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8b/BurjDubaiHeight.png)
You probably mean it will be the tallest skyskraper ever built.
Until this year, the CN Tower was the largest building in the world, standing at 1815.39 feet:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3a/Toronto%27s_CN_Tower.jpg/250px-Toronto%27s_CN_Tower.jpg%20)
No, tallest structure. According to the article, it will be the tallest man-made structure ever built.
hey peoples, only here briefly... having the crappest of crap days but i had to say... just cried at work, which is not like me. :(
love this thread... welcome to my world!!! (now registered architect)
i'll have some time soon to put up some of my favourite buildings... hopefully
dorothy - those stairs are called castle stairs - they are left-over from medieval times, so knights in armour could climb up to the battlements (too hard & takes too long to try and manage normal stairs carrying all that iron around...) - one step per foot. i tried some in a former castle in verona 2 years ago, they feel weird but oddly easy to use!
enjoy the geekness!
of course let's not forget the tennis court on top of the Burj Al Arab
(http://blog.miragestudio7.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/tennis_court_burj_al_arab_hotel.jpg)
If your ball goes out of bounds, you're screwed.
QuoteI lived up there a bit, and it seems it's quite a controversial piece of architecture.
Any City Hall that is not made within the realm of American traditionalism usually is controversial. Even our City Hall in Austin caused a lot of controversy, especially because of this horizontal spire that everyone now refers to as the "armadillo tail." Good thing we don't have the weather to make icicles like Canada... that would be a death trap.
(http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/1081_6_1000%20Predock%20Austin%20City%20Hall%208.jpg)
multiple post town.
there's also this lady who lives in the Southwest and tiles these guest houses on her land.
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/149/365628468_04d8297e97_b.jpg)
she's pretty much bat shit crazy but i loved every minute of it.
Quotemultiple post town.
there's also this lady who lives in the Southwest and tiles these guest houses on her land.
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/149/365628468_04d8297e97_b.jpg)
she's pretty much bat shit crazy but i loved every minute of it.
I LOVE BAT SHIT CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
QuoteQuote
I love this building in Boston. I'm sure someone could tell me more about it:
(http://webspace.utexas.edu/ace67/boston.jpg)
that's City Hall in Boston (Government Center). I lived up there a bit, and it seems it's quite a controversial piece of architecture. Read more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_City_Hall
There are ALWAYS going to be people who complain...you can't please everyone. Here's a building that just opened last year in San Francisco. It's a Federal Gov't (GSA) building, LOTS of different opinions on this one. It's technically quite savvy though, and a very efficient, sustainable design. I got to tour it before it was opened (that there was a building geek gushing):
(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/03/14/arts/14mayn_CA1.650.jpg)
I forgot how much I love this one too:
(http://www.e-architect.co.uk/new%20york/jpgs/flat_iron_building_amcrmar07_32.jpg)
QuoteQuoteI lived up there a bit, and it seems it's quite a controversial piece of architecture.
Any City Hall that is not made within the realm of American traditionalism usually is controversial. Even our City Hall in Austin caused a lot of controversy, especially because of this horizontal spire that everyone now refers to as the "armadillo tail." Good thing we don't have the weather to make icicles like Canada... that would be a death trap.
(http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/1081_6_1000%20Predock%20Austin%20City%20Hall%208.jpg)
Here's a building in Boston, on the MIT campus that Frank Gehry did. Gehry is probably the most acclaimed modern architect, known for the Guggenheim Bilbao, and the Disney Concert Hall in LA, but he also has this one in his portfolio. MIT filed a lawsuit against Gehry (and the General Contractor), claiming that his design caused leaks to spring, masonry to crack, mold to grow, drainage to back up, and falling ice and debris to block emergency exits. It's still pretty cool looking though.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Wfm_stata_center.jpg)
Sorry, couldn't resist
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/96/A02_6070_640x427.JPG)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0e/GatewayArch.JPG/800px-GatewayArch.JPG)
QuoteSorry, couldn't resist
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/96/A02_6070_640x427.JPG)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0e/GatewayArch.JPG/800px-GatewayArch.JPG)
Hell yeah, that is most definitely an amazing piece of architectre! Have you ever been to the top?
