Showing posts with label y: 1977. Show all posts
Showing posts with label y: 1977. Show all posts

2264. Centre National d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou










Dear Louise,

"My level of French at the time was that of a schoolboy,
moreover, the level of a schoolboy who was always
clowning about at school. The person asked me if I
was Mr. Piano and on my confirmation of this fact,
announced that we were "lauréats". I replied that it
was obvious that we were architecture graduates,
otherwise it was evident that we couldn't practice
this profession. So the poor woman had to repeat to
me for several minutes that we were laureates, until
I finally understood that that meant we had won the
competition." (Renzo Piano)

Best regards,
R

2183. 25 Martin Place. Sydney


 













Querido Berto,

“Rascacielos y siglo XX son sinónimos; el edificio 
de gran altura es el sello de nuestra época. Como
maravilla estructural que rompe los límites 
tradicionales de la persistente ambición humana de
construir hasta los cielos, el rascacielos constituye
el fenómeno arquitectónico más sorprendente de
nuestro siglo.” (Ada Louise Huxtable)

Saludos,
R

2029. Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou


 


















Dear Renzo,

"Architecture is a living thing. If I 
want to leave something to the future,
it has to be able to change, but retain
something of the ethos that we built
up over 50 years." (Richard Rogers)

Sincerely,
R

2018. Hotel Las Salinas, Costa Teguise, Lanzarote


 








Querido Lucio,

“La palabra arquitecto viene del griego antiguo 
architéctōn, compuesto de archós (jefe) y téctōn 
(constructor) . Y al igual que archiduque es más 
que duque, arquitecto es más que un constructor, 
pero constructor, y hoy en día los arquitectos no 
tienen ni idea de construcción”.
(Fernando Higueras)

Con afecto,
R

1748. Hotel Las Salinas Costa Teguise Lanzarote
















Querida Lola,

"El arte no es un problema de inspiración sino de transpiración"
(Fernando Higueras)

Agradecido,
R

1679. Rapla KEK building, Rapla.





















Dear Uno,

This is one of the most recognizable and admired buildings
created by Toomas Rein, the Alvar Aalto from Estonia.

Regards,
R

841. Aerial view of the national Theatre and Festival Hall, London
















Dear Louise,

"I never separated my ideas about architecture from those
on the nature of cities which are there in time, have to
change and have to grow; architecture is in a sense a
microcosm of the city" (Denys Lasdun)

Warm regards,
R

720. Parliament Buildings, Wellington, New Zealand


Dear Isabella,

Scottish architect Basil Spence built the "Beehive" to house the executive wing of the New Zealand Parliament buildings in Wellington. Spence is also famous for having designed the extraordinary Coventry Cathedral in England.

Best regards.
R

340. Hotel Las Salinas. Lanzarote. Islas Canarias



Querida Elsa,

Láminas de agua, ramas de árboles que se rozan con la mano, la Alhambra de Granada, una gran cúpula abierta, jardín interior, oasis... Así es como Fernando imaginó el Hotel en Teguise.

Un abrazo.
R

241. Rotterdam. Centrale Bibliotheek


Dear Hans,

In the Rotterdam Central Library you can find besides
more than a million books, a library theatre that often
stages cabaret performances and literary activities, a
café-restaurant a, the Central Discotheque for CDs and
DVDs and the largest collection of books ‘about’ and
’by’ Erasmus in the world.

Cheers.
R