“Only that which is practical can be beautiful.”
(Otto Wagner)
Regards,
R
Showing posts with label c: Austria. Show all posts
Showing posts with label c: Austria. Show all posts
2229. Café Museum, Wien
Dear Hans,
"But our best place of education in everything new
remains the coffee house."(Stefan Zweig)
Regards,
R
2198. Jungendstil in Wien. Kirche am Steinhof.
Dear Walter,
"Each new style gradually emerges from the earlier
one when new methods of construction, materials,
human tasks, and viewpoints demand a change of
reconstitution of existing forms." (Otto Wagner)
All the best,
R
2175. Kunsthaus Graz
Dear John,
"It is quite possible in the future, the architecture
might come from other sources, like commercially
supported research groups. from odd corners or
funny places, you know?
Or it might come from people who don't call
themselves architects...
It is quite conceivable." (Peter Cook)
Sincerely,
R
R
2124. Wittgensteinhaus, Wien, Austria
Dear Paul,
“Architecture immortalizes and glorifies
something. Hence there can be no
architecture where there is nothing to
glorify.” (Ludwig Wittgenstein)
Regards,
R
2076. Innsbruck. Electro hochhaus
Dear Alois,
This vintage postcard shows the original appearance
of the Innsbruck Municipal Light and Power
Administration building as its architect Lois
Welzenbacher had planned.
All the best,
R
2070. Wahliss-Passage, Wien
Dear Jean,
"Radical architecture is only radical today when it
is also built. That is the difference between now and
then." (Wolf D. Prix)
Regards,
R
2068. Schützenhaus, Wien
Dear Osman,
"Modern forms should adapt to new materials
to meet contemporary needs." (Otto Wagner)
Sincerely,
R
2052. Wien XX. Winarsky-Hof. Gemeindebau
Dear Oskar,
"Every human needs a certain degree of sentimentality
to feel free... What we need is variety and not
stereotyped monumentality." (Josef Frank)
Sincerely,
R
2045. Kunsthaus, Wien
Dear Mary,
"The straight line leads to the
downfall of humanity"
(Friedensreich Hundertwasser)
Regards,
R
2015. Bank Austria Kunstforum, Wien
Dear Barbara,
"The architect's language is drawing" (Gustav Peichl)
Sincerely,
R
2013. Kerzengeschäft Marius Retti, Wien.
Dear Hans,
"When Jaap Bakema saw the store, he said:
"But, that is a built manifesto"" (Hans Hollein)
Gratefully,
R
1940. Looshaus, Wien, Austria
Dear Josef,
"Cultural development involves the elimination of
ornaments from useful objects"
(Ornament & Crime, Adolf Loos)
Respectfully,
R
R
1856. Wien, Haas-Haus
Dear Steve,
"A building is itself. Architecture is without a purpose,
What we build will find its usefulness." (Hans Hollein)
Best regards,
R
1715. Secessions-Ausstellung, Wien
Querida Cristina,
Te mando un preciosa postal de 106 años de antigüedad.
Esta es además un magnífico complemento de otra que publiqué en este blog hace ahora casi diez años el día 7
de enero de 2009 (postal número 176).
Todo mi cariño y feliz año nuevo.
R
Todo mi cariño y feliz año nuevo.
R
1654. Majolikahaus, Wien 6
Dear Walter,
"The details are not the details. They make the design"
(Charles Eames)
Sincerely,
R
1559. UNO City, Wien
Dear Mark,
The building complex hosting United Nations Offices at
Vienna.
Best,
R
1521. Festspielstadt Bregentz am Bodensee
Estimado Jim,
"La presencia es como un hueco en el flujo de la
historia, donde todo lo repentino no es pasado ni
futuro."(Peter Zumthor)
Cordialmente,
R
Cordialmente,
R
1374. Linz Donau. Brucknerhaus
Dear Johan,
""An orchestra, if it is functioning in the best way, is a creative unit. A group of men and women are coming together to re-create something that is beautiful."
(Herbert von Karajan)
Kind regards,
R
Kind regards,
R
1281. Sanatorium Purkersdorf, Kurhaus
Dear Johannes,
"Beauty is the result of centuries of care and ordering"
(Josef Hoffmann)
Sincerely,
R
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