#modernarchitecture

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Neutra, acrylic on canvas 50 x 50cm.

#drone #droneinstagram #photo #photography #photooftheday #katowice #city #view #droneview #spodek #poland #ktw #skyscraper #modernarchitecture #architecture #buildings #center #dji #djispark #dronography (w: Katowice, Poland)

Feeling some serious #wanderlust this morning! I’d love to be sipping a glass of wine on the roof of #MuCEM, my favorite part of #Marseille (a city I honestly didn’t like much, but the stunning architecture and sweeping Mediterranean views from this museum rooftop bar remain a favorite). Tip: Walk across the pedestrian bridge from Fort St. Jean to land right at the peaceful rooftop bar (no museum admission required!) #travelblogger #francetravel #modernarchitecture #travel #tbt (at Mucem)

In contrast with its dark exterior, the interior of this family house in Xalapa, Mexico, by Mexico City based architects @lopezgonzalezmx is swathed in white plaster and light-toned wood finishes. From ceiling beams and wall panelling to both built-in and free-standing furniture, the extensive use of wood imbues the sparsely decorated rooms with warmth despite the minimalist interior design, as well as complements the verdant views and establishes a conversation with the surrounding landscape. Offering a striking contrast to both the wood-swathed interiors and green-rich vistas, the red-hued window frames provide vibrant accents, much like flowers in a meadow, further grounding the house into its lush setting.
Photography by @cesarbejarstudio.
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A Suburban House in Xalapa, Mexico, by Lopez Gonzalez Studio
https://www.yatzer.com/house-xalapa-lopez-gonzalez

#yatzer #yatzer_inspiration #architecture_hunter #architect #architecturephotography #architecturelovers #Mexico #archilife #minimalistinterior #minimalism #interiordesign #interiorinspo #interiordesigns #architektur #instaarchitecture #archiporn #modernarchitecture #architecturaldesign #amazingarchitecture #architecturehunter #passionforarchitecture #shelves #shelvesdesign #shelvesdecor #windowframes (at Xalapa, Mexico)
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Located in a leafy suburb in Xalapa, a city in east-central Mexico, this family house by Mexico City-based architects @lopezgonzalezmx stands out amid the lush vegetation in its stark form and charcoal hue. Astutely modern in design, conceived as a monolithic cubic volume punctured by an irregular composition of red-framed windows, the house nevertheless harmoniously integrates into its natural setting, courtesy of its rock-like dark exterior and jagged roof line. Inside, a minimalist aesthetic and muted colour palette allows the verdant views to take centre stage while a spacious courtyard and scenic roof terrace further enhance the property’s connection with nature.
Photography by @cesarbejarstudio.
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A Suburban House in Xalapa, Mexico, by Lopez Gonzalez Studio
https://www.yatzer.com/house-xalapa-lopez-gonzalez

#yatzer #yatzer_inspiration #architecture_hunter #architect #architecturephotography #architecturelovers #Mexico #archilife #minimalistinterior #minimalism #interiordesign #interiorinspo #interiordesigns #architektur #instaarchitecture #archiporn #modernarchitecture #patio #livingroomdesign #concrete #terracedesign #architecturaldesign #amazingarchitecture #architecturehunter #passionforarchitecture #architecturegram #courtyard (at Xalapa, Mexico)
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Located in the historic centre of #Shenyang, an expansive metropolis in northeastern China, LOVIVO Gallery stands out against the age-old environs thanks to its futuristic, high tech-inflected interior design. Commissioned by a technology company to design a gallery space and employee lounge within their office building, Shenyang-based architecture practice BAICAI Design have drawn inspiration from the paradigm shifting potential that high-tech companies promise to create a series of spaces that defy expectations. Combining the idea of the matrix with the concepts of infinity, weightlessness and ambiguity, the architects have dematerialised the spatial experience urging visitors to explore the premises and by extension think about the infinite possibilities that the future holds.
Photography by Topia Vision.
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A Gallery in Shenyang Embraces Infinity, Weightlessness and Ambiguity for a Dematerialized Spatial Experience
https://www.yatzer.com/lovivo-gallery

#yatzer #yatzer_inspiration #futuristic #gallery #galleryspace #employeelounge #officebuilding #architecture_hunter #architect #interiordesign #architecturephotography #architecturelovers #architettura #archilife #architektur #instaarchitecture #archiporn #modernarchitecture #архитектура #arquitectura #建筑设计 #architecturaldesign #amazingarchitecture #arquiteturaresidencial #architecturehunter #passionforinterior #arquiteturaeinteriores #interiors #designmatters (at China)
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Located amid lush, rolling hills sprinkled with forest groves in the outskirts of Campinas, a colonial-era city near Sao Paulo, Brazil, Bela Vista House enjoys, as its name suggests, quite the view. Brazilian practice Bernardes Arquitetura @bernardesarq has taken advantage of the pristine location and designed a house that marvels in its architectural and landscaping scope. The low-slung building, which takes the form of a concrete podium partly built into the hillside with a slender glass pavilion sitting on top, incorporates planted roof sections, gardens and an expansive infinity pool, wholeheartedly embracing the tropical nature in modernist discretion.
Photography by @fernandogguerra.
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A Modernist House in Brazil Discretely Embraces the Surrounding Tropical Nature
https://www.yatzer.com/bela-vista-house

