mxleader on 25/8/2023 at 17:45
Here's a thread for random architecture images and conversation because it's too specific to be in the Random Thoughts thread. :laff:
Inside the outside of the Phoenix Art Museum.
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https://i.imgur.com/Cu0IgCr.jpg
mxleader on 25/8/2023 at 18:00
There's a stark contrast with the blockhouse cookie cutter condo's and the leaning cone of shame that is the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington.
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https://i.imgur.com/tvatiWd.jpg
mxleader on 25/8/2023 at 18:38
That's some crazy looking material on the outside.
R Soul on 25/8/2023 at 19:00
I'm sure the fist one will look nicer once the art is put in (or before it was removed), but in the photo it looks like one of those rather sad pictures of an old public swimming baths which was doing well up to the 1990s/early 2000s but has since closed.
2nd one: shame to see old houses like that decaying, but there's often something interesting about watching nature starting to reclaim things.
The third one is soul crushing, probably designed by someone who wears a turtleneck sweater and thinks skinny trousers are a good thing. Who thought the thinly painted tarmac look was suitable for a cooking and dining environment?
The leaning cone just looks like the foundations gave way like in Pisa and they made the best of a bad job, or it's the abandoned site of a prototype rocket comissioned by an Elon Musk fanboy.
I like the bright colourful ones by Jeff Shelton, along with their traditional features. Looks like he wanted to enjoy his work and for humans to enjoy being there.
Azaran on 25/8/2023 at 19:36
Quote Posted by R Soul
The third one is soul crushing, probably designed by someone who wears a turtleneck sweater and thinks skinny trousers are a good thing. Who thought the thinly painted tarmac look was suitable for a cooking and dining environment?
I can't stand most modernist architecture, but there's something about concrete interiors that appeals to me, especially darker ones
mxleader on 25/8/2023 at 19:45
Quote Posted by Azaran
I can't stand most modernist architecture, but there's something about concrete interiors that appeals to me, especially darker ones
Maybe it's cliche but my favorite modern architecture architect (R.I.P.) is Louis Kahn:
Salk Institute:
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https://i.imgur.com/wwsFWXU.png
Tocky on 25/8/2023 at 20:10
Not me. Concrete rooms give me a sense of unease. I immediately start looking for the exit as if I'm in jail or a rape room.
I love that little Hobbit style window in the house with the stairs. And for me it's wood that gives me wood. I like the warm feel of wood and windows and bookshelves with a couch to lie and read. Also Hobbit houses are energy efficient and only require a facade if mostly underground. Good for the coming scortched earth times ahead. Though why build one if you aren't going to make the interior like this?
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https://i.stack.imgur.com/5WbdZ.jpg