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Post by dutchstokie on May 19, 2020 13:07:59 GMT
Reading elystkoes art thread prompted me to start a thread about a secret passion of mine and that is architecture. Ive had discussions with people that say the pyramids are just a 'pile of bricks plonked on top of one another' …... Some fascinating reading on this link; www.britannica.com/topic/Seven-Wonders-of-the-WorldMe personally…...if I ever get any spare time and the kids arent with me I love going to the streets of the Dam with a few pencils and paper and looking up at the facade instead of just looking at the shopfronts of Boots, McDonalds, JD Sports and the like. Who prompted these designs of our buildings? Who decided that scrolls and animal heads should adorn a building? There is some beautiful stuff out there ……. Have a look around your own area and look up and above shopfronts next time youre out and about dutchstokie aka 'billy no mates' signing off !
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Post by yeokel on May 19, 2020 13:59:14 GMT
Reading elystkoes art thread prompted me to start a thread about a secret passion of mine and that is architecture. Ive had discussions with people that say the pyramids are just a 'pile of bricks plonked on top of one another' …... Some fascinating reading on this link; www.britannica.com/topic/Seven-Wonders-of-the-WorldMe personally…...if I ever get any spare time and the kids arent with me I love going to the streets of the Dam with a few pencils and paper and looking up at the facade instead of just looking at the shopfronts of Boots, McDonalds, JD Sports and the like. Who prompted these designs of our buildings? Who decided that scrolls and animal heads should adorn a building? There is some beautiful stuff out there ……. Have a look around your own area and look up and above shopfronts next time youre out and about dutchstokie aka 'billy no mates' signing off ! I've only ever been to the site of one of the severn wonders of the ancient world, and that was the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus in Bodrum, Turkey. There is not a lot of it left to see, in fact it could probably be best described as "pile of bricks rocks plonked on top of one another".
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Post by supersimonstainrod on May 19, 2020 14:34:35 GMT
Always admired the work of Lutyens after seeing Jonathan Meades do a piece on what he labelled Lutyens' dream homes (Marsh Court in particular.)
Frank Lloyd Wright is another exceptional architect,'Falling Water' is a sensational bit of design.I didn't think slabs of concrete could look so beautiful,but their juxtaposition with the natural surroundings creates an incredible impression.
Oscar Niemeyer's another whose buildings have a wonderfully fluid,sculptural quality to them,imho.
All modern(ish) architects of course,as for the pyramids,there are several really interesting theories regarding their construction and alignment.Testament to the methods and technology employed that they still survive.
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon must have been an incredible sight to behold.
Maybe like some construction projects today,they were the vanity projects of the moneyed people of he ancient world?
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Post by felonious on May 19, 2020 16:06:49 GMT
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Post by supersimonstainrod on May 19, 2020 17:54:25 GMT
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Post by cerebralstokie on May 19, 2020 18:39:14 GMT
A bit nearer to home, some may know a book written by Matthew Rice (husband of Emma Bridgewater) titled "The Lost City of Stoke-on Trent". It is superbly illustrated and a fascinating read. Not quite the Ancient World, however!
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on May 19, 2020 19:40:20 GMT
Locally, there are some great buildings in Burslem. It's good to look up in Hanley too. I've had a greater appreciation for architecture since I got into photography. I went to Paris and headed into the suburbs instead of the obvious places. One of my favourites were the 'button buildings' in Noisy-le-Grand (a place best known for accommodating Disneyland trippers): Check out some more here: www.discoverwalks.com/blog/5-photoworthy-buildings-in-greater-paris/There's a lot of modern architecture I don't like, but it can make for some cracking abstract photography. These are cracking. I'll definitely be heading here when I'm allowed to wander around London again!
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Post by telfordstoke on May 19, 2020 19:50:26 GMT
With you on this topic as well as art never a fan of the Brutalist side, find it funny some of the most abhorred estates in UK were once award winning architectural concepts. Had a brill trip round Barcelona seeing a lot of the Gaudi buildings, ditto in Chicago at Unity Temple and Oak Park for the Frank Lloyd Wright , and closer to home Bath is always a special day for the John Nash crescent especially . If you’ve never done the Sir John Soane museum in London ( Holborn area);that’s a proper good few hours spent , he was a classical architect c 1800.
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Post by FbrgVaStkFan on May 19, 2020 20:22:49 GMT
In my neck of the woods we have Washington DC and all the mixture of buildings that go along with that place. I saw the pyramids and sphinx back in the 80's while serving in the Navy and while bricks stacked on one another is technically correct, it seems a "pearls to the swine" type of observation. I think the most impressive site is the Pantheon--lights out one of the top structures I've ever seen, but then again Rome itself is randomly incredible seemingly around every corner you take.
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Post by supersimonstainrod on May 19, 2020 20:46:57 GMT
One of the most magnificent buildings in London:
I'm intrigued as to what the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station will look like when it's finished.
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Post by FbrgVaStkFan on May 19, 2020 23:08:41 GMT
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Post by elystokie on May 20, 2020 6:27:33 GMT
With you on this topic as well as art never a fan of the Brutalist side, find it funny some of the most abhorred estates in UK were once award winning architectural concepts. Had a brill trip round Barcelona seeing a lot of the Gaudi buildings, ditto in Chicago at Unity Temple and Oak Park for the Frank Lloyd Wright , and closer to home Bath is always a special day for the John Nash crescent especially . If you’ve never done the Sir John Soane museum in London ( Holborn area);that’s a proper good few hours spent , he was a classical architect c 1800. I went to Liverpool to see HMS Prince of Wales earlier this year, best view point was from the ferry, part of the ferry route was a stop in Birkenhead so I got off for a wander. I was very impressed when I happened upon Hamilton Square, 2nd most listed buildings in one place in the UK at 149 apparently, only Trafalgar Square has more. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_Square
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Post by telfordstoke on May 20, 2020 6:31:56 GMT
With you on this topic as well as art never a fan of the Brutalist side, find it funny some of the most abhorred estates in UK were once award winning architectural concepts. Had a brill trip round Barcelona seeing a lot of the Gaudi buildings, ditto in Chicago at Unity Temple and Oak Park for the Frank Lloyd Wright , and closer to home Bath is always a special day for the John Nash crescent especially . If you’ve never done the Sir John Soane museum in London ( Holborn area);that’s a proper good few hours spent , he was a classical architect c 1800. I went to Liverpool to see HMS Prince of Wales earlier this year, best view point was from the ferry, part of the ferry route was a stop in Birkenhead so I got off for a wander. I was very impressed when I happened upon Hamilton Square, 2nd most listed buildings in one place in the UK at 149 apparently, only Trafalgar Square has more. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_SquareNice one we go for family days out in Liverpool sometimes bu never done the ferry yet despite promising the kids we will, so one more reason to do so!
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Post by elystokie on May 20, 2020 6:47:57 GMT
I went to Liverpool to see HMS Prince of Wales earlier this year, best view point was from the ferry, part of the ferry route was a stop in Birkenhead so I got off for a wander. I was very impressed when I happened upon Hamilton Square, 2nd most listed buildings in one place in the UK at 149 apparently, only Trafalgar Square has more. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_SquareNice one we go for family days out in Liverpool sometimes bu never done the ferry yet despite promising the kids we will, so one more reason to do so! To tell the truth I got off the ferry for a look at the U-boat exhibition, entry is included in the ferry ticket, then I realised the next ferry back wasn't for a while so I went exploring, well worth it. There's also a big market beyond the square that's worth a look, I was surprised and impressed with the whole place tbh, nice little food area attached to the ferry place too.
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