The Architecture Thread (picture heavy)

[shecky]

in response to this thread (http://www.graphic-forums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2010) i am going to post some arhitectural designs in an effort to broaden the minds of our forum a bit. take it as you will.

i was raised as an architect, and untill my 3rd year of college i was going to become one (that is a LONG story.) so i have a deep seated love of architectural design. I find it to be a fascinating and expansive subject, and i still get tingles when i see some projects i have seen 100 times before. I am not going to get into any rhetoric or any theory, only to say i have a certain kind of style i prefer for various reasons. (you can read about deconstructivism (http://www.artandculture.com/arts/movement?movementId=132) if you are interested) I find the process and the qualities of architecture are soemthing i value to this day, and a lot of my graphic art & fine art is very architectural (in theory & process if not in final form)

So with that, here is a random smattering of projects that i find interresting. I ask you all to disucss and comment and add your own images to this thread as well.

Heriate Health & Housing, NYC
Caples Jefferson Architects
http://www.architecturalrecord.com/features/images/03AIA_health.jpg

MIT Simmons Hall, Massachusetts Stephen Holl
http://www.architecturalrecord.com/projects/portfolio/archives/images/0305MIT.jpg

World Trade Center, NYC
Daniel Liebeskind
http://felixsalmon.com/wtc/Libeskind-MODEL-view-3.jpg

World Trade Center, NYC
Daniel Liebeskind
http://www.daniel-libeskind.com/press/middle/view_financial_center.jpg

Project
Zaha Hadid
http://www.kmtspace.com/hz-hfstr.jpg

New Mariinsky Theatre, Russia
Eric Owen Moss
http://www.ericowenmoss.com/mariinsky/m-exterior-950.jpg

The Box, CA
Eric Owen Moss
http://www.ericowenmoss.com/box.jpeg

Columbus Convention Ctr, Ohio
Peter Eisenman
http://www.skewarch.com/architects/eisenman/colmb1b.jpg

House X
Peter Eisenman
http://www.zenlux.com/images/house_x_pics/s_hx0007.jpg

and thats enough for the moment. if people like this thread i can post about a million more.

[joy]

i love architectural design too shecky! those are great buildings, they're all new and modern which is wonderful

do you have any older buildings?

[sarafaye]

oh, i agree, i love architecture... should have been an architect or a civil engineer! post all you want, i love looking at buildings...

[Mitchacho]

I love arcitecture, its a unique form of art...Shecky, by any chance have you heard of a town called Prospect? They have some wild houses in there (I can post pics if you want...)

Also, have you seen any of Gaudi's work, it's breathtaking.

[dalin]

i was gonna major in architecture too..but im doing computer engineering

definitely love these..how recent is that MIT building? (dont remember seeing it)

One of my favorite architects is I.M. Pei..does great stuff. he also did an MIT building.

[shecky]

Mitch, you are talking about Prospect New Town (http://www.prospectnewtown.com) in Colorado. its an interesting interpretation of zoning laws into a fairly unique development.

The MIT building is brand spanking new actually, its a dormitory. the inside has some crazy spaces too. ill try and find some pix

another amazing body of work is from Morphosis Architects (http://www.morphosis.net/morph.html), they are possibly my favorite firm (if i had to choose) and they are one of the few architects to actually have an interesting website.

[Mitchacho]

Originally posted by shecky
Mitch, you are talking about Prospect New Town (http://www.prospectnewtown.com) in Colorado. its an interesting ectention of zoning laws into a fairly unique development.

Yeah, Prospect is tacked on to my town, Longmont, CO, its about 15 minutes northwest of Boulder, and 45 minutes north of Denver...I love driving through there. They are using a format called "New Urbanism" pretty cool if you ask me =)

[shecky]

'new urbanism' is actually one of the super hot architectural commodities on the market right now. this sort of "town in a bottle" idea is being developed all across the country at a rapid pace. Prospect is one of the better interpretations of it, but you will see a lot more developments like this, especially in open sparsely populated areas where they can build a highway to an airport/seaport/train/whatever and pop in this "town" out of nowhere.

urban planning is generaly not where my interest lies personally, i am more into individual projects personally.

[halftone]

i think this is amazing, walking around the damn place is a killer though !

http://www.blueponcho.com/kitchenwench/paris/pics/louvre.jpg

[Mafioseus]

the Louvre is indeed very architecturally different from its grandiose surroundings, but they both combine to make one of the great attractions in paris.

You ever been inside it leech?

[monk]

I got my tickets free off a nice italian bloke, it is stunning how they have the transition between modern and traditional.

Here's a pic of the new music centre being built on the Tyne, innovative design, fits nicely with the new bridge
http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/whatsnew/mc2a.jpg
http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/whatsnew/mc2.jpg
the site it came from (http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/whatsnew/musicnt11992.htm)

and the bridge
http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/bridge/pics/ncl3.JPG
http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/bridge/boatpass.jpg

[halftone]

Originally posted by Mafioseus
You ever been inside it leech?

yep, spent a whole day inside it.

[monk]

forgot to comment on your's shecky, New Mariinsky Theatre, Russia and House X appeal to me more than the others, i tend to like curvature and form rather than the disjointed approach, feel they have to sit into their surroundings and compliment the area (it is after all, a working building not a piece of art), i like innovation but i think some architects tend to get a little carried away and upset the public :)

[AqUaRiU5]

i like the New Mariinsky Theatre very much...i seems to make me think how izzit possible to do something like tt...im currently doing a diploma in architecture....im juz uncertain about the future...about whether im able to survive or even be an architect...

[cmg_oh]

Great stuff, I have always loved all the different styles of architectural design weather they were new or older classic styles. Great thread!

[digitalmind]

I love architecture, and I find myself occasionally doodling with a pen drawing buildings in class :grin:

Great pictures in this thread.

[tristan]

architeture is amazing.....

is an diferent art that makes us petrified with his beauty

Here in brasil whe got some interesting buildings

This one is the Art Museum of São Paulo (MASP)
http://www.fgvsp.br/lames/masp_noite.jpg

Inside
http://www.masp.art.br/images/museu/Masp6.jpg

[halftone]

hmm, but not photographs taken by gf members, i think shecky posted it in the right forum, sorry Jon

[Mafioseus]

Thread seems to be comprised of more discussion than photography appreciation.

And guess who may be going to Paris this summer :D, the Louvre will definitely be on my list of things to check out again

[kvack]

I love the oldschool sandstone...

http://kvack.euphemize.net/img/photos/structures/thumbs/central-tower.jpg (http://kvack.euphemize.net/img/photos/structures/central-tower.jpg)

[saber]

what a coinsidence, just saw a documentary about a french designer, he made amazing houses and interieur etc..

check out his site:
http://ww.stack.com

[joy]

Originally posted by tristan

http://www.masp.art.br/images/museu/Masp6.jpg

looks great inside, i'd love to live in a place like that!

[tristan]

yeah joy it's amazing....sometimes i go there just to relax....brings me so much peace......if someday u come to Brazil whe can go there!