Magma

The first roll featured below was shot at another building that I’d discovered on Flickr before travelling, the magnificent Magma Conference Centre in Adeje.

 

Straight across the road from Magma is Siam Park, Europe’s largest water park and while many millions of holiday-makers will pass through its gates this year, I guess that only a handful will pay attention to the curving lines and brutal, shuttered-concrete facings of its neighbour.

 

I have a bit of a thing for concrete used in this way. The best example is of course the National Theatre in London, but in Tenerife, the imprints of the rough wooden frames that had been used to mould the poured concrete were just as dramatic. As with all concrete buildings of this type, the surface was stained with water and weathered, appearing almost organic. The shuttering, combined with a moulded, coloured texture designed to appear similar to local rock in the semi-desert surroundings.

 

Much more here: barnabynutt.wordpress.com/2016/05/06/magma-arte-congresos...

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