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21.01.2010, 21:25
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I was reading about this building recently: The Emergency Services Building in St Gallen, designed by Santiago Calatrava in 1998.
It looks like a giant venus flytrap. Apparently the roof is moveable. 
Calatrava also designed the Pfalzkeller entrance in the same city.   | | This user would like to thank Mel07 for this useful post: | |
21.01.2010, 23:56
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Our house in La Tour-de-Peilz. Believe it or not, built in the late 1960's!
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22.01.2010, 00:03
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For a railway signal tower - kinda funky - wouldn't want to me near it in an electrical storm though...  | | This user would like to thank Carlos R for this useful post: | |
22.01.2010, 00:38
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| Quote: | |  | | | Our house in La Tour-de-Peilz. Believe it or not, built in the late 1960's! | | | | | An interesting example of International style. In the line of the Glass House in Connecticut:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_House
Eventually, that style reached a dead end.
It always amazes me to see that those architects that design those extravagant and futuristic things quite often live in 200 year old houses.
There was the "case study houses" in California where experimental houses (in the International style) were built all over. I went to look at a bunch of them. Quite interesting. There was a backlash and now builders only build mock Mediterranean houses. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Case_Study_Houses
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22.01.2010, 00:50
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Yes, it is a pity you do not see many of these anymore, as I believe a transparent glass box blends into nature best as it almost becomes 'invisible'. Or, the panes mirror the outside, again, with the same effect.
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22.01.2010, 02:58
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| Quote: | | | | | Our house in La Tour-de-Peilz. Believe it or not, built in the late 1960's!
| | | | | Very nice HDR pictures by the way. Just the right dynamic range, not overdone.
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22.01.2010, 03:32
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| Quote: | | | | | An interesting example of International style. In the line of the Glass House in Connecticut:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_House
Eventually, that style reached a dead end.
It always amazes me to see that those architects that design those extravagant and futuristic things quite often live in 200 year old houses.
There was the "case study houses" in California where experimental houses (in the International style) were built all over. I went to look at a bunch of them. Quite interesting. There was a backlash and now builders only build mock Mediterranean houses.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Case_Study_Houses | | | | | Great house for exhibitionists.  | | This user would like to thank for this useful post: | |
22.01.2010, 10:01
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| Quote: | | | | | Our house in La Tour-de-Peilz. Believe it or not, built in the late 1960's! | | | | |
That is a fantastic house! I'm so jealous you get to live in it.
Do you know the who architect was?
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23.01.2010, 12:55
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Sorry Mel, didn't see your question. I believe it was a Rene Pythoud.
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23.01.2010, 13:05
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| Quote: | | | | | | | | | | "People who live in glass houses should make love in the basement." -- Anonymous
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24.01.2010, 23:10
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| Quote: | | | | | | | | | | Hmmm! Maybe it is time for Botta to retire... (especially after the horror he erected in Milan)
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25.01.2010, 06:23
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| Quote: | | | | | Hmmm! Maybe it is time for Botta to retire... (especially after the horror he erected in Milan) | | | | | No, no, no!! He's a genius, I tell you!! Who else could bring you such a magnificent bus stop?!?!?  | | The following 2 users would like to thank for this useful post: | |
25.01.2010, 07:06
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| Quote: | | | | | No, no, no!! He's a genius, I tell you!! Who else could bring you such a magnificent bus stop?!?!?
| | | | | That cannot be him! Where is the trademark round brick tower???
Just kidding. Yeah, his TPL structure is pretty interesting.
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31.05.2010, 15:06
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Has anyone else been to the new Rolex Learning Centre at EPFL yet? I was there yesterday and it is a beautiful building. I love the way the floor undulates and how you can see the entire interior from just about anywhere inside the building. And of course, how from above it looks like a giant slice of cheese.   |
15.06.2010, 14:13
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I love this house on Lake Lucerne by Philippe Stuebi. Built, believe it or not, 2005-07.
Groovy baby.   |
17.06.2010, 07:53
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The BIZ tower in Basel has a certain comedy value.... reminds me of a turd in progress... just like capitalism in fact ;-)  | | This user would like to thank lofty for this useful post: | |
17.06.2010, 19:27
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| Quote: | | | | | Has anyone else been to the new Rolex Learning Centre at EPFL yet? I was there yesterday and it is a beautiful building. I love the way the floor undulates and how you can see the entire interior from just about anywhere inside the building. And of course, how from above it looks like a giant slice of cheese. | | | | | Great looking building. I like the Swiss Cheese concept.  | Quote: | | | | | I love this house on Lake Lucerne by Philippe Stuebi. Built, believe it or not, 2005-07.
Groovy baby.
| | | | | Just need that big lottery win and I would be happy in a place like that  | | This user would like to thank Deep Purple for this useful post: | |
18.06.2010, 19:17
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My money is on the Google offices in Zurich. Not much from the outside but inside they are a treasure trove of adventures.
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19.06.2010, 00:09
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this is funny!
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