#yatzer #yatzer_inspiration #saopaulo #brazil #lascampinas #architect #architecturephotography #architecturelovers #architettura #archilife #architektur #instaarchitecture #archiporn #modernarchitecture #архитектура #arquitectura #建筑设计 #architecturaldesign #amazingarchitecture #arquiteturaresidencial #architecturehunter #arquiteturaeinteriores #architecturegram #architecture_hunter #belavista (at São Paulo, Brazil)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CUZGcvcKD7N/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#mkelove #MKE #modernarchitecture #Summerviews #viewsfromabike #NorthwesternMutual #LocalArt #MilwaukeeArt #Milwaukee #WisconsinArtist #Lightrays #QuarantineCrew #Springtimevibes #Spring2020 #ForYouPage #Photooftheday #Photographyoftheday #Gina (en Milwaukee Downtown)
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Blue Folding Epoch #JohnZoller Acrylic on canvas 48 x 48 inches #painting #paintings #artdaily #artworks #artworld #moma #modernhome #modernarchitecture #fineart #artadvisor #elledecor #decor #luxurydecor #luxury #luxurylifestyle #luxurylife #artlove #artcollecting #homedecor #homedecoration #aspen #palmbeachflorida #palmsprings #lajolla #miamiartbasel #wynwood #miamidesigndistrict #dallasdesigndistrict #nycart (at Miami, Florida)
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Is this the future or the past? #dystopian #fictionorreallity #pastpresentorfuture #weliveinbetween #ifweliveatall #decay #graffiti #nature #planetarium #museum #modernarchitecture #fromthepast #plovdiv (at Регионален природонаучен музей Пловдив)
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Maison du Brésil, designed by Le Corbusier and Lucio Costa in the “betón brut” style in the City Universitaire complex of central Paris, 1957.
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#maisonbresil #maisonbrésil #lecorbusier #luciocosta #bretonbrut #brutalistarchitecture #concretearchitecture #modernarchitecture #modernism #polychrome #primarycolors #rawelements
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arquigraph:

Concrete Is Beautiful

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Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oíza:

Torres Blancas, 1961 –1968 

This is a gem of Spanish Architecture, probably one of the best examples of organicist architecture in the late decades. The architect had the thesis to provoke, as he described: “..to enhance harmony between human and nature with an organic building inspired by trees, where every neighbor could see flowers independently the floor level of the tower..”  

Designed in 1961 by Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oíza, built in four years (1964-1968) with Juan Duarte as property developer, Carlos Fernández Casado and Javier Manterola, as engineers. 

Passionate people, architects and future ones, come to Madrid and visit this building at least once in your lifetime.

Seguir leyendo

Remember the work of Sáenz de Oíza (1918-2018) on his 100th aniversary.

and more about Oiza’s thoughts:The parallelism between the nervous system of human beings and a climate control system  + 

Architecture & Politics

Jose Luis Sert : Former US Embassy in Baghdad 1955-1959 

· Today abandoned ·

This is how a masterpiece of avant-garde architecture with Spanish signature has been abandoned due to political disagreements since late 1960s till now. 

Although the pictures above were taken in 2011, the complex was bombed in 2003 by US army, now is closed, abandoned and surrounded by tall cement walls, withouth a legal owner. 

The late years it has been recognized by DOCOMOMO as a modern architectural building complex in danger.  

Architects: Pedro Azara from UPC (Barcelona) and Ghada Siliq from (Bahgdad) have informed this situation through a range of research articles on the web, thanks to them and all  you people interested on architectural heritage and building preservation.

Let’s go to the facts known:

70s. After US Embassy left the headquarters in 1968 due to political disagreements, Iraqi government decided to move there the headquarters of Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

80′s. Later, in eighties the Building complex changed owners and happens to be the Headquarters of Intelligence Services for Saddam Hussein Government. 

Fortunately, the architects which assesored the president achieved the managment and the work of Sert haven’t suffer important modifications, it remained in good condition and well preserved until 2003,

2003. Time that US army bombed the former embassy of their own country, crazy.. After that, the building began its decay. After the zone was bombed, the location has become a restricted  area (called ‘green area’) in Baghdad. Meanwhile US embassy continued using the building as a secondary dwelling while they raised their new embassy headquarters. 

2010. The US embassy finally returned the headquarters to the Iraqi government which transferred the property to the Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq, later accused of terrorism. He fled to Iraqi Kurdistan. Since then, the property remains in a legal limbo. 

2017. HOPE. Although there were signs of an attempt to preserve one of the best works of Spanish Architect, Jose Luis Sert, today we have any news about, waiting hopefully can be solved soon.

Certainly, there are lot of buildings and architectures around the world that have never been given the recognition it deserves, also it’s worrying how buildings are sometimes wrongly judged by population as a mere [overrated or underestimated] Symbol instead to value them as an architectural work, its contribution through history and how affects to people’s lives. 

The articles below worth to read. 

2008 Recinto de la embajada americana en Bagdad (1955-1959). José Luis Sert EN - ES +

2011. ‘Former American Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq designed by Jose Luis Sert 1957-59: A ruin that nobody wants’. An