Since it was a holiday season (Christmas and New Year), there were many outdoor vendors in the open court yard.
not yet: Auditorio Nacional (Mansilla + Tuñón), Leon
not yet: Musac (Mansilla + Tuñón), Leon
not yet: Tanatorio Municipal (Jordi Badia), Leon
not yet: Puerta del Sol, Madrid
not yet: Plaza Mayor, Madrid
not yet: Showroom Roca (Lamela Architecture Studio)
not yet: Torres Blancas (Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza)
not yet: Ribera del Manzanares (West 8)
not yet: Mercado Barcelo (Nieto and Sobejano)
not yet: Mercado San Miguel
not yet: Edificio IBM (Miguel Fisac)
not yet: Museo del Prado (Rafael Moneo)
René Magritte at MOMA
I am not a big fan of surrealist paintings, but they are certainly interesting, intriguing, and thought-provoking. These paintings require contemplation of the meanings that may be implied by each figure and object. I am more interested in playing with abstract forms approaching your gut feelings, rather than using representational forms and figurative expressions.
Magritte's early works were reminiscent of Picasso's paintings, but he enjoyed the surrealist style the most, and he stuck with it for the rest of his career. His father was a wealthy manufacturer. His mother committed suicide when he was a teenager.
"If the dream is a translation of waking life, waking life is also a translation of the dream." - Rene Magritte
Why I do art: Because when I achieve forms, patterns, textures or color, or the combinations of them, that feel beautiful, it is the ultimate pleasure and happiness for me. Through the exercise and practice of art, I want to develop my sensibility, and use it in my practice of architecture.
Kentuck Knob House by F.L. Wright
Falling Water
Original budget was $30,000, while typical house back then cost around $5,000. The house ended up costing $145,000. Frank Lloyd Wright was famous for going way over budget. The tour guide told us that his favorite quote of Frank Llyod Wright's was something like... "the project I like the most is the next one."
The house was much larger than I thought, however, spatially, the scale felt very comfortable, not too 'grandiose.'.
Phillips Exeter Academy Library
I love the layers... (but the thing is that the experience of the layers is not really the utmost goal of the design - there's structural concept that lead to this layering)
Phillips Exeter Academy Dining Hall
Davis Museum by Raphael Moneo (1993 Wellesley College, Massachusetts)
I liked the way the structural elements were 'partially' articulated for visual expression (exterior), and the way it relates to the existing Paul Rudolph's building (visually and physically) - solid brick masses with thin lines.
Interior: The staircase felt as it's part of the gallery space (had intimacy with the gallery space) - it may be because it is located in the middle of a building and surrounded by gallery space, each step are low making you move slowly, there are openings to gallery space. I liked the way the staircase was differentiated from the gallery space by the use of wood panels. I liked the metal 'cap' of the railing.
The interior space is complex.
The two projecting windows were visually very interesting on the exterior.
Wellesley College Boathouse
I liked the way the roof was