Architect - Kengo Kuma
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dictionary: "An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings"
That's like saying Picasso put paint on canvas...
Where once there was only sky we now have 'The Sky'. - Not just a building occupying space, but an entity becoming part of that space.
In the architect's imagination they envisioned the direct relationship between the physical sky and clouds to the reflected clouds. The soft sky to the Euclidean lines of their structure. - together through their relationship they each achieve presence.
photo: a matter of gradation. As a raging storm approached from behind I aimed toward the tranquil blue sky before me. Capturing the east and west, blues turned gray, the air cooled as the breeze angered to a wind.
In reality all credit for this photo goes to the architect. I just saw what they wanted me to see.
Schaumburg Towers = 1400 American lane, Schaumburg, Illinois
Paul De Santis of the Chicago architectural firm Goettsch Partners
Cabot Tower a historical landmark located on Signal Hill a National Historic site in the City of St. John's on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador Canada
Cabot Tower is a tower in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, situated on Signal Hill. Construction of the tower began in 1898 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of John Cabot's discovery of Newfoundland, and Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.
In 1901, Guglielmo Marconi received the first trans-Atlantic wireless message at a position near the tower, the letter "S" in Morse Code sent from Poldhu, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Cabot Tower is now the centre of the Signal Hill National Historic Site of Canada,] with walking trails and an interpretation centre.
Located at the highest point of Signal Hill, overlooking the city and the ocean, Cabot Tower is an example of late-Gothic Revival style. Built of irregularly coursed red sandstone, it is composed of a two-story, 30 foot, square structure with a three-story, 50 foot octagonal tower that stands on the southeast corner of the building. The corners are buttressed at the first floor level and further emphasized through the use of heavier blocks of stone. On the main body of the building, at the top of the second storey level, is a line of repeating pattern like an exaggerated dentil row or inverted crenelations. The attached tower, which houses the main entrance, is very plain with a double string course marking the divisions between second and third storeys and heavy corbel tables marking the eight corners of the turret at the flared upper level. The windows on both the corner turret and the body of the tower proper are rectangular and set under heavy stone lintels.
The architect of Cabot Tower, William Howe Greene, was a prominent St. John's architect and an associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Wikipedia
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The Museum of Contemporary Art - designed by architect Joseph Paul Kleihues and completed in 1996 - occupies four stories and 220,000 square-feet of space in downtown Chicago, making it the world's largest institution devoted to contemporary art.
Conçu par les architectes Pierre Bossan et Wilhelm Léo, l'édifice est construit entre 1855 et 1876, puis consacré le 7 juillet 1889 par Joseph-Alfred Foulon, archevêque de Lyon. Il est dédié « à Saint Maurice et ses compagnons », comme le rappelle une inscription en latin sur le fronton.
Le bâtiment a une forme d'ensemble trapue, rectangulaire de la façade jusqu'au transept, à peine saillant à l'extérieur, avec une abside semi-cylindrique de hauteur presque égale. Il est construit en pierres de taille régulièrement alignées selon un agencement original : sur toute la hauteur, un niveau intercalaire de pierres calcaires ordinaires (blanc-gris) souligne deux niveaux de « pierres de Couzon », célèbres pour leur teinte dorée, ici quelque peu atténuée par l'âge. Un rang de pierres saillantes et décorées entoure l'ensemble aux deux-tiers de la hauteur.
La couverture est réalisée en tuiles « romanes » (tuiles canal), ce qui correspond à la tradition locale pour les maisons individuelles mais est rare pour un édifice de ce type. Le toit principal à double pente couvre les trois nefs sans discontinuité.
L'ornementation est d'inspiration néoromane. Le portail est encadré de colonnes à chapiteaux et surmonté d'un arc de plein cintre encadrant un fronton sculpté. Il est entouré de deux niches à colonnettes contenant les statues de Saint Laurent et de Saint Vincent. Les fenêtres sont d'un module unique, étroit et surmonté d'un arc, simples pour l'abside mais doubles ou triples sur la façade et les flancs, en harmonie avec le clocher, dont le style roman est d'origine. Le haut de l'abside est orné de mâchicoulis décoratifs, prolongés en festons le long du reste du bâtiment.
The Louvre Pyramid (Pyramide du Louvre) is a large glass and metal pyramid designed by Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei, surrounded by three smaller pyramids, in the main courtyard (Cour Napoléon) of the Louvre Palace (Palais du Louvre) in Paris. The large pyramid serves as the main entrance to the Louvre Museum. Completed in 1989,[1] it has become a landmark of the city of Paris.
The Louvre or the Louvre Museum (French: Musée du Louvre, pronounced: [myze dy luvʁ]) (French About this sound (help·info)) is the world's largest museum and a historic monument in Paris, France. A central landmark of the city, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement (district or ward). Approximately 38,000 objects from prehistory to the 21st century are exhibited over an area of 72,735 square metres (782,910 square feet).[3] The Louvre is world's most visited museum, receiving 7.4 million visitors in 2016
Architects:
Frank Gehry, Gehry Partners,
Annabelle Selldorf, Selldorf Architects.
www.luma-arles.org/en/luma/Parc-des-Ateliers/Architectura...
Parc des ateliers, Luma Arles & The Luma Foundation,
Under construction.
(Architect: Dominique Perrault,1992)
The building was designed by French architect Dominique Perrault and holds up to 12,000 people. The arena is famous for its steel roof construction - with a diameter of 142 meters, it has Europe's largest steel roof. More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velodrom
Companion shot to my previous image shared. The Velodrome is right next to it.
ISO 100, f8 @ 17mm, 22:41, 10sec.
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, formerly known as the Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc or Barcelona Olympic Stadium) is a stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Originally built in 1927 for the 1929 International Exposition in the city (and Barcelona's bid for the 1936 Summer Olympics, which were awarded to Berlin), it was renovated in 1989 to be the main stadium for the 1992 Summer Olympics.
ensures that his building merges with its surroundings!
Every twist and turn on yesterday's walk produced new treasures!
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Architects Order, Lisbon, 1991-1994
www.contemporanea.com.pt/aap_01.html
Architecture by Manuel Graça Dias + Egas José Vieira