Dear Jan,
"He who wants to warm himself in old age must
build a fireplace in his youth"
(Liechstensteiners proverb)
Cheers,
R
1539. Villa in Shaan, Liechtenstein
Dear Jan,
"He who wants to warm himself in old age must
Cheers,
R
1537. Seinäjoki. The Town Hall
Dear Elissa,
"It is easier to build a grand opera or a city center than
to build a personal house" (Alvar Aalto)
With appreciation,
R
With appreciation,
R
1536. Chianciano-Terme
Dear Elizabeth,
"The difference between the poet and the mathematician
is that the poet tries to get his head into the heavens while
the mathematician tries to get the heavens into his head."
(Gilbert Keith Chesterton)
Regards,
R
1535. The Garden Grove Community Church. Garden Grove, CA
Dear Robert,
"I am an eyewitness to the ways in which people relate to
themselves and to each other, and my work is a way of scooping and ladling that experience" (Richard Neutra)
Regards,
R
1534. Convent Dominicains La Tourette
Dear David,
"To create architecture is to put in order functions and
objects" (Le Corbusier)
Regards,
R
1533. The Gherkin Building, London, UK
Dear George,
"It takes a lot of effort to make a building look effortless"
(Norman Foster)
Respectfully,
R
1532. Madrid. Plaza de Cánovas del Castillo y Museo Thyssen.
Estimado Joaquín,
El antiguo Palacio de Villahermosa fue renovado y adaptado a museo por el importante arquitecto español Rafael Moneo. Cuando se terminó la obra Moneo declaró que su mayor habilidad había sido no hacerse ver mucho para que el museo fuese amable y no cansase al visitante.
Saludos cordiales,
R
1531. Milano, Nuova Sede Pirelli (in costruzione)
Querido Miguel Angel,
Esta maravillosa postal muestra la elegante Torre Pirelli en construcción. Este edificio fue el fruto del trabajo conjunto de dos grandes maestros como el ingeniero Nervi y el arquitecto y diseñador Ponti.
Un fuerte abrazo,
R
1530. Estadio del F.C. Barcelona. Maqueta
Querido Will,
"He sido un hombre muy dedicado a mi oficio y he dejado
que los clientes me contagiaran su entusiasmo y su ilusión"
(Francesc Mitjans)
Un abrazo,
R
1529. City National Bank, Mason City, Iowa
Dear Elizabeth, Lizbeth, and Arizbeth,
"A building is not just a place to be, but a way to be"
(Frank Lloyd Wright)
R
1528. The Atheneum, New Harmony
Querido Luís,
"A fuerza de construir bien, se llega a ser buen arquitecto"
(Aristóteles)
Saludos,
R
1527. Lappia Rovaniemi
Dear Mike,
A multiview of the Lappi Hall (Rovaniemi theater,
concert and congress hall). On the bottom right it is
possible to see the ceramic tiles used in some interior walls called "Halla" (Frozen) designed by Aalto and manufactured by Arabia.
Cheers,
R
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