QuoteHere's a building in Boston, on the MIT campus that Frank Gehry did. Gehry is probably the most acclaimed modern architect, known for the Guggenheim Bilbao, and the Disney Concert Hall in LA, but he also has this one in his portfolio. MIT filed a lawsuit against Gehry (and the General Contractor), claiming that his design caused leaks to spring, masonry to crack, mold to grow, drainage to back up, and falling ice and debris to block emergency exits. It's still pretty cool looking though
i had actually just visited that Gehry building right before the lawsuit was announced. His buildings are so fun to look at, externally, but inside I feel like something is amiss. I love that they had to sandblast the Disney Concert Hall because of the extreme glare. Gehry seems like a pretty funny guy.
Quotehey peoples, only here briefly... having the crappest of crap days but i had to say... just cried at work, which is not like me. :(
love this thread... welcome to my world!!! (now registered architect)
i'll have some time soon to put up some of my favourite buildings... hopefully
dorothy - those stairs are called castle stairs - they are left-over from medieval times, so knights in armour could climb up to the battlements (too hard & takes too long to try and manage normal stairs carrying all that iron around...) - one step per foot. i tried some in a former castle in verona 2 years ago, they feel weird but oddly easy to use!
enjoy the geekness!
I'm sorry to hear about the tough day...but congrats on passing your licensing exam(s). I know what that's like, I went through it as an engineer last Spring...I've never felt more relief than the day that I got the letter saying I'd passed! That's a great achievement, you should be proud! I know in the US, there are 10 TESTS that the architects need to pass to get their AIA licenses.
Looking forward to seeing your favorite buildings!
(http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j257/benjamin0495/biltmore.jpg)
The Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC. the picture doesnt really do it justice. one needs to take the tour. its absolutely stunning.
QuoteQuoteHere's a building in Boston, on the MIT campus that Frank Gehry did. Gehry is probably the most acclaimed modern architect, known for the Guggenheim Bilbao, and the Disney Concert Hall in LA, but he also has this one in his portfolio. MIT filed a lawsuit against Gehry (and the General Contractor), claiming that his design caused leaks to spring, masonry to crack, mold to grow, drainage to back up, and falling ice and debris to block emergency exits. It's still pretty cool looking though
i had actually just visited that Gehry building right before the lawsuit was announced. His buildings are so fun to look at, externally, but inside I feel like something is amiss. I love that they had to sandblast the Disney Concert Hall because of the extreme glare. Gehry seems like a pretty funny guy.
There's a really good doc on him that Sydney Pollack made...if you haven't seen it already, and are interested in him and his work, I highly recommend it. He is a pretty funny guy....
http://www.sonyclassics.com/sketchesoffrankgehry/
QuoteQuoteSorry, couldn't resist
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/96/A02_6070_640x427.JPG)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0e/GatewayArch.JPG/800px-GatewayArch.JPG)
Hell yeah, that is most definitely an amazing piece of architectre! Have you ever been to the top?
Yep, several times. It's a requirement for people who move here from out of town I think. The Tram ride up is a bit, errrr, claustrophobic
Quote(http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j257/benjamin0495/biltmore.jpg)
The Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC. the picture doesnt really do it justice. one needs to take the tour. its absolutely stunning.
That place is awesome. Did a quick drive by once many years ago in a former job when I was visiting the fine folks at Ingles Markets. In laws gave me some wine from there also which was good.
QuoteI forgot how much I love this one too:
(http://www.e-architect.co.uk/new%20york/jpgs/flat_iron_building_amcrmar07_32.jpg)
Ah, that's a nice one, if only for the lore: "One of the popular New York City myths is that the slang term "twenty-three skidoo" comes from the Flatiron Building at Twenty-Third Street and Broadway/Fifth Avenue. Tourist buses pass by this spot; they have to talk about something.
The area has high winds, lifting women's skirts up. Allegedly, an Officer Kane told some naughty boys to "twenty-three skidoo" from the scene. Scram! Beat it! Go away!
The problem here is that I've found articles about "twenty-three" in 1899. The Flatiron Building was completed in 1902. One theory is that "23" is the number of the last victim in the then-popular play version of Charles Dickens's novel A Tale of Two Cities, titled The Only Way."
