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 Jan 15 2009, 09:32 PM
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 I'm Jc  Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556  |
i don't even know if anyone here is interested in architecture. if you are, or if you just happen to run across some you like, post it here (unless you feel like making a whole topic for it). buildings, houses, whatever you like.
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Jan 15 2009, 09:44 PM
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 Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,155 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 95,404 |
Not so much my favourite architecture, but definitely something I find interesting:
I heard that the architecture of my university was inspired by prisons and that the architects even tried to imitate the bars on the windows. And then I heard the design was considered very modern and 'before their time'...  |
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Jan 15 2009, 09:45 PM
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I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
QUOTE(Joannnnnne @ Jan 15 2009, 10:44 PM)  I heard that the architecture of my university was inspired by prisons and that the architects even tried to imitate the bars on the windows. And then I heard the design was considered very modern and 'before their time'...  architects with a sense of humor perhaps |
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Jan 15 2009, 09:53 PM
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Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,155 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 95,404 |
Yeah, people make fun of the school saying there's a high rate of suicides because it's so grey there. But there's... some green too.
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Jan 15 2009, 09:56 PM
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I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
i actually like the layout, though i can't say i'm in love with the outside appearance. i like the whole courtyard thing.
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Jan 15 2009, 09:59 PM
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Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,155 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 95,404 |
Yeah, the courtyard with the pool is the prettiest part of campus. It's difficult to get a general view of the university though because it's mostly underground.
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Jan 17 2009, 05:13 AM
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 in a matter of time Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,151 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 191,357 |
The Rose Garden at UBC is the perfect place to watch the sunset. Not really architecture in the most interesting sense but pretty nonetheless:
Our two big libraries are pretty too. Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (front):  Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (back):  The back is actually the old 1925 Main Library, and the new more modern-looking part was added recently. Walter C Koerner Library  Lol. A couple took their wedding photos in front of the library as well. What dorks..."we met and fell in love at the library". Museum of Anthropology: 
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Jan 17 2009, 06:40 AM
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 (′ ･ω･｀) Group: Official Designer Posts: 6,179 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 72,477 |
 bank of china tower  louvre and the glass pyramid. |
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Jan 17 2009, 03:37 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Administrator Posts: 2,648 Joined: Apr 2008 Member No: 639,265 |
I'm surprised no one's mentioned Falling Water:
Falling Water is about two and a half hours from where I grew up, and I got to go see it a few years ago. It's a pretty impressive house. Wright's careful attention to detail really impressed me. For example, some parts of the house have glass running up almost the entire wall (both floors!); the edges of the floor (on the second floor) actually angle inwards, so you can't see the floor from the outside very well. Wright thought that this helped increase the elegance of the glasswork. He also had custom desks built so that they could fit neatly into the walls in some of the rooms. It's that attention to detail that I find even more impressive than the fact that the house is built over a waterfall.  When I was a kid, I really wanted to be an architect. It seemed like the best way to combine math, engineering, and art. |
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Jan 17 2009, 08:25 PM
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I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
QUOTE(mipadi @ Jan 17 2009, 04:37 PM) When I was a kid, I really wanted to be an architect. It seemed like the best way to combine math, engineering, and art. i know exactly what you mean. i started out as an architecture major before i switched to art. part of me still wants to be one, but i suppose not enough to keep me from changing majors. i like falling water too. it was one of the first ones that got me more interested in houses and away from just buildings. |
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Jan 23 2009, 08:31 AM
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I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
 Project: BV House Typology: Residential Architect: Biselli + Katchborian architects Location: São Paulo – SP - Brazil Project: 2006/ 2007 Construction: 2007/ 2008  
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Jan 24 2009, 01:05 AM
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 Miss DIY Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,251 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 11,294 |
well, I am not knowledgeable at all, but this is my friend's website (who is younger than me, wtf): http://www.allaboutskyscrapers.com
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Jan 24 2009, 10:43 AM
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I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
^hey i have been to that website before!
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Jan 24 2009, 03:02 PM
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Miss DIY Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,251 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 11,294 |
^ The guy who started it is a strange strange person.
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Jan 24 2009, 03:35 PM
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  There is also a house on Lake Geneva that was inspired by Falling Water. I'll post the picture when I find it. Lake Geneva has some really cool houses/mansions. edit:  You can't see it that well because of the trees, but I thought it was pretty cool. |
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Feb 23 2009, 05:21 PM
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I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
 Architects: Jorge Hernandez de la Garza Location: Oaxtepec, Mexico Design team: Carlos Rubio Martinez Project Year: 2007  |
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Feb 25 2009, 03:15 PM
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Santiago Calatrava has some pretty interesting work.
    
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Feb 25 2009, 04:15 PM
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Feb 25 2009, 05:01 PM
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I don't think is really architecture but more like "carving" lol:
  ^ That's in Petra, Jordan I love this (in Dubai): Donald Trump's future hotel:   |
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Feb 26 2009, 02:46 PM
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the ROM by Daniel Libeskind.
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Feb 26 2009, 08:08 PM
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 Tick tock, Bill Group: Administrator Posts: 8,764 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 333,948 |
I would be both excited and slightly nervous to work in an office like this:
 Lots more here. The Temple of a Million Bottles is a trip! |
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Feb 26 2009, 11:19 PM
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I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
Architect: Paul de Ruiter Location: Veenendaal, Netherlands |
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Feb 27 2009, 02:32 AM
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I pass by this one a lot on the freeway. It used to be white.
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Mar 5 2009, 09:00 AM
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I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
Arquitectos: Tezuka Architects Building site: Okayama, Japón |
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Mar 5 2009, 10:18 PM
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 Cornflakes :D Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,541 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 322,923 |
I love architecture. I actually wanted to be architect when I was a kid but then I took a lot of drafting classes and got bored. I think it was the teacher..
I can't find a picture but I remember seeing this house that each floor was a room for someone and the actual living part of the house was completely seperate and it was all in the woods. Really neat. |
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