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Brutalist Architecture Discussion Thread!
GaryReggae replied to Chartsengrafs's topic in Architecture & Urban Planning
Ah, I promised to post some pics of '60s interiors. Ironically, these came out of a book called 'boring postcards'. I highly reccomend it! If anyone else has any 60s interiors, please post them here! Scratchwood motorway services, the grill room. Corley Services, M4 More motorway services -
Brutalist Architecture Discussion Thread!
GaryReggae replied to Chartsengrafs's topic in Architecture & Urban Planning
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The Spinnaker tower, Will it ever be Finished?
GaryReggae replied to ILL Tonkso's topic in Architecture & Urban Planning
Sorry to bump this thread but I had the honour of goining up the Spinnaker Tower last night as we had a works do there! I must say it's very impressive and modern although a rainy November night is not the best time to go up it as the visibility was limited and all there really was to see were distant streetlights anyway. It would be a lot better in the daylight and I plan to revisit it next summer. The glass floor panel on the lower viewing deck is strange although not as weird as I thought it would be - again, it was night and the floodlights reflecting off the sea spray on the underside of the panel spolied the sense of scale. Of course, the glass lift wasn't working as usual - but the internal lift is very fast! -
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It's difficult to choose. There are so many talented people here. Overall, I'd probably say Gascooker as his BATs are so realistic and fill a lot of gaps...howevee, honourable mentions go to Frogface, Simgoober, Ill Tonkso, FosterK, Superstar, StephenHH, RP2005, 6Underground and FranzFerdinand.
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Brutalist Architecture Discussion Thread!
GaryReggae replied to Chartsengrafs's topic in Architecture & Urban Planning
Date: 11/6/2005 4:06:12 PM Author: Emozo i think the pictures of Harry Seidler house show that brutalism interior design is just as amazing as the exterior, an important point often missed quote> Oh yes, I love 60s interiors! I have a few pictures will I will post later today. -
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I recently had a short holiday in two of Britain's principal North Western cities, Manchester and Liverpool and I took loads of photos which you can view online here: http://www.garyreggae.co.uk/photos/manchester_liverpool_2005_1.htm All types of arcitecture are represented, from Victorian dock warehouses to Classical civic buildings to Brutalist hotels. Here is a selection of the best ones: Granada TV, Manchester. This greatly inspired part of my TV Centre BAT! St Peter's Square, Manchester A fine example of 60s architecture, this is the Merseyway shopping centre, Stockport. The University Of Manchester Mathematics Building being needlessly destroyed. Salford Quays, Manchester Manchester's Piccadilly Hotel, a fine example of Brutalist architecture. St George's Hall, Liverpool The Liver Building, probably Liverpool's most famous landmark.
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Anyone else here a fan of 'Googie' architecture? Googie was popular in the 1950s and 60s and is truly 'Space Age' architecture, reflecting a real optimism in the future. Googie was most commonly seen in roadside diners, bowling alleys and coffee shops. While there's not many examples of it here in the UK (I can only think of a few amusement aracdes and not much else), it was very common in California. Googie is typified by exciting architecture that symbolises the space race, common features being bright colours, large expanses of glass, unusual shaped shell roofs and a general deviation from the 'boxy' conventional architecture of the time. Here are some examples, it would be good to see any other photos people have: You can find out more about Googie here: http://www.spaceagecity.com/googie/
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Oh yes, Corbusier and Niemeyer were two of the best Modernist architects there were. Actually, Niemeyer's Brasilia Cathedral that you posted a picture of rather reminds me of Liverpool Cathedral - although I think Brasilia was first.
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Architecture of Manchester and Liverpool
GaryReggae replied to GaryReggae's topic in Architecture & Urban Planning
Well I have some pics of the Paradise Streeet project in Liverpool at the previous address...however, from looking at the plans, I think a park (Chavasse Park) was taken over and 'redeveloped'. I must admit, parks were one area that both cities were lacking in. In Southampton, there are tons of parks, so I was quite surprised to see virtually none! -
Ah, the North of England. I'm a Southerner but if it was practical, I'd pack my bags and move up North right now! Down here in the South everyone's obsessed with money and private yachts, there are thousands mo people moving into the region every year (creating loads of money for the likes of Barratt to plough up fields and put up cheap pastiche style box houses) and an ever decresing number of jobs...while in the North, there are thousands of empty houses. I guess the old legend about London being paved with gold is still seen as being true.
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Date: 11/3/2005 11:46:46 AM Author: Voar Tok Well, I noticed the same thing. I'm going to ask them what's up.quote> No don't!!! If you mention it, it might 'remind' them that they haven't closed it down properly yet.
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