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^ That's a nice addition to the streetscape, [MERIT]. In England we often give irreverent nicknames to bits of architecture: as I think as Fluff has mentioned we have the Gerkin and the Walkie-Talkie among others. In the same spirit, I wonder if people in Columbia call your structure "the Keyhole"?
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You and me both on the drafting! Although I've stopped now, I spent 13 years man and boy at the drawing board. So many projects and buildings that I've forgotten most of them. Not that I was doing grand design stuff: looking back it seems that I was usually put in charge of sorting out staircases or toilets, though I did have a few more challenging responsibilities too. __________________________________________________ _________________________ In this thread, I keep coming back to Plankton's Arch as one of my favourite photos here:- Quote:
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The city built this HORRENDOUS art piece outside of the city's library. What is it, you ask? Your guess is as good as mine. A gigantic waste of tax dollars comes to mind.
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^ Yes, rostasi, you're right. The sculpture itself isn't so horrendous imo, in fact I rather like the bright yellow colour. The problem is that it's right in front of a complicated, mildly interesting bit of facade.
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https://c8.alamy.com/comp/J2A3FA/eas...ion-J2A3FA.jpg In the 1980s, the station was refurbished by an arrogant architect, and his idea was to dump a clumsy post-modern kiosk right in front of the old building:- https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...k_-_938248.jpg You can no longer appreciate the old facade in full, and from the street it takes a second to realise that there's a station trying to peek out from behind a florist's shop. The whole space is dominated by a graceless building with zero finesse which is little more than a disproportionate roof stuck on disproportionate columns. It doesn't have a single detail of any interest, charm or "art" imo, unless you want to count the gutter that's already bent out of shape at the left-hand corner. Furthurmore, selling flowers is traditionally accomplished by an old lady standing to one side on the pavement, surrounded by buckets. Now she has been awarded a shop that obscures the actual reason that people are there at all - to catch a bl**dy train, you stupid architect. And now I am angry enough to sympathise with [MERIT] - the unneccesary waste of public money that actually makes our environment uglier. :( |
St. Peter's Seminary, in Scotland, when it was built in 1966 and how it looks today:-
http://nva.org.uk/wp-content/uploads...1/13030704.jpg https://humanendeavourphoto.files.wo...320ccac70.jpeg If anyone still needs proof that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, take a look at these two comments about the building:- Quote:
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* That Mackintosh building, finished in 1909, is a big name in the history of Brit architecture:- https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/660/cp...nmcateer-2.jpg |
Lovely contributions Lisna.
I'll be posting Tottenham's new stadium soon. |
^ Thanks for the comment, Fluff, and congrats on your new avatar. One of the best ever from anyone imo.
I'll be interested to see your photos, and in the meantime I'm waiting for Plankton: anytime now he should be posting a seminary built entirely of shipping containers..... |
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Nice pics of New Haven, mindful, and especially Davenport; a city by a river is always more interesting than a city without natural water imo.
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