Buildings many people didn't even know they were existing

[Malgoya 5]

7 hours ago, Malgoya said:

 

 

 Glasgow Transport Museum, UK

 

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[Toothless Stitch 2,848]

Urban Hive, Seoul, South Korea

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Richlite Observatory/Riverland Avian Observatory, St. Louis, MO, USA

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A discovery while researching 19th century dry docks: The docks at Sevastopol, Crimea. Destroyed by the victorious army's engineers during the Crimean War, after the fall of Sevastopol.

Reading a contemporary travelogue revealed that the buildings on the right side of the image were army hospitals filled with wounded, and that the long structures top left and right were aqueducts, built by various emperors at various times...

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On 12/03/2016 at 0:24 AM, Toothless Stitch said:

Urban Hive, Seoul, South Korea

 

 

 

 

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19 hours ago, Toothless Stitch said:

Richlite Observatory/Riverland Avian Observatory, St. Louis, MO, USA

The first picture reminded me of the Sandcrawler from Star Wars... I cannot be the only one, or can I?

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Palazzo Italia, Milan, Italy

The building is cladded with air-purifying cement and concrete. 

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Still in Milano... The MiCo, Milano Congressi conventions center. I'm attending a conference there this June.

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16 hours ago, Toothless Stitch said:

Palazzo Italia, Milan, Italy

The building is cladded with air-purifying cement and concrete. 

...and it looks as if it had been toilet papered by an entire batallion of kids with too much time (and, obviusly, toilet paper!) on their hands. I also had to think that maybe this is what it would look like if Christo had had several drinks too many before going to work.

Sorry about my stupid comments, but these recent buildings were really an invitation.

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Rezidence Kavčí Hory, Prague, Czech Republic

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Novartis Headquarters Campus, Basel, Switzerland

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Riviera Twinstar Square, Shanghai, China.

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Delphin Imperial Hotel Lara

Antalya, Turkey

There's something familiar about those spires.  "Start spreading the news..."

Still, it's a bit too garishly snazzy for my taste, especially when you consider the picturesque historic and natural beauty of Antalya and the Turquoise Coast.  On the other hand...

 

World of Wonders Kremlin Palace Hotel

Antalya, Turkey

An entire resort hotel and waterpark themed after Moscow and catering to Russian vacationers.  "It's a small world after all!"

 

Calista Luxury Resort Hotel - Belek

Antalya, Turkey

Architects and 'shrooms!

 

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American Standard Building, formerly the American Radiator Building, New York.  Now the Bryant Park Hotel.

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The Hive, Worcester, England, UK

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Sugamo Shinkin Bank, Nakaaoki, Tokyo, Japan. Designed by Emmanuelle Moureaux.

 

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On the author's request, the thread is now reopened.

Enjoy!

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Whelp, I actually wanted to start with the words "guess who's back". But Cyclone took over already

Before we start of punctually on 1st September, I'd like to thank ya'll here. I've see several people asking when this thread will come back and also received some private messages by people telling me they really appreciate everybody posting here. I never thought this thread would get that popular when I launched it.

Anyway, for the future, I'd like to introduce themed weeks again. However, these don't have to be about building many people don't know, there will be several themed weeks dealing with architecture related stuff, that, on the other hand however, haven't been talked about all that much. Spoiler: Among those themed weeks will be "failed famous projects" and "gone after a short time but not forgotten".

Also, before I/we go back to usual business, I'd like to ask you what you would like to see. Would you want this thread to include more architecture related stuff or rather stick to what the actualy title says? Any wishes? Any topic you would want me to dedicate a week to?

See you all soon 

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Glad to see this thread back!!! I'm liking lately very much the buildings the photographer Roberto Conte (Instagram: @ilcontephotography) shows. Much brutalism, many of them from a country we don't associate with brutalism like Italy, and many unknown buildings. You can take a look to them if need some inspiration [link].

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You wanted brutalism, I'll get you brutalism, starting off this new season with a well known building in Japan:

Shizuoka Newspaper Company Building, Tokyo, Japan

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Thanks to @Cyclone Boom for fixing the weird issue with this thread. After it's running smoothly again, let's keep this going, back to brutalism.

A thing I wanted to post a while back already:

Grand Central Water Tower Midrand, Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

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A couple from near you, Toothless Stitch, the Unilever building and Marco Polo Tower in Hamburg. I loved the city this last weekend, my first time there!

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While we're in Hamburg.

Großmarkt Hamburg, Hamburg, HH, Germany

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Panther Stadium, Prairie View,TX

A brand new 15,000 foot stadium built for the Prairie View A&M University football team.

There's a great article on the team here - http://www.sbnation.com/2016/9/8/12803480/prairie-view-am-football-losing-streak-sturdy-program

 

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On 8/9/2016 at 3:38 PM, Toothless Stitch said:

While we're in Hamburg.

Großmarkt Hamburg, Hamburg, HH, Germany

Well, now I see what is this strange building I saw coming on the train from Berlin.

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This one is a rather small thing, but yet to be mentioned, because no one else would ever care about it

Tom Adams Financial Centre, Bridgetown, Barbados

 

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Ting1, Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. I challenge you to find a bigger eyesore. 

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Maybe this one:

Hebei Academy of Fine Arts (河北美术学院), the "Xinle Castle" in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, PRC

Who knew that Hogwart's was in the People's Republic?

 

I think even King Ludwig II of Bavaria would find it to be just a tad too much...

 

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At a quick glance at that I thought it was Hogwarts.

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The Indianapolis Children's Museum

3000 N Meridian St, Indianapolis, IN 46208

 

I've driven by this several times and been in it too.