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tsuki_no_bara

eight days of good things, day eight - architectural squee

Apr 21, 2009 22:05

on the eighth day, after god had had a nice and well-deserved rest, he looked around at his creations and was pleased. and then he realized that while he'd created people, he hadn't created comfortable, aesthetically pleasing, weatherproof shelter. you can only sleep on the ground under the trees for so long before you get tired of grass in your ( Read more... )

frank lloyd wright, eight days of good things, architectural geekery

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gweneiriol April 22 2009, 03:00:08 UTC

*goes to architectural geeky place*

sarah winchester apparently designed it all herself. she was a little crazy.

heheheheehee! *is amused*

tsuki_no_bara April 22 2009, 04:42:53 UTC

man, sarah winchester was NUTS. but i think her house is really cool, and i'd love to take a tour of it.

gweneiriol April 22 2009, 11:38:57 UTC

I want to tour it too! It looks like it'd be so much fun!

ephemera April 22 2009, 13:47:15 UTC

Thing I tripped over today that you have reminded me of: Telegraph bloger inflicting pain on the language with 'starchitects' and People In Comments ON A Newspaper Site making me want to commit carnage.
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/edwest/blog/2009/04/21/only_prince_charles_can_save_us_from_the_wretched_starchitects

tsuki_no_bara April 22 2009, 18:28:13 UTC

"starchitects". *facepalm* also some of those commenters fail to realize that we have no idea what's going to be considered classic architecture in a hundred years. the mayoral building (the testicle! HEEE) and the gherkin and the lloyds building might very well survive as stellar examples of early 21st century architecture, and in 150 years londoners might very well be complaining that architects aren't designing anything as nice and clean and classical as norman foster's buildings.

besides, designing all your new buildings in the same styles as all your old buildings leads to stagnant architecture. i'm as big a fan of sir christopher wren as the next person, but i don't want an entire city to look like st paul's.

dietcokebreak April 22 2009, 14:46:54 UTC

The Sarah Winchester House is supposedly the inspiration behind the Stephen King teleplay "Rose Red".

stata center, i am SO looking at you. Personally, I would be more inclined to "WTF?" Simmons Hall bka "The Sponge". The inside is like a concrete cave with blond wood accents.

tsuki_no_bara April 22 2009, 18:14:55 UTC

i've only ever seen simmons hall from the outside as i was driving by. (and i was probably lost. >.< ) the outside is kinda cool, tho. the sponge, hee. how is it as an actual dorm? like, do kids like living there?

klgaffney April 22 2009, 20:22:54 UTC

yay, flw. i really wish i had taken pics of my friend's parent's house all the times i stayed there, but sadly it's one of those things y'never think to do at the time. 'specially when you're a teen and those few years were going to last forever. =p

tsuki_no_bara April 22 2009, 21:24:08 UTC

i wish you had too!