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God, I hate Kyoto Station.
Of course, it should not have to be 京都っぽい in the sense of evoking traditional architecture or anything like that. I'm terribly disappointed in the people of Kyoto, so prideful of their identity as Kyotoites, as citizens of this traditional cultural center, that they should vote against other plans and for this one. Terribly disappointed.
As far as discourses of self-Orientalization and all of that goes, avoiding Kyoto as theme park, all of that, I can definitely appreciate why Kyoto should be allowed - why we as visitors, as commentators, should not judge it poorly for choosing to be more modern and contemporary in shaping its expressions of its identity.
But if you're going to go modern, why choose a design that's so dark, so industrial, so old? Look at this shot. It's full daylight outside, and the shot is still full of greys and blacks. It's a dark shot. It's a dark scene. Not the kind of light, airy atmosphere that one gets from a truly contemporary, post-modern architectural design.
*That* is my beef with Kyoto Station. Why so gloomy?
一つ前の写真と同じ通りの右手の方にある。
オリジナルではなくレプリカといっていいのかな。
どちらにせよ大きく手が入っているのは、上にガラスのビルが乗っかっているのでわかりますね。
ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B5%B7%E5%B2%B8%E3%83%93%E3%83%AB
この右側に見える、商船三井ビルに関しては次の写真で。
The architecture of the spacey Onishi community centre seems to mimic the winding river of the valley that cradles the small town. It was a delight to find this large and modern complex in the centre of the small and friendly town.
Can you imagine hosting an event or exhibition here, or filming some scenes, or performing music or theatre?
Many large and small rooms are actively seeking programming proposals.
Get in touch through the Shiro Oni Studio
The French company Thales has a plant in Linthouse, Govan, on the site of the former Alexander Stephen shipyard. The Scottish bit was previously Barr and Stroud in Scotland and made high quality optical systems, but I'm not sure what all goes on here. I know they weren't vey happy at me taking photos.
The building seems to have a nautical theme with a prow and central superstructure. I don't know if this was the archtect's intention.
1970s departement store, 30 years before the Bullring. Post modern before it was invented.
Taken 2003
Project Architect at Miller AIP for the rehabilitation of an existing 88,000 square foot office building formally used as offices serving the former Norton Air Force Base. Improvements included Structural rehabilitation, design of new entry lobby space, exterior façade improvement and site improvements for parking and access.
On the left a theme building "Man the Explorer". US Pavilion in the distance and Scandinavian Pavilion on right.
This image is part of the Modern Architecture in Edinburgh exhibition on www.capitalcollections.org.uk