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Exterior view. The walkway walls are not curved, this is an artifact of it being a 180 degree panorama. The NGA building is on the left. Traffic noise and the Dept of Environment, Water and Heritage building on the right side of this, out of view.
"Within without" is what Turrell has called this excellent installation piece / sculpture / thingo. I only discovered it by accident the other day, it's not yet been opened but it's a wonderful place, destined to become a notable piece of Canberra.
They seem to have been working on the National Gallery (NGA) extensions for so long I'd forgotten that they might ever finish. And as I pass by most days it didn't enter my head we'd get something as interesting as this in place of the old carpark. (Apparently the new galleries are also stunning so looking forward to seeing them when they open -- almost as much as seeing clear roads with no machinery or glacial speed limits).
The blurbs say Turrell works with light and it's obviously true, but also it's a very neat reflection of Canberra, at least Canberra icons. Look at this from outside and you see Parliament house (built under a grassy hill), Anzac Parade (colours and perspective) and the War Memorial (big grey dome, not visible here). Brutal architecture sometimes done well, angles, water features, native veg and lawns ... it's all here, so very Canberra.
Inside is wondrous for contemplative folk. It has a square view of the sky from outside the dome and a round more restricted view of a sky portion from the inside. When inside the dome you sit on heated seats and can peer up at that bit of sky, or watch the shape the sun makes on the walls, or the interesting shades of greyness or colour as the light changes. It won't change anyone's life, but it's interesting and worth a look if you like this sort of thing.
The weather was not the best for photography or viewing yesterday but I'll be back. I was told it's designed for peak viewing pleasure at sunrise and sunset, and most mysterious at night. When the weather clears, I'll be there.
Having participated in the Photo24 Challenge recently, myself & Tim Scott decided another trip into London would be a great idea. This time I only took my little Sony RX100 mk3 & iPhone with me as the thought of carrying my Canon 5d mk4 & associated lenses in 30 degree heat for the day was just too much. Ultimately, this was the right decision & whilst at times the image quality & ability to get certain shots that the Canon would have given me proved frustrating the small bag & weight far outweighed this. We arrived in London at 10.15am & headed straight to The Barbican for some brutal architecture shots, then made our way across London taking in various sites along the way, ending up in Brick Lane for a curry at 7.30pm.
Having participated in the Photo24 Challenge recently, myself & Tim Scott decided another trip into London would be a great idea. This time I only took my little Sony RX100 mk3 & iPhone with me as the thought of carrying my Canon 5d mk4 & associated lenses in 30 degree heat for the day was just too much. Ultimately, this was the right decision & whilst at times the image quality & ability to get certain shots that the Canon would have given me proved frustrating the small bag & weight far outweighed this. We arrived in London at 10.15am & headed straight to The Barbican for some brutal architecture shots, then made our way across London taking in various sites along the way, ending up in Brick Lane for a curry at 7.30pm.
Destruction of the old CBS building. Voormalig CBS Gebouw. Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. Den Haag / The Hague, The Netherlands.
Having participated in the Photo24 Challenge recently, myself & Tim Scott decided another trip into London would be a great idea. This time I only took my little Sony RX100 mk3 & iPhone with me as the thought of carrying my Canon 5d mk4 & associated lenses in 30 degree heat for the day was just too much. Ultimately, this was the right decision & whilst at times the image quality & ability to get certain shots that the Canon would have given me proved frustrating the small bag & weight far outweighed this. We arrived in London at 10.15am & headed straight to The Barbican for some brutal architecture shots, then made our way across London taking in various sites along the way, ending up in Brick Lane for a curry at 7.30pm.
Italian architect Aldo Rossi’s impressive building for the Port of Naples looks like one you might conjure up during a nightmare. Then you wake up and read that it actually exists. It’s a defiant, powerful architectural statement. Would be great to go inside and get the view from the wide variety of glazed openings. Designed circa 1967/8.
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Lots of this stunning brutal architecture everywhere - angles and balance
Did a little reccie to the old power station in Athlone the other day. Amazing old building with 4 very large towers.
It was pointed out to me that the rough edges of the concrete forms that frame out the Regenstein Library bear a passing resemblence to the deckled edges of books.
Regenstein Library
University of Chicago
Hyde Park, Chicago
Bierpinsel is the work of Ralph Schüler und Ursulina Schüler-Witte an architect couple who also designed the brutalist ICC Conference Center in Berlin-Westend. The original concept that came from the couple was that of a tree shape, but I don’t think this idea is there today. It looks more like a crazy Lego creation than anything else. Either way, it took four years to build it, between 1972 and 1976 and, according to the legend, it got its nickname due to the amount of free beer that was served on the opening day.
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