2096. Akron Art Museum, Akron, Ohio.

 

Dear Sebastian,

"The museum of today is no longer conceived only as 

an institution for storage and display of knowledge, it 

is an urban concept." (Wolf dPrix)

Best regards,

R

2022. New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York City

 

Dear Elisa,

"Our works of architecture are 

generally open in character 

because we want to build 

relationships. People meet in

architecture"

(Kazuyo Sejima)

Sincerely,

R

2021. Museo Nacional del Prado

 

Querida Patricia,

"Entender la ciudad como resultado de un proceso 

evolutivo de un ser diverso ayuda a pensar que toda

intervención y edificio no es un elemento autónomo

sino uno que debe integrarse en ella" (Rafael Moneo)

Abrazos,

R

1456. Oslo

Dear Peter,

A postcard featuring the Norwegian National Opera and
Ballet designed by Tarald Lundevall of Snøhetta,
"In many ways life is synonymous with place"
(Craig Dykers, founder of Snøhetta)

Regards,
R

1445. Eduardo Souto Moura

Querido Manolo,

"El problema actual de la arquitectura consiste en 

no tener ninguna limitación, en poder hacer todo 

lo que se quiera" (Eduardo Souta de Moura)

Abrazos,
R

PS. Croquis para la Burgo Tower, Oporto.

1298. David Chipperfield Architects 1985-2015

Querido Pedro,

"No entiendo la arquitectura en sí misma como un foco 

de atención. Siempre pienso en ese marco en el que deberíamos ser capaces de vivir la vida, ya sea leer un libro en una biblioteca, hacer la comida en una casa o trabajar en la mesa de una oficina".
(David Chipperfield)

Abrazos,
R
PS. En la imagen de la postal que recibí desde Madrid, la Galería ‘Am Kupfergraben 10’ en Berlín.

1269. Parque Biblioteca España, Medellín, Colombia

Estimada Anatxu,

"No importa dónde trabajes, la arquitectura en sí misma es
social y su objetivo final es ese: inducir relaciones y
comportamientos" (Giancarlo Mazzanti)

Agradecido,
R

1213. Reggio Emilia, Le Vele di Calatrava

Dear Marcel,

"Beauty is given through intelligence or intuition"
(Santiago Calatrava)

Regards,
R

959. Oslo. Den Norske Opera & Ballet

Dear Jette,

"Architecture cannot be contained simply by rules of order,
instead it must accommodate the restless mind of human
society" (Snøhetta)

Best regards,
R

795. Oslo Opera House by Openyourap

Dear Pat,

"We wished to make the Opera accesible in the widest
possible sense, by laying out a "carpet" of  horizontal and
sloping surfaces on top of the building. This carpet has
been given an articulated form related to Oslo's cityscape"
(Tarald Lundevall of Snøhetta)

Cheers,
R

709. BMW Welt Munchen

Dear Helmut,

"Contemporary architecture will only be
credible and honest when streets, open
spaces, buildings and infrastructures
reflect the image of urban reality, when
the devastation of the cities has been
transformed into fascinating symbols of
devastation."
(Wolf Prix of Coop Himmelb(l)au)

Regards.
R

296. Madrid. Museo Nacional del Prado

Dear Raoul,

"Today, our world is conveyed
mostly by electronic screens,
witnesses to a world changing at
every instant, belying stability.
Waves express this representation
of form over time. Waves, apparently
camouflaged, blend with the
landscape, trying to avoid any sense
of consolidation" (Rafael Moneo)

Best
R