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A little explore of the bits you don't normally see in a hotel. Wasn't there a band call Level ... oh hang on 42 ...
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A glimpse on campus….UC Berkeley. Moffitt Library.
Don’t know if the timer on the lights was out of order, or what. But it was unexpected to see these lit on a Saturday morning fairly early.
This is the 2nd-in-importance library on campus, serving primarily the undergraduate population with their everyday needs. The larger, main, library has more books and serves all levels of research.
This is what you might call "the back" of the structure.
All function, no form, or at least none that has a bit of visual appeal. Some farmer has an innate feel for brutalist design, yet... see that latch? It's brilliant; releasing the bolt allows it to slide securely into place, reducing the chance that the gate will be left open. Oddly enough, the path beyond leads to one of the most beautiful and most photographed fishing huts in Connemara, Ireland...
Formerly the Barbican YMCA
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Doesn’t really look like a religious building, nevertheless it is. It is a landmark on top of the Edelareberg, near Oudenaarde and is constructed in concrete, considered to be build in a brutalism architectural style.
The construction of the lighthouse was completed in 1992 and it became operational in 1994. The tower with a focal height of 52 m is built of reinforced concrete columns. Materials used in its construction were brought in specially, including the white gravel, and coloured concrete used to produce the white finish. A system of sliding scaffolding was used to complete the project within a few months in 1992.
My hotel for the night, the rather wonderful Kensington Forum by none other than Richard Seifert.
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Daniels Building at One Spadina Crescent
Toronto, Ontario
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The construction of the lighthouse was completed in 1992 and it became operational in 1994. The tower with a focal height of 52 m is built of reinforced concrete columns. Materials used in its construction were brought in specially, including the white gravel, and coloured concrete used to produce the white finish. A system of sliding scaffolding was used to complete the project within a few months in 1992.
The construction of the lighthouse was completed in 1992 and it became operational in 1994. The tower with a focal height of 52 m is built of reinforced concrete columns. Materials used in its construction were brought in specially, including the white gravel, and coloured concrete used to produce the white finish. A system of sliding scaffolding was used to complete the project within a few months in 1992.
Convento Sant'Antonio Valtesse, Bergamo, Italia.
A very original brutalist convent and church, full of surprises, inside and outside.
Design (1969): Walter Barbero, Giorgio Zenoni and Giuseppe Gambirasio.
A little explore of the bits you don't normally see in a hotel.
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Centre Point, London
After completion in 1966 was left empty for many years since the owner wanted a single tenant. Then for 33 years was the headquarters of the Confederation of the British Industry. It has been converted in a residential building now.
Isn't that a brutal architectural style. The Armenians don't have an ancient architect to blame for this styling as this cathedral was built between 1997 and 2001. Religion was suppressed in Armenia when the country was part of the Soviet Union so just like in neighbouring Georgia a statement cathedral was built in the countries capital following independence.
Where does the cathedral gets its unusual name. Wikipedia states that in 328 AD St Gregory the Illuminator was the first official head of the Armenian Apostolic Church. He converted Armenia to Christianity thus making it the first nation in the world to accept Christianity as its national religion.
As for the equally blunt statue, this depicts General Andranik who led Armenia to its all too brief independence in 1918. By 1920 the nation had been incorporated into The Soviet Union. It would be 1991 before Armenia regained its independence.
The Crossways mixed-use residential/commercial complex in Toronto's west end, built in 1974. The complex consists of twin towers at 29-storeys (seen here from the north) and a mall located in the base of one of the podiums. Designed by architects Webb Zerafa Menkès Housden Partnership and built by Consolidated Building Corporation. The building has generated criticism for its uninspiring appearance.
La Nave ( "The Ship"), the largest object of the Corso Italia multifunctional complex, a 1949 design by Luigi Moretti. Redesigned in 2019 to include luminous effects by Park Associati.
The view of Trellick
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Built as Générale de Banque, Mons, Belgium.
Design (1969): by unknown architect.
Restoration (2021): A&G Atelier d’architecture.
Now: Rosa Parks Building Université de Mons.
This is the Halifax Building in West Yorkshire, built from 1968 to 1974 as the headquarters of the Halifax Building Society. Architects: Building Design Partnership.