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2320. Mainz, Rathaus

Dear Tamu,

"With a painter or a sculptor, one cannot begin to

alter his works, but an architect has to put up with

anything, because the makes utility objects, the

building is there to be used, and times change."

(Arne Jacobsen)

Best regards,

2257. Wayne Township, Indiana

Dear Sammy,

The United Arts Center in central Fort Wayne, IN

was the only part built of a more ambitious arts

complex including a philharmonic hall, an art school,

an art museum and more facilities forming a projected

campus of nine buildings. Eventually only the Theatre

of Performing Arts was built due to a lack of funding.

This theater can be seen in the foreground at the center

of this contemporary postcard.

Regards,

2227. München, BMW-Vierzylinder

Dear Jan,

"Quality is more important than prestige"

(Karl Schwanzer)

Cheers,

2189. Sydney, N.S.W. Aerial view of Sydney Opera House

Dear Lis,

"There is a rumor that I can't draw and never could.

This is probably because I work so much with models.

Models are one of the most beautiful design tools,

but I still do the finest drawings you can imagine."

(Jørn Utzon)

Sincerely,

2051. Rudolf Steinerseminarlet, Järna, Biblioteket

Dear Susanne,

"Architecture should be felt by all the senses at the

same time, and why not with a sense of humor too"

(Erik Asmussen)

Gratefully,

2014. Hyatt Regency Hotel, San Francisco

Querido Pau M.

"En el pasado los arquitectos tendían a prestar más atención al aspecto estático de los edificios vistos

como objetos. Yo por el contrario, creo que lo

dinámico es más importante: la dinámica de la

gente, su interacción con los espacios y las

condiciones ambientales" (John Portman)

Saludos desde San Francisco,

1986. Arcade of Irwin Union Bank & Trust Company, Columbus, Indiana

Dear John,

"Architects don't take always into account how

people find their way around, or how a building

fits into environment, or how it can make people

happy" (Kevin Roche)

Best regards,

1866. El Mirador del Rio. Lanzarote, Islas Canarias

Querida familia,

"Hay una necesidad imperativa de volver a la tierra.
Sentirla, olerla." (César Manrique)

Besos,
R

1860. Ten-Bel, Arona, Tenerife

Querida Moneaba,

"Siempre fuimos fieles a nuestros planteamientos e
hicimos una arquitectura heredera del racionalismo"
(Vicente Saavedra)

Con afecto,
R

1822. Sydney Opera House N.S.W.

Dear Sybille

"The structure and strict geometry expresses the logic
of the building" (Jørn Utzon)

1768. Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyväskylä

Querido Arkhe,

"La belleza en arquitectura es la armonía

entre el propósito y la belleza"

(Alvar Aalto)

Besos a todos,
R

1603. Otaniemi

Dear Erik,

This is another view of the two towers built in Otaniemi
by Siren and Melakari as part of the Aalto university's student housing facility area called Teekkari Village.

Regards,
R

1575. Tech Town, Otaniemi, Finland

Dear Erik,

Alvar Aalto won the competition for the Otaniemi campus in 1949. Years later, in 1973 three

triple-tower complexes were carried out by Heikki

Siren and Martti Melakati. The emphasis of the

original design was on social contact with groups

of rooms arranged around a common living cell.

Regards,
R

1568. Sydney Opera House, Early model.

Dear Betty,

This is a large and impressive model of the Sydney

Opera House in the studio of its architect Jørn Utzon,

in Denmark, 1960.

Regards,
R

1556. Model of Sydney Opera House, 1960

Querido Miguel Angel,

He pensado mucho en ti y en tu maravilloso libro de

Le Corbusier y sus maquetas cuando vi esta foto de una impresionante maqueta de la Opera de Sydney. La foto fue tomada en 1960 en el estudio de Utzon en Dinamarca.

Un abrazo,
R

Querida Pilar,

La polémica Torre de Valencia es un edificio que mira el
horizonte del Parque del Retiro. Sverre Fehn dijo alguna vez que la arquitectura es aquello que hace visible el horizonte.

Besos,
R

1023. St. Olavs Kirke, Norway

Dear Sven,

Professor of Architecture Per Kartvedt designed the
St. Olav's Cathedral in Trondheim (Norway) in 1973.
Unfortunately this charming building has become
inadequate for the current requirements of the local
community. In consequence it has been planned to
replace it with a brand new building that will be designed
by Eggen Architects.

Regards.
R

896. Salvador-BA-Brasil. Vista aerea do Centro Administrativo

Dear Roberto,

"The path to beauty does not always demand to be imbued by the fact to make something beautiful. Sometimes you make something beautiful through a rational way" (João Filgueiras Lima Lelé)

Regards,
R

883. Lanzarote, Islas Canarias. Mirador del Rio.

Querido Paco,

Al norte de la isla de Lanzarote en el risco
de Famara existe un mirador excavado
en la roca. Un espacio fascinante con unas
vistas privilegiadas del archipielago canario
de Chinijo, que fue creado por el pintor,
escultor y arquitecto Cesar Manrique que
fue capaz de convertir la belleza oculta de
Lanzarote en una obra de arte.

Un abrazo.
R

876. Marina City and IBM Building, Chicago

Estimado Gianni,

"De Mies van der Rohe aprendi que lo

peculiar solo es creacion cuando es

aplicacion de la mente a la claridad del

resultado, y que asi nos defiende de la

falsedad del mismo" (Aldo Rossi)

Saludos,