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The National Theater is the only survivor from Detroit's original theatre district, and is the only theatre still standing designed by one of the most famous of Detroit's architects, Albert Kahn.
Originally a vaudeville house, it progressed to showing silent films and talkies. Then, as the huge movie palaces on Grand Circus Park like the Fox and the State were built, the National couldn't keep up and began burlesque shows.
Into the late '60s, The National was the last operating burlesque house in Detroit before becoming known as The Palace and showing adult films. Finally, in 1975, as the neighborhood continued its decline into abandonment, the National was closed down permanently.
The National avoided demolition with the rest of the block she was on, perhaps because of the architectural significance of this rare Albert Kahn design. Several ideas for renovation and reuse have come and gone, but none of them have taken hold, yet.
Chowmahalla Palace, Hyderabad, India
Chowmahalla Palace or Chowmahallatuu (4 Palaces), is a palace of the Nizams of Hyderabad state. It was the seat of the Asaf Jahi dynasty and was the official residence of the Nizams of Hyderabad while they ruled their state. The palace remains the property of Barkat Ali Khan Mukarram Jah, heir of the Nizams. In Persian, Chahar means four and in Arabic Mahalat (plural of Mahal) means palaces, hence the name Chowmahallat/four palaces. All ceremonial functions including the accession of the Nizams and receptions for the Governor-General were held at this palace.
It is believed to be modelled after Shah of Iran's palace in Tehran which was built by Juveria Khan Rahimullah. The palace is unique for its style and elegance. Building of the palace began in the late 18th century and over the decades a synthesis of many architectural styles and influences emerged. The palace consists of two courtyards as well as the grand Khilwat (the Dharbar Hall), fountains and gardens. The palace originally covered 45 acres (180,000 m2), but only 12 acres (49,000 m2) remain today.
Tilework on path from dock to Avalon Casino Ballroom made by RTK Studios of Ojai, California. www.rtkstudios.com/
"Architextures" is a series of composite images. Each image is a mashup of multiple photographs. At least one of the sources is of an architectural subject, anything from closeup walls or windows to broad cityscapes. The added images provide texture or pattern. In some, the architectural forms are preserved and obvious. In others, the pictures become pure abstractions. Yet in all of them, the inherent geometry, angles, lines, and repetitions of the architecture are essential to the geometry and esthetics of the final image. Most of the source images used for this series are already posted in this photostream. The links to the original and source images are listed below.
The Deco Cathedral images use the same common foundation image used by the Deco Tileworks sets 11 & 12. See pictures from those series for explanations about the basis for these Architexture images. In the Cathedral series, the Deco tilework images are combined with an image of real stained glass in a church window. The window is a typical Gothic style in which the stone tracery divides the window into a lancet and oculus arrangement. Some of the image variations in this set alter the colors shining through vertical glass panes of the lancets, or add radiant illumination shining through the oculus.
Deco Tileworks 11 & 12, explanatory text & images:
architextures 11a _ deco tileworks
architextures 12d _ deco tileworks
www.flickr.com/photos/meg99az/33302633221
www.flickr.com/photos/meg99az/33431068215
The additional image used for the Deco Cathedral series is:
stained glass 01 _ washington, dc
The former Colliery Village of Addison now lies derelict, having been demolished in the late 1950's and planted as coppice woodland. Although remnants of the house platforms remain, mainly as moss covered stone fragments, together with occasional 'S.C.C.' (Stella Coal Company) branded bricks, later fly-tipped examples litter the site, this internal or common 'Sunset' catching the eye!
The Alcazar of Seville occupies a large swathe of the southern edge of the old city. It was initially built inthe Moorish period as a fort and has been added to and embellished over the succeeding centuries to create the magnificent palace complex we see today (still an official residence of the Spanish royal family).
The Acazar is an outstanding example of Moorish and Mudejar architecture, being largely constructed in Arab / Islamic style, most of it dating from after the Spanish reconquest and illustrating the high esteem in which Moorish design and craftsmen were then held. Later generations added sections in more native styles, such as Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque.
The finest features of the palace are the courtyards, which with their cusped arches, filigree wall ornamentation and reflective pools are worthy rivals for the more famous Alhambra of Granada. There are also numerous rooms decorated with exquisite tilework, ceilings and doorways, culminating in a grand audience hall crowned by a gilded wooden dome.
Combining between,calligraphy,geometric
designs,and using spaces in tileworks are some of the unique details of Iranian tileworks
Amazing tilework! Plus, I really enjoyed the tapas and sangria here. :) Bullfighters took shelter here in the past and political discussion groups (tertulias) were held here that helped shape the history of modern Spain.
"Heineken's Bierbrouwerij Maatschappij". Tilework in the facade of former beer brewery of the Heineken company. This part was built 1911-1913 and is designated national heritage [rijksmonument 527808], together with the rest of the remaining parts of the brewery.
The building ceased to be a brewery in 1988 when production was moved to Zoeterwoude and 's-Hertogenbosch. It was turned into the Heineken Museum, since 2001 called the Heineken Experience.
Picture taken from the opposite side of Singelgracht. Another detail of this building is here.
Master Bathroom features beautiful custom tilework.
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View of workers standing outside Cawkwell's Tile Works in Tooronga Road Malvern. Around 1860, Henry A. Cawkwell established a large tile and terracotta works at N/W corner of Tooronga Road and High Street , where the clay was ideal for tile making. Cawkwell's mosaic tiles won awards at the 1880 Melbourne Exhibition and were used in various churches, the Victorian Railways Head Office, Parliament House and the Maryborough Railway Station. The tile works were demolished in the 1920s. Two worker's cottages still stand in Cawkwell Street.
