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From the book that accompanied the 1972 Museum of Modern Art exhibition, ‘Italy: The New Domestic Landscape’. Design credits: Superstudio (Piero Frassinelli, Alessandro Magris, Adolfo Natalini, Alessandro Poli, Cristiano Toraldo di Francia). Blogged at Aqua-velvet.
松本建築芸術祭より、かわかみ建築設計室に展示された、MISSISSIPPIによる作品。Works by MISSISSIPPI at Kawakami Architectural Design Office in Matsumoto Architecture + Art Festival.
When I was initially contacted about photographing a rural Wairarapa home, this is not what came to mind. Ponatahi House is a unique, architecturally designed home, set on a 20-acre block in scenic rural Wairarapa. Shot over a few days to capture the evening light, only using natural light. This is a fantastic property to explore and photograph.
st rose of lima church was originally built in 1879 but has undergone many restorations. judging by the present architectural design the existing church would have been through its most recent restorations in the 1980's. some bohol churches were built more recently than this church and have been better preserved, alas the recent earthquake. the st rose church is very well maintained and offers the local parishioners a modest church for their community services.
My Renault Avantime. This Coupespace first appeared in concept form at Geneva in 1999, and caused quite a stir.
“What is good design?”
This is a difficult question. Le Corbusier said that “good design is visible”.
In creating the Avantime, Patrick Le Quément (world famous Car Designer) has shown that a car that offers all the fundamentals of a coupé - comfort, style and performance - does not have to be cramped, impractical and expensive, but can offer these qualities in spacious, head-turning architecture.
Design Project Manager Thierry Metroz said “We wanted someone walking around the car to be continually astonished.” It would be fair to say they achieved that.
There's a lot of French cars I'd love to own, but the one I'd risk prison for is the legendary Avantime. This weird, gorgeous pillarless coupe minivan thing just presses all the right buttons for some reason. The Renault Avantime is a glance in to the future. However a good proportion of the general public really hate this car- it’s sales figures were dismal after all- but I have conjured up a theory as to why people hate it so very much: THEY ARE AFRAID OF IT.
They are afraid of the fact that this car is a look into the future, and people hate thinking about what the future might hold.
The Avantime was almost like an uncomfortable invasion of their personal space- It was quirky, unconventional, radical, unprecedented and visually confronting.
When buying cars, I think people are afraid of change. Thats why Toyota's Camry has been producing the exact same sedan shape for over 33 years. Critics labelled Renault insane at the release of the Avantime, but I get the feeling that they may have just been intimidated by the fact that this vehicle was a vehicle for change. It was still a regular car in every sense of the word- but it challenged design conventions to no end- and that pissed everybody off.
Light, shadow, and good design. Incredible space by Ascher Daviss Architects on Park Ave in New York. Shot this past winter.
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"Špalek's department store"
Built 1911 by architect Vladimír Fultner for the textile merchant Václav J. Špalek. Fultner (ne Vaclav) was born in 1887 in Hradec and began his career building for his uncle. His promising career was cut short when he was conscripted into the armed forces; He died in a military hospital in Zagreb 2 October 1918, as the empire was collapsing.
Businessman Václav J. Špalek was the owner of a house on a plot of land on the corner of Velké náměstí and Klicperova Street, which burned down in July 1910. Špalek approached architect Vladimír Fultner with a request for a new design. Due to the narrow original medieval plot, Fultner decided to orient the main façade of the new building not to the square, but to Klicperova Street. The side two-tower façade was then directed to the square, significantly exceeding the surrounding buildings. Fultner's design was criticized both by the Hradec branch of the Club for Old Prague and by architect Jan Kotěra, who considered the proportions of the building to be disproportionate. The mayor of the town, František Ulrich, supported Fultner's proposal, but in the second version of the design from 1911, selected objections were addressed: for example, some vertical elements (corner gable) were removed and the façade acquired a more horizontal character. The new architectural design also contained fewer decorative elements, which was based not only on public criticism, but also on Fultner's inclination towards sober modernism
declared a cultural monument in 1958
It is interesting that although the house has been referred to as a department store since its inception, it has always been primarily a residential building, where only its premises on the ground floor and first floor were used for commerce.
Klicperova 141 facing Velké náměstí
Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Warracknabeal on Yarriambiack Creek.
