More Building Fun for Blowhard, Esq.

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Fenster

Fenster writes:

It’s kind of hard to tell the intentional from the accidental.

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8 Responses to More Building Fun for Blowhard, Esq.

  1. Blowhard, Esq.'s avatar Blowhard, Esq. says:
    September 6, 2012 at 3:46 am

    Those are great, telling montages.

    The top one is Gehry’s building in Las Vegas, isn’t it? I’m gonna be there the next few days. If I have the time, I’ll make my way over there for some pics.

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  2. Faunafrailty (LT) (@faunafrailty)'s avatar Faunafrailty (LT) (@faunafrailty) says:
    September 6, 2012 at 4:10 am

    Just visited the EMP museum in Seattle. Obnoxious, but goes nicely with the color blast from the Chihuly Museum next door. And I love that they made a tunnel for the Monorail. http://www.guerrillacandy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/emp1.jpg The Dancing House in Prague is silly, too. http://www.achievement.org/achievers/geh0/large/geh0-030.jpg

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  3. Paleo Retiree's avatar Paleo Retiree says:
    September 6, 2012 at 3:54 pm

    Funny juxtapositions.

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  4. Sir Barken Hyena's avatar Sir Barken Hyena says:
    September 6, 2012 at 6:19 pm

    Gehry’s buildings look unsafe to me.

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  5. Glynn Marshes's avatar Glynn Marshes says:
    September 7, 2012 at 12:55 am

    lol, excellent!!!

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  6. Manolo Shoeblogger (@ShoeBlogger)'s avatar Manolo Shoeblogger (@ShoeBlogger) says:
    September 7, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    Once again, the Manolo makes reference to the greatest philosopher of the past 100 years…

    “Modern architecture knows how to erect industrial shacks, but it does not succeed in building either a palace or a temple. This century will leave behind only the tire-tracks of the transports it employed in the service of our most sordid greed.”
    ~ Don Colacho

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  7. Fenster's avatar Fenster says:
    September 7, 2012 at 5:27 pm

    Another semi-relevant quote:

    “I don’t care if they want to build those boring glass boxes, but why do they always deposit that little turd in the plaza when they leave?”

    James Wines

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