Out of Breath Records Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Anyone into architecture? Professionally or just casually. I always find it fascinating how beautiful homes can be and just interesting overall. Post pictures! I'll start off with a Frank Lloyd Wright home that everyone knows: Fallingwater. Although the house has some structural and moisture problems it's really interesting that the stone is used from the surrounding environment to match the stream's stone, and it is built around the natural contours of the land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abovetheearth Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 my gma's house was designed by one of his students. very contemporary...beautiful. mostly large glass windows. gramps had a killer turntable and collection...and the livingroom was designed for just that. circular where everyone hung out. i wish i had pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamalatapes Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 This is my boy Frank Owen Gehry I highly recommend any artist to watch the documentary, "Sketches of Frank Gehry" you will learn to be resilient and go for your dreams. Here is some of it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_ZU11QT1j4 Anyways he's my favorite architect. #architectureappresh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steventangent Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I have a mild interest in it as a topic, especially where it intersects with Americana and art. To that end, I'm a big fan of Albert Kahn, who designed and built tons of notable buildings around Detroit/Ann Arbor/Michigan/America. He was a German-born architect who designed some of the first steel-reinforced concrete buildings - Detroit's Packard Plant was the first factory in the world built with the "Kahn system." I can post some pics of some of my favorite things he's designed later, but it's super interesting to me that he's designed both very utilitarian things that were essential to burgeoning American culture - auto plants and tank factories and the like - and very majestic and beautiful buildings that are basically iconic in their own right. I actually have used pictures of the Belle Isle Aquarium and Anna Scripps Conservatory as my phone backgrounds and Facebook cover photos for a while. Both distinctly remind me of places you'd have seen in Arkham Asylum or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awesomeo4000 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 i'm studying my masters in architecture, i like renzo piano's stuff. favourite building is the farnsworth house maybe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jase Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Being in sydney we have some AMAZING work. Though, an equal amount of gaudy newer buildings that look plain horrible. An area called 'The Rocks' Around sydney harbour has some of Australia's earliest buildings. Made from sandstone and wood. Some of them carved/excavated in to cliffs or rocky outcrops. I also live in an older area, where there are a lot of really large old manor houses from the late 1800's/early 1900's. And they are wonderful to look at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futures Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 This is my boy Frank Owen Gehry I highly recommend any artist to watch the documentary, "Sketches of Frank Gehry" you will learn to be resilient and go for your dreams. Here is some of it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_ZU11QT1j4 Anyways he's my favorite architect. #architectureappresh lol. Most architects hate this guy's work. They refer to his buildings as "potato chip sacks." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmoney Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I graduated with my B.Arch. from Auburn and am currently working on my licensing tests and internship hours. Yo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partysmasher Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I'm into it, i'm also into interiors. This website is great: www.desiretoinspire.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonsofvipers Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Very little knowledge on the subject of architecture, however I have a fascination / slight obsession with Brutalist architecture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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