The district was settled by whites in 1845 when Warracknabeal West and East runs were established along the Yarriambiack Creek by two brothers Andrew and Robert Scott. The name of their runs is presumed to be an Aboriginal word meaning gum trees fringing a flooded hollow. This is what the banks of the Yarriambiack Creek looked like and still does thanks to a weir near the town. In 1867 some small farms were subdivided and the town was surveyed and lots sold in 1871 with the main street being named Scott Street. A wooden hotel began operating in 1867 followed by a general store opened in 1871 and the first school took in students in 1873. But the town progressed slowly as it had no railway. Despite this crops were grown and Thomas began a flour mill in 1884 although an earlier one began in 1880. This prospered once the railway from Murtoa and Minyip reached the town in 1886. Thomas’ mill operated until 1964 and the structures still remain near the railway station. By the railway station is the 1886 five storeys high red brick water tower. It was built and placed here to provide fresh water for the steam engines pulling the trains. An identical one was erected the same year in nearby Murtoa. The year before the railway arrived (1885) the first newspaper began publishing and the Agricultural and Pastoral Show society was formed. Like most Australian towns some of the early structures included the hotels. Among the early public buildings of the town was the district Courthouse which was designed by government architect Samuel Brindley who specialised in designing courthouses. The early 1867 bush hotel was replaced by the grand Warracknabeal Hotel in 1891 by publican John O’Dea whose family and descendants ran the hotel until 1978. It is known for is marvellous Art Nouveau leadlight windows in the entrance to the lounge. Other early hotels include the recently restored Palace Hotel built in 1895 which is known for its unusual and distinctive cement rendered decorative balcony. The Creekside Hotel on the banks of Yarriambiack Creek is known for its fine cast iron lacework balcony as is the late 19th century Commercial Hotel. It was built as a single storey hotel in 1870 and the upper floor and cast iron lacework was added in the late 19th century. The Royal Mail Hotel in the main street is rather plain but provably also had fine balconies at one stage. Other early public buildings before 1891 include Christ Church Anglican Church which was built in 1887.
In 1891 the town was made the centre of a shire council and it had a population of over 1,300 people. By 1903 the growing town had six hotels, eight churches, nine general stores, a brewery, two implement works, two carriage makers, two brick kilns, two doctors, a hospital, a Masonic Hall and a Mechanics Institute. The 1890s saw tremendous growth and development in Warracknabeal. Although a Post Office was built around 1890 the current Tudor style Post Officer was erected in 1907 to the architectural design of Samuel Brindley again. The gables, entrance arch and chimneys would suggest this is typical of that Tudor design. Outside the Post Office is the local War Memorial. The first red brick Catholic Church in Warracknabeal was erected in 1887 but it was destroyed by fire in 1898 and re built by 1899. The Presbytery with extremely unusual polychromatic brick work on the corners and a slate roof was built around 1891 when the first full time resident priest was stationed in Warracknabeal. The Catholic School opened across the road from the church in 1901 and the local convent was built in 1929. The school still operates. In 1967 the parish decided to demolish the 1899 church and built a new modern church which opened that year. The Salvation Army Citadel was built in 1893 with two foundation stones. In latter years it has become a Baptist Church. The Presbyterian Church built in 1908 was sold to the Baptist church after the formation of the Uniting Church in 1977 but it is now a private residence and the Baptists own the former Salvation Army Citadel. The several early Methodist Churches were built before 1903. The one in Jamouneau Street was built in 1908 but it burnt down in 1986 and was replaced by a modern new church in 1988. There were many German background farmers in the district and town and Lutheran services began in private homes in 1891 in Warracknabeal. But a Mt Gambier limestone church was not erected until 1923. This as demolished and replaced by a new church in 1972.
The main street has several old banks but the most striking ones are the classical style bank on the western side of the street with the triangular pediment over the front door. It was probably built in the 1900 (after the 1891 collapse of many Victorian banks) and the striking polychromatic brick bank opposite it which is now the local historical society offices. It was built in 1909 as the Savings Bank of Victoria. The upper floor and bank manager’s residence was added in 1921. Also in the main street near the classical style bank is the Dal Monte two storey picture theatre building. It was built around 1929/30 by Joseph Vasques. He owned it until he died in 1941. The ground floor is now used for shops. Perhaps the most amazing and exciting building in Warracknabeal is the 80 year old Town Hall which still looks very modern. Plans were started in 1936 and the foundation stone of a modernist building was laid in 1939. The Town Hall including a theatre opened in 1940 showing the town councillors had great faith in the future of their town. Although Warracknabeal once had over 3,000 people by 1960 it has around 2,500 today and is still a thriving town. But rural depopulation of the surrounding farm lands has meant that the shopping and business buildings of the town far outstrip need these days and many are in a rather dilapidated state.
Echoes of Tomorrow" is a visual ode to a future where artificial intelligence and robotics seamlessly integrate with human aspirations. This series delves into the potentialities of architecture, design, and daily life, transformed by the limitless creativity and precision of AI. It captures a world where physical constraints persist, yet human ingenuity is amplified through the vast possibilities offered by technology. These images offer a glimpse into a plausible future where constructions and landscapes are crafted with a detail and scale currently unimaginable - a tribute to the unforeseen ahead.
Poem:
In the glow of gilded domes agleam,
Where the wheels of time ignite their spark,
She stands, a relic of a bygone dream,
Gazing forth at dawn's impending arc.
She watches robots weave thoughts and steel,
In a choreography of code's own verse,
Where the line betwixt creator and creation
Is blurred in technology's harmonious curse.
We don ourselves in dreams' attire,
Forge bridges from lucid streams of data,
In a world where AI's breath infuses life
Into abodes we cherish, ever fonder.
Haiku:
Golden domes rise high,
Dreams of AI gently bloom,
New dawn, hope descends.
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (94 - Val de Marne)
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