Quoteof course let's not forget the tennis court on top of the Burj Al Arab
(http://blog.miragestudio7.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/tennis_court_burj_al_arab_hotel.jpg)
If your ball goes out of bounds, you're screwed.
:o That's nuts!
QuoteThere's a really good doc on him that Sydney Pollack made...if you haven't seen it already, and are interested in him and his work, I highly recommend it. He is a pretty funny guy....
I watched that doc recently. Back in design school, we watched quite a few documentaries about Gehry. Whether or not you like his product, his process is inspiring. Of course there's nothing better than the Simpsons episode where he was asked to design Springfield's new Concert Hall/eventual prison.
Not sure how many people have access to the channel but BBC World has a good show on architecture called Skylines. This months theme is Bionic Buildings:
http://www.bbcworld.com/Pages/Programme.aspx?id=162
And then the world's greatest living architect, Toronto's very own Frank Gehry, was asked to design the actual cup for the 2004 World Cup of Hockey tournament (formally called The Canada Cup, played by the world's best teams with NHL rules and referees). Here's what he came up with, and Frank was alarmed at the hostile response his "ice surrounding a cup" creation received by players and media alike:
(http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040514/sp6.jpg%20%20)
Quote
Ah, that's a nice one, if only for the lore: "One of the popular New York City myths is that the slang term "twenty-three skidoo" comes from the Flatiron Building at Twenty-Third Street and Broadway/Fifth Avenue. Tourist buses pass by this spot; they have to talk about something.
The area has high winds, lifting women's skirts up. Allegedly, an Officer Kane told some naughty boys to "twenty-three skidoo" from the scene. Scram! Beat it! Go away!
The problem here is that I've found articles about "twenty-three" in 1899. The Flatiron Building was completed in 1902. One theory is that "23" is the number of the last victim in the then-popular play version of Charles Dickens's novel A Tale of Two Cities, titled The Only Way."
Thanks for that great read! When I was in NYC last year I just stopped and was transfixed by that place - I probably stood on the sidewalk for a good few moments. (That happened a lot there, can't wait to go back)
QuoteAnd then the world's greatest living architect, Toronto's very own Frank Gehry,
hm. i like frank as much as the next architect, but world's greatest is probably pushing just a tad. liked sketches of frank gehry, but i have to say - the it got a bit cloying after a while. some of the interviewees were speaking as if frank is the only architect who has ever designed a building that ACTUALLY WORKS for what the purpose is. i mean, that is the point of architecture, and there are a lot of us out there doing just that
a few of my favourites:
alvar aalto
(http://www.jkl.fi/instancedata/prime_product_julkaisu/jyvaskyla/embeds/13119_3636_lehdisto_aa_museon_arkisto.jpg) saynatsalo town hall, finland
carlo scarpa
(http://www.pushpullbar.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=30256&stc=1&d=1181214985) my favourite building of all time. its absolutely gorgeous - castelvecchio, verona, italy
jorn utzon
(http://z.about.com/d/architecture/1/0/3/I/utzon-sydney-pritzker03.jpg)
a bit of a cliche, but its a lovely building, perfect siting, and has become the icon of australia
le corbusier
(http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/ronchamp/ronchamp1.jpg)
notre dame du haut, ronchamp, france
i know appearances can be deceiving, but for me (when i finally got there) this is actually a movingly beautiful building, and internal space. sounds wanky architect speak, but it was seriously beautiful
steven holl
(http://www2.hs.fi/extrat/kulttuuri/rakennukset/kuvat/a7_01.jpg)
Kiasmaa (art gallery, finland)
if you're interested: tadao ando, flw (obviously), adolf loos, peter eisenmann, daniel liebeskind, OMA (and rem koolhaas), MVRDV, norman foster, .... the list goes on. i could waffle about this stuff for ever, but i won't ;)
The famous Midland Hotel has just re-opened in Morecambe, in the north of England. Even being kind, one wouldn't describe Morecambe as a cultural centre, but the restoration of this art deco hotel is breathtaking:
From this:
