Just Architecture

[IdleRich]

We don't have a general thread for architecture do we?

I'm thinking that the famous Capsule Tower in Japan was demolished this year and there is nowhere to mention it.





The idea sort of survives in Canada I guess as this mind-boggling block of flats was directly inspired by it I believe.





Though that reminds me more of the road authority building in Tiflis



Anyway... learn me about architecture, what's happening now... what's not... also let's have some cool pics that I haven't seen before.

 

[Clinamenic]

One architect I just learned about is Étienne-Louis Boullée, who taught architecture and made these monumental sketches:

Here is a short video essay on him:

 

[Clinamenic]

Another one of my favorites is Lebbeus Woods, who also had a penchant for monumental design, although with a very different aesthetic:

 

[woops]

we all know archigram i am sure

arguably more of a graphic design firm

 

[Clinamenic]

arguably more of a graphic design firm

Yeah a lot of the "architecture" I like is really more just graphic design / architectural sketches, IE stuff that doesn't actually get built

 

[Clinamenic]

Here is one I designed using Spoke by Mozilla.

 

[Murphy]

 

[version]

I love the kind of stuff in the Ballardian thread, 'Tropical Brutalism'. It's the combination of organic and inorganic rather than just the architecture though, greens and greys.

 

[Murphy]

 

[version]

 

[IdleRich]

What is that, GCHQ or something?

 

[wg-]

Archdaily.com is cool

Eg https://www.archdaily.com/989525/architecture-and-landscape-10-projects-integrated-in-the-topography

 

[Murphy]

Earliest Eurozone from Lepenski Vir/Iron Gates, peculiar trapezoidal house plans like wigwams but permanent

 

[version]

What is that, GCHQ or something?

Yeah. I don't like it, it just looks similar.

 

[IdleRich]

Recognised it from somewhere deep in my subconscious... it does look very similar.

 

[wg-]

It is shocking how bad the salary is at GCHQ when you consider what they're doing

Appalling money

 

[Murphy]

Iron Age goes full hobbit

 

[Clinamenic]

Archdaily.com is cool

Eg https://www.archdaily.com/989525/architecture-and-landscape-10-projects-integrated-in-the-topography

Haha I was just gonna suggest them. They have cool annual lists of amazing architectural sketches:

Gallery of The 80 Best Architecture Drawings of 2017 (So Far) - 43

Image 43 of 83 from gallery of The 80 Best Architecture Drawings of 2017 (So Far). © Boano Prismontas

www.archdaily.com

 

[Murphy]

The English finally arrive and everything devolves into grubenhaus

 

[Leo]

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