BARBELITH underground
 

Subcultural engagement for the 21st Century...
Barbelith is a new kind of community (find out more)...
You can login or register.


The Amazing Architecture Thread (PICS)

 
 
Glenn Ponder & Lazarus
(prev. Glenn: douchegate veteran)
16:52 / 19.04.07
Just what is says on the tin, really - a place to discuss the buildings that rock you, and post pictures of the same.

Fan of Modernism that I am, I'll kick of with these:

Mies Van der Rohe's 'Barcelona Pavilion'



Le Corbusier's Chapel at Ronchamps



Vladimir Tatlin's (unbuilt) 'Monument to the Third International'. This is a maquette.

>

The interior of Frank Lloyd Wright's Johnson Wax Building.

 
 
Shrug: Butcher Boy
(prev. Green My Eyes)
17:06 / 19.04.07
"Monument to the Third International". Not only monument but also helixed tower of Babel with geometric rotating office space for the Komintern. Oh, gorgeous, implausible, monstrosity!
 
 
Keggers. Classic.
23:59 / 13.06.07


Habitat 67, by Moshe Safdie
 
 
M.a.P
15:29 / 14.06.07
Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket

Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket

BO BARDI-La Maison de Verre, Paris.
 
 
M.a.P
15:31 / 14.06.07
By the way: Nice thread!!!
 
 
Our Lady Drinks Your Milkshake
11:27 / 16.06.07
I'm expecting to see nice things when I go to this, though taking pictures to share might be difficult...
 
 
charrellz
18:53 / 17.06.07
The Rothko Chapel in Houston, Texas. I saw it five years ago and I still feel amazed when I think about it. There's a nifty virtual tour here.

The exterior is just as breathtaking as the inside with the reflecting pool and it's double obelisk. This place (and the nearby Menil Collection) is the only reason I ever go to Houston.
 
 
Time, Please!
(prev. 5 Days Clean)
15:58 / 22.06.07
Foster & Partners has designed a mixed-use tower for the town of Khanty Mansiysk in Siberia.

I have no idea whether it will actually benefit the local area or be sustainable. But looking at the drawings of what it might look like, I can't care. It looks like something from either Lord of the Rings or the cover of a 60s sci-fi novel, and I love it.





Amazing.
 
 
Sjaak at the Shoe Shop
12:05 / 11.10.07
Some images of the architecture of Peter Zumthor, the baths in Vals:









Also by Zumthor, quite cool:

 
 
Olulabelle
21:49 / 11.10.07
I like that very much. It almost looks like it's popped above ground like a submarine periscope in the sea.
 
 
Sjaak at the Shoe Shop
13:11 / 16.10.07
Another architect who seems to aspire to a place in this thread is Santiago Calatrava. Not an absolute favorite of mine, while I often appreciate his use of materials, his buildings are a bit too garish to my taste. But defitely 'amazing architecture'





and how about this:
 
  
Add Your Reply