Hancock Place, Copley Square, Boston, Mass.
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Thu Oct 14, 2004 2:16 am
Call it a stereotype, but I always found Castle Himeji at the outer rims of Kyoto quite worth while, heres a description:
For further Photo's of the place, see here
Edited by - Locutus on 10/14/2004 3:34:19 AM
Himeji-jo castle, also named Shirasagi (the white egret) is recognized as the finest original castle in Japan, a masterwork of impregnability and grace, typical of Tokugawa Japan strongholds. Built in 1580 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, it is one of the handful of Japanese castles to have survived in their original form, having been home to 48 sucessive lords. Comprising 83 buildings with highly developed systems of defence and ingenious protection devices dating from the beginning of the Shogun period, it is dominated by one five-storied main donjon and several three-stories donjons. It is a masterpiece of construction in wood, combining function with aesthetic appeal, both in its elegant appearance unified by the white plastered earthen walls and in the subtlety of the relationships between the building masses and the multiple roof layers. The castle is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Himeji is an easy day trip from Kyoto.
For further Photo's of the place, see here
Edited by - Locutus on 10/14/2004 3:34:19 AM
Thu Oct 14, 2004 12:59 pm
Nice Loc. FYI, the photo of the gunrack is shown after having been rotated to the right ninety degrees. Those muskets actually are set out horizontally.
You're quite the student of things Japanese it seems.
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@ff.... It is an old photograph, or it is supposed to be, before that part of Boston
became more cluttered with high rise construction. It should be circa 1970s.
If not, then you are right. I just wouldn't know.
Edited by - Indy11 on 10/14/2004 5:55:13 PM
You're quite the student of things Japanese it seems.
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@ff.... It is an old photograph, or it is supposed to be, before that part of Boston
became more cluttered with high rise construction. It should be circa 1970s.
If not, then you are right. I just wouldn't know.
Edited by - Indy11 on 10/14/2004 5:55:13 PM
Thu Oct 14, 2004 10:59 pm
who's the architect of that skryscaper, Ed? I've noticed that you seem to favour minimalist designs and classical ratios - you know the Seagram building of course? 375 Park Avenue, between 52nd and 53rd Streets - finest example of the International Style in a skryscapera dn the most purely classical of all the Modern Movement (and no silly sops to classical detail, just proportion and harmony)
Fri Oct 15, 2004 5:19 am
I.M. Pei.
Minimalism appeals to me although I can appreciate a nice gothic structure too and baroque styles fascinate me because it demonstrates tremendous amounts of craftsman's hours spent.
But I am most at ease with the more minimalist styles because they evoke a sense of stillness and calm in me.
Edited by - Indy11 on 10/15/2004 6:22:21 AM
Minimalism appeals to me although I can appreciate a nice gothic structure too and baroque styles fascinate me because it demonstrates tremendous amounts of craftsman's hours spent.
But I am most at ease with the more minimalist styles because they evoke a sense of stillness and calm in me.
Edited by - Indy11 on 10/15/2004 6:22:21 AM
Fri Oct 15, 2004 5:25 am
Yeah. After all the foofarah I went to the Loover to see for myself and it is so NOT a monstrocity I couldn't figure out what everyone had been complaining about.
Didn't know he was self-taught but it seems to me that it sometimes is best to be just that if want to be able to think creatively and originally.
Edited by - Indy11 on 10/15/2004 6:24:47 AM
Didn't know he was self-taught but it seems to me that it sometimes is best to be just that if want to be able to think creatively and originally.
Edited by - Indy11 on 10/15/2004 6:24:47 AM
Fri Oct 15, 2004 8:48 am
I prefer the engineering side of things than the aesthetics.
This in particular recently caught my eye. It's a bridge that's been designed to roll up to let a boat pass rather than lift up.
I'm also a sucker for the London Eye, I know some people think its ugly but I watched it as it slowly went up, as they edged it out over the river and raised it to a vertical standing and it was stunning. To me its quite comforting seeing it every time I go into central London.
This in particular recently caught my eye. It's a bridge that's been designed to roll up to let a boat pass rather than lift up.
I'm also a sucker for the London Eye, I know some people think its ugly but I watched it as it slowly went up, as they edged it out over the river and raised it to a vertical standing and it was stunning. To me its quite comforting seeing it every time I go into central London.
Fri Oct 15, 2004 9:35 am
I. M. Pei! How could I have forgotten about him? One of the first Modernist buildings that really had an impact on me was the Bank of China tower. Hancock Place is really beautiful as well in its simplicity, funcionality and overall balance.
@Rec - That bridge is cool
What you you all think about "The Gherkin"?
EDIT: Smaller picture.
Edited by - CODENAME on 10/15/2004 10:36:56 AM
@Rec - That bridge is cool
What you you all think about "The Gherkin"?
EDIT: Smaller picture.
Edited by - CODENAME on 10/15/2004 10:36:56 AM
Fri Oct 15, 2004 9:40 am
Honestly? I don't like it. Because it is a construction to a shape for no real reason other than to not be boring. Gherkin seems to be a rather euphemistic
term.
PS to Taw, I used to have four clients with office space in the Seagram Bldg. It has a few "clones" that ape it on Park Ave. which kind of detracts from its overall impact but I like that one too. The thing about Pei's at least in the photo is how it is able to "present" itself without other structures interfering with its effect.
Edited by - Indy11 on 10/15/2004 10:43:55 AM
term.
PS to Taw, I used to have four clients with office space in the Seagram Bldg. It has a few "clones" that ape it on Park Ave. which kind of detracts from its overall impact but I like that one too. The thing about Pei's at least in the photo is how it is able to "present" itself without other structures interfering with its effect.
Edited by - Indy11 on 10/15/2004 10:43:55 AM
Fri Oct 15, 2004 11:01 am
@Rec. clever. I like it!
@Ed. I spent nearly an hour trying to explain golden sections in the Seagram Building to Carol. As to the Louvre Pyramid, that was the just the toytown classical pastiche gang whining on about *modern* architecture again. Prince Charles' type of backwards looking dilettantes who actually don't know jack about architecture.
@Code, gotta go with Ed on this one. Much as i admire Pei, i think this had more to do with making an en vogue visual statement (which will date incredibly quickly) This unfortunately is the flip-side of Post-Modernism. Waaaaay back in the mid-80s i designed a range of structures for Birmingham City Council that were uncannily similar in shape and detail, they wisely rejected them in favour of a more conservative but minimalist design I'd presented at the same time. Now i wouldn't give them house room (no pun)
I'm amazed we've had no input from grom on this one.
@Ed. I spent nearly an hour trying to explain golden sections in the Seagram Building to Carol. As to the Louvre Pyramid, that was the just the toytown classical pastiche gang whining on about *modern* architecture again. Prince Charles' type of backwards looking dilettantes who actually don't know jack about architecture.
@Code, gotta go with Ed on this one. Much as i admire Pei, i think this had more to do with making an en vogue visual statement (which will date incredibly quickly) This unfortunately is the flip-side of Post-Modernism. Waaaaay back in the mid-80s i designed a range of structures for Birmingham City Council that were uncannily similar in shape and detail, they wisely rejected them in favour of a more conservative but minimalist design I'd presented at the same time. Now i wouldn't give them house room (no pun)
I'm amazed we've had no input from grom on this one.