#nature and architecture

[nonefrancesca]

Vista dal Sacro Monte di Varese, in una di quelle giornate in cui la nebbia decide di prendersi tutta la scena. Là sotto ci sarebbe il lago, ma oggi resta nascosto, come se non volesse farsi trovare.

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View from Sacro Monte di Varese, on one of those days when the fog decides to steal the whole scene. The lake should be down there, but today it stays hidden, as if it didn’t want to be found.

[tobiasbruns]

Manhattan, New York City -2024-

[myarchitectphil]

ALVAR to ALDO to the Next Generation

Just as Aldo Giurgola, an AIA Gold Medal winning architect, learned from the example of Alvar Aalto, one of the leading lights of the beginnings of modernism, so have those who worked or studied with Aldo learned the same principles. I was lucky to have worked briefly in Giurgola's Philadelphia office before he decided to move to Australia full time. (After completing the new parliament house of Australia.)

My experience was on the Suffolk County Courthouse on Long Island. The existing landscape, in conjunction with an expression of the program, inspired the form of the building. And in response a lake was created and the entire landscape shaped into one coherent composition.

Unfortunately, since then additional development has almost obliterated teh bucolic setting, not least because of the interventions of Richard Meier with his federal courthouse. (Intentionally cropped out ot the views here.) This was an important lesson in how the Starchitects are only interested in their careers and not in how their expressions of ego actually affect the people whose lives are affected by their buildings. In this regard Aldo's humility, in person and in his architecture, remain a constant source of inspiration.

[maviyenot]

[landsccape]

[kmnysak]

[natureell]

[fuckyeahchinesegarden]

windows in chinese suzhou gardens by 六毛钱的月亮

[vanalex]

[spookyasmr]

[rienafoutre]

[miradeniz]

[uroko]

京都 Kyoto, Japan // 벼ㄹ!

[maviyenot]

[drsilasaslan]

Nature Meets Modernity A modern building blends seamlessly with a weathered rooftop, showcasing a unique balance between nature and urban architecture. The harmonious colors and textures evoke a serene city atmosphere. silasAslan.com

[vangoghcore]

by kath__alina