Tag: Architecture
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Dry stone walls
Dry stone walls You’ll find them everywhere. For thousands of years man has built walls and fences following the technique of searching, measuring, cutting, fitting and piling of stones. This is a wall in Brancion, a medieval village in Burgundy. In the back the castle of Brancion. Photo of the week: Brancion, France 2023
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Kunsthaus window
Kunsthaus window When taking in and digesting art works in a museum there is always a moment that I pass a window and look through it at the world outside with an art-infused eye. This time it happened in the Kunsthaus in Zürich. It was winter and it had snowed a bit. Photo of the…
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High five at the Arsenale
High five at the Arsenale Except for the time of the Biennales, the corner of Venice in which the Arsenale is situated is hardly touched by the mass of tourists. While between Rialto and San Marco the people inch forward in their thousands, the Arsenale remains deserted. Photos of the week: Arsenale, Venice, Italy 2022
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Not any window
Not any window Standing still near a window behind which you’ve spent part of your life. That’s what I’m doing here, in the garden of the oldest house of Vandoeuvres. It’s the small window of the outhouse on the right, between the two trees. It evokes memories of ten happy years with my companion and…
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Reflecting truth
Reflecting truth Behind this facade of glass and chrome steel plates hides the library of Freiburg university. What we see though is its reflected surroundings, among which the university collegiate building with its motto “Die Wahrheit wird euch freimachen” (The truth shall set you free). But beware: in large parts of the world telling the…
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Landesmuseum extension
Landesmuseum extension When extending an existing historical building with a new wing you can try to remain close to the style of the original or decide on a contrasting modern design. Christ & Gantenbein have chosen the last option for the new wing (2016) of the Swiss National Museum in Zürich. Fortunately, I would say,…
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The encounter
The encounter Two women, I presume, meet in the forest. The woman on the right looks shocked. Maybe she has just heard some terrible news from the other one. Or, maybe, she had not expected to see the other alive. “You here? I was told you had died!” Or maybe the other person has burned…
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Haus Konstruktiv
Haus Konstruktiv Museum in Zürich “für konstruktiv-konkrete und konzeptuelle Kunst”. In the stairwell, looking down: a nice play of lines, angles and light. And elsewhere in the straight-lined museum: the curves of Claudia Comte. Photo of the week: Museum Haus Konstruktiv, Zürich, Switzerland 2022
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Rhythmic enclosure
Rhythmic enclosure After six years and the hard work of 22000 labourers the Bara Imambara in Lucknow reached its completion in 1784. When visiting the monument don’t miss climbing up to the grand rooftop! Photo of the week: On the roof of Bara Imambara, Lucknow, India 2017
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Symbiosis
Symbiosis A rare case of nature copying architecture. Photo of the week: Asafi Masjid, Lucknow, India 2017
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