Stonnington History Centre catalogue entry:
www.maxus.net.au/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?AC=GET_RECORD&...
The Albert keeper squeezes the ball under the stretch of St Anthony's Forward Kyle Brown (9). Royal Albert FC v St Anthony's FC, SJFA, West Region, Central District, Division 2, 8 April 2017, Tileworks Park, Stonehouse, Scotland
Tilework on the old fireplace in the Palais Salam Hotel in Taroudannt, the former Pascha's palace, just inside the old Kasbah walls.
19th century, Shiraz, Iran --- View of the Tilework at Nasir al-Molk Mosque --- Image by © Arthur Thévenart/CORBIS
"Architextures" is a series of composite images. Each image is a mashup of multiple photographs. At least one of the sources is of an architectural subject, anything from closeup walls or windows to broad cityscapes. The added images provide texture or pattern. In some, the architectural forms are preserved and obvious. In others, the pictures become pure abstractions. Yet in all of them, the inherent geometry, angles, lines, and repetitions of the architecture are essential to the geometry and esthetics of the final image. Most of the source images used for this series are already posted in this photostream. The links to the original and source images are listed below.
Inspiration for the name “Deco Tileworks” is in the geometry of the images. Decorative motifs suggestive of 1920’s and 1930’s art meld with rectilinear blocks suggestive of tilework in the public spaces and architecture of that era, such as railway and subway stations, movie theaters, and high rise office buildings. The Deco Tileworks sets all share a common foundation image. That base picture derives from views of the Atlanta, Georgia skyline and its tall buildings (source images and explanatory notes are elsewhere in this photostream). Specifically, there were two original source images, Facets #1a and #2a. These were combined to create Facets #2e, which by itself was reworked into the common core for the Deco Tileworks. Image 11a, the first in this set, is the common foundation image for the rest of the Deco series.
Base images used for the Deco Tileworks series are:
atlanta highview _ grey sky facets #1a _ (© 2012 megart)
atlanta highview _ grey sky facets #2a _ (© 2012 megart)
atlanta highview _ grey sky facets #2e _ (© 2012 megart)
www.flickr.com/photos/meg99az/7587589876
www.flickr.com/photos/meg99az/7587598284
www.flickr.com/photos/meg99az/7587599742
The Architextures 11 series of Deco Tileworks uses no other source images or composition elements. Only the Facets #2e image is present. Variations of texture, color, and form come from mathematical merges and blends, and from simple mirrors and rotations.
The Architextures 12 series of Deco Tileworks continues the basic themes and geometries of the Deco Tileworks 11 series, but it introduces bright colors. Whites and yellows were created with no additional source images or composition elements, just various merges and saturations of the common deco tileworks foundation image. Blues and greens were created by overlays with another of the Atlanta Highview images (blue sky facets v2). Oranges and reds were introduced by overlays with an unrelated non-architectural image (sunset trees & red rock cliffs _ arches national park, utah).
This simple geometric mosaic tiled entryway is found on S, Washington St., Wilkes-Barre, PA. It does show signs of the ravages of time, but at least the present owner has tried to stem the tide.
"Architextures" is a series of composite images. Each image is a mashup of multiple photographs. At least one of the sources is of an architectural subject, anything from closeup walls or windows to broad cityscapes. The added images provide texture or pattern. In some, the architectural forms are preserved and obvious. In others, the pictures become pure abstractions. Yet in all of them, the inherent geometry, angles, lines, and repetitions of the architecture are essential to the geometry and esthetics of the final image. Most of the source images used for this series are already posted in this photostream. The links to the original and source images are listed below.
Inspiration for the name “Deco Tileworks” is in the geometry of the images. Decorative motifs suggestive of 1920’s and 1930’s art meld with rectilinear blocks suggestive of tilework in the public spaces and architecture of that era, such as railway and subway stations, movie theaters, and high rise office buildings. The Deco Tileworks sets all share a common foundation image. That base picture derives from views of the Atlanta, Georgia skyline and its tall buildings (source images and explanatory notes are elsewhere in this photostream). Specifically, there were two original source images, Facets #1a and #2a. These were combined to create Facets #2e, which by itself was reworked into the common core for the Deco Tileworks. Image 11a, the first in this set, is the common foundation image for the rest of the Deco series.
Base images used for the Deco Tileworks series are:
atlanta highview _ grey sky facets #1a _ (© 2012 megart)
atlanta highview _ grey sky facets #2a _ (© 2012 megart)
atlanta highview _ grey sky facets #2e _ (© 2012 megart)
www.flickr.com/photos/meg99az/7587589876
www.flickr.com/photos/meg99az/7587598284
www.flickr.com/photos/meg99az/7587599742
The Architextures 11 series of Deco Tileworks uses no other source images or composition elements. Only the Facets #2e image is present. Variations of texture, color, and form come from mathematical merges and blends, and from simple mirrors and rotations.
The Architextures 12 series of Deco Tileworks continues the basic themes and geometries of the Deco Tileworks 11 series, but it introduces bright colors. Whites and yellows were created with no additional source images or composition elements, just various merges and saturations of the common deco tileworks foundation image. Blues and greens were created by overlays with another of the Atlanta Highview images (blue sky facets v2). Oranges and reds were introduced by overlays with an unrelated non-architectural image (sunset trees & red rock cliffs _ arches national park, utah).
Additional images used for the Deco Tileworks 12 series are:
atlanta highview _ blue sky facets v2
sunset trees & red rock cliffs _ arches national park, utah