(http://www.midlandmorecambe.co.uk/media/4822/restoration_2.jpg)
(http://www.midlandmorecambe.co.uk/media/4828/restoration_3.jpg)
to this:
(http://www.midlandmorecambe.co.uk/media/4989/now_16.jpg)
(http://www.midlandmorecambe.co.uk/media/4907/now_6.jpg)
Website here: http://www.midlandmorecambe.co.uk/the-hotel/design.aspx#
Here are some buildings and event facilities that were built for the Olympics in Beijing:
(http://www.architecturelist.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/beijing-olympics-topper.jpg)
(http://blog.loaz.com/media/blogs/timwang/bird-nest-overview.jpg)
Beijing National Stadium
(http://kwc.org/architecture/resources/2007/watercube-thumb.jpg)
Beijing Olympic Aquatic Center
(http://bp3.blogger.com/_USzog_GOzyA/RpXztUzfThI/AAAAAAAAA60/waJ7v958kfA/s320/Olympic+media+center.jpg)
Olympic Media Center
(http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2008/10October/Burj-Tower-1968.jpg)
(http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2008/08August/burj_dubai_1006.jpg)
(http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/Dubai_Mall.jpg)
That shot from above of the Burj Dubai is awesome. Dubai is like a comic book of a city, unbelievable stuff being built. Cool pics...
2008 Pritzker Prize Laureate - Jean Nouvel
(http://www.pritzkerprize.com/laureates/2008/_images/03.jpg)
(http://www.pritzkerprize.com/laureates/2008/_images/06.jpg)
(http://www.pritzkerprize.com/laureates/2008/_images/10.jpg)
Newly re-opened Academy of Sciences Museum in San Francisco
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1042/528708648_6304782e9c_b.jpg)
(http://www.calacademy.org/academy/building/images/poppies.jpg)
(http://www.designboom.com/tools/WPro/images/12g/rp1.jpg)
Well I'm pretty ignorant when it comes to appreciating architecture. I just know what I like and what I don't and I found this thread to be fascinating.
Couple of places I visited over the past 2 years.
(http://z.about.com/d/architecture/1/7/R/i/Hagia_Sophia-lge.jpg)
The Hagia Sophia in Istanbul - Not bad for early 5th century
and
(http://www.international.ed.ac.uk/images/parliament.gif)
The highly controversial Scottish Parliament Building
Sorry for being computer illiterate, but how do I insert a picture into the message?
I've got some great architectural photographs that my friend took that need to go up here!
QuoteSorry for being computer illiterate, but how do I insert a picture into the message?
I've got some great architectural photographs that my friend took that need to go up here!
I'll try to give you the steps, though I'm not all that computer savvy either:
-The picture(s) need to have a web address that you can paste into your forum post...you can get this two ways:
1) Copy the address of a picture already on the internet ('right-click' on the picutre to access the properties, and copy the direct web address of the pic and paste in your forum post)
2) If you have personal pictures that you've taken, upload them to a photo hosting website, like photobucket.com. Once they've been uploaded, they'll have individual addresses that can be copied into your forum post.
The address should be pasted into your post like this:
http://imgs.sfgate.com/n/pictures/2009/01/14/fog5.jpg
-Once you paste your photo address into your forum post, highlight the address with your mouse/cursor, and then click on the third icon from the top left corner of the icons above the typing window (it looks like a small photo of a landscape). The address shold be surrounded by the following html prompt: [img ]"WEB ADDRESS" [/img ], and then your photo should show up! Can't wait to see them!
(http://imgs.sfgate.com/n/pictures/2009/01/14/fog5.jpg)
Thanks. Unfortunately my friends website is set up so that you can't get an individual web page address for each individual photograph. The link always just takes you back to the home page. Well, I think that's the reason anyway!
The best thing is for me to give you the link to his website. He's a freelance photographer who contributes to A10 magazine, and even though he's my friend I think some of the pictures are amazing. It's not all architecture, there are some mechanical objects that he photographed e.g. wind tunnels, scientific equipment etc.
There are two sections to view: Autonomous and Commercial. There are lots of architecture pictures in the Commercial section, but both sections are really good.
I'll be interested to know what you think. Maybe you can figure out a way to post some actual pictures in this forum!
http://www.roelbackaert.com/
Cool stuff!
(http://www.roelbackaert.com/autonomous/images/5.Wraclow.Sneizka.jpg)
Hey Paulie, if you're using IE, right click on the picture and hit Properties, and you can copy the address from there - with firefox, you can right click and just hit Copy Image Location.
Great, thanks. Here are some of my favourites:
(http://www.roelbackaert.com/autonomous/images/Roel_Backaert_13.jpg)
(http://www.roelbackaert.com/autonomous/images/Roel_Backaert_15.jpg)
(http://www.roelbackaert.com/autonomous/images/4.Pristina.bibliotheek.jpg)
(http://www.roelbackaert.com/commercial/architecture/images/11.jpg)
(http://www.roelbackaert.com/commercial/architecture/images/20.jpg)
I know these aren't strictly architecture, but they are interesting objects:
(http://www.roelbackaert.com/autonomous/images/Roel_Backaert_04.jpg)
(http://www.roelbackaert.com/autonomous/images/Roel_Backaert_06.jpg)
(http://www.roelbackaert.com/autonomous/images/Roel_Backaert_08.jpg)
(http://www.roelbackaert.com/autonomous/images/Roel_Backaert_10.jpg)
Wow, those are all awesome! Thanks P Dub!
Yeah, thanks Paulie and Crispy! Cool stuff! I'll check out your friend's work on that site Paulie...I love this!
Seeing some of your pics, Paulie, reminded me of a contest that was held last year. It was a "City of The Future" deisgn contest, sponsored by the History Channel. Architects, as well as Engineers and Urban Planners all contributed to whole city designs for the year 2108. The three finalists were San Francisco, Atlanta and Washington DC (Atlanta won). Here's a link to the site (http://www.history.com/content/cityofthefuture), and some of the coolest pics:
(http://www.history.com/minisites/cityofthefuture/images/gallery/cities-gallery-dc-003.jpg)
(http://www.history.com/minisites/cityofthefuture/images/gallery/cities-gallery-sf-001.jpg)
(http://www.history.com/minisites/cityofthefuture/images/gallery/cities-gallery-at-002.jpg)
QuoteCool stuff!
(http://www.roelbackaert.com/autonomous/images/5.Wraclow.Sneizka.jpg)
Hey Paulie, if you're using IE, right click on the picture and hit Properties, and you can copy the address from there - with firefox, you can right click and just hit Copy Image Location.
I think i've seen this in person... Is it in off the bahamas near Paradise Island???
QuoteQuoteCool stuff!
(http://www.roelbackaert.com/autonomous/images/5.Wraclow.Sneizka.jpg)
Hey Paulie, if you're using IE, right click on the picture and hit Properties, and you can copy the address from there - with firefox, you can right click and just hit Copy Image Location.
I think i've seen this in person... Is it in off the bahamas near Paradise Island???
Hmmm...I'm only guessing here, beacause I've never been to the Bahamas, but unless that white stuff is some Photoshop trickery, I don't think that building is anywhere near the Caribbean. :) ;)
QuoteQuoteQuoteCool stuff!
(http://www.roelbackaert.com/autonomous/images/5.Wraclow.Sneizka.jpg)
Hey Paulie, if you're using IE, right click on the picture and hit Properties, and you can copy the address from there - with firefox, you can right click and just hit Copy Image Location.
I think i've seen this in person... Is it in off the bahamas near Paradise Island???
Hmmm...I'm only guessing here, beacause I've never been to the Bahamas, but unless that white stuff is some Photoshop trickery, I don't think that building is anywhere near the Caribbean. :) ;)
Maybe it's Tony Montana's place in the Bahamas, circa 1977.
;D That's true BH, I hadn't thought about that. Bahamas it is!
Kind of evil looking, no?
(http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2009/01/burj1422.jpg)
(http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2009/01/burj1423.jpg)
(http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2009/01/burj1424.jpg)
Chicago spire, USA -
The Chicago spire stands tall at no.3 and literally so as it is touted as one of the most significant residential developments in the world and also the tallest. A simple inspiration and a great result that is there for everyone to see by the year 2010. It is inspired by nature and its complexities and beauty. This 609m structure will dominate the Chicago skyline and our hearts too.
(http://www.luxurylaunches.com/entry_images/0708/15/amazing_structures_chicago_spire.jpg)
I'm a huge fan of Frank Lloyd Wright, and I'm fortunate enuff to live in an area that has quite a few of his homes. Also the neighborhood I live in has the most Sears built homes in the country, when you could order your house out of a catalog.
(http://www.shafe.co.uk/crystal/images/lshafe/Lloyd_Wright_Falllingwater_1936-9.jpg)
(http://www.antiquehomestyle.com/img/23sears-woodland.jpg)
QuoteChicago spire, USA -
The Chicago spire stands tall at no.3 and literally so as it is touted as one of the most significant residential developments in the world and also the tallest. A simple inspiration and a great result that is there for everyone to see by the year 2010. It is inspired by nature and its complexities and beauty. This 609m structure will dominate the Chicago skyline and our hearts too.
(http://www.luxurylaunches.com/entry_images/0708/15/amazing_structures_chicago_spire.jpg)
Unfortunately they ran out of money, and chances are it will remain a hole in the ground for many years. It will definately NOT be done in 2010.
YES!!! I always love it when this thread pops back up ::)
I did a lot of work on one of the newer high rises in San Francisco, and toured it last year just before it opened. It also has a grounded (directly to the building structure) lightning rod at the roof, with a strike counter! At that time, lightning hadn't struck the rod...I thought that was awesome though!!!
There are a lot of empty construction pits throughout the world right now...we've got one here in Sacramento. Millions of dollars of ground and foundation work had been done, and then the building loan defaulted. Whoops!!! Times are tough for a lot of builders and designers.
QuoteQuoteChicago spire, USA -
The Chicago spire stands tall at no.3 and literally so as it is touted as one of the most significant residential developments in the world and also the tallest. A simple inspiration and a great result that is there for everyone to see by the year 2010. It is inspired by nature and its complexities and beauty. This 609m structure will dominate the Chicago skyline and our hearts too.
(http://www.luxurylaunches.com/entry_images/0708/15/amazing_structures_chicago_spire.jpg)
Unfortunately they ran out of money, and chances are it will remain a hole in the ground for many years. It will definately NOT be done in 2010.
Well that sucks.... maybe they'll fill the hole up with all the scrap from that shithole they call Wrigley field when it collapses ;) :).. They need to stop thowing money into it( like polishing a turd ) ;) :).
GO WHITE SOX :-[
QuoteQuoteQuoteChicago spire, USA -
The Chicago spire stands tall at no.3 and literally so as it is touted as one of the most significant residential developments in the world and also the tallest. A simple inspiration and a great result that is there for everyone to see by the year 2010. It is inspired by nature and its complexities and beauty. This 609m structure will dominate the Chicago skyline and our hearts too.
(http://www.luxurylaunches.com/entry_images/0708/15/amazing_structures_chicago_spire.jpg)
Unfortunately they ran out of money, and chances are it will remain a hole in the ground for many years. It will definately NOT be done in 2010.
Well that sucks.... maybe they'll fill the hole up with all the scrap from that shithole they call Wrigley field when it collapses ;) :).. They need to stop thowing money into it( like polishing a turd ) ;) :).
GO WHITE SOX :-[
;D Can we get together sometime and make fun of the Cubs. That would please me to no end.
I was down in Oakland yesterday for work, not far from this building. I'd lived down near there as it was being built, never got to see the finished product until yesterday though. Really cool structure to this cathedral, and amazing internal light. It's a real gem for Oakland, right on Lake Merritt.
The Cathedral of Christ the Light - Oakland, CA
(http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/display/513495e1-17b5-4317-acc6-f0aefecb4c76.JPG)
(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/08/17/us/17church1.span.jpg)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3266/3126864004_c770613085.jpg)
(http://archrecord.construction.com/features/aiaAwards/10goldmedal/4.jpg)
(http://matsysdesign.com/studios/compositebodies/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/arsl04_ando-590x488.jpg)
(http://mikebm.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/auditoriodetenerife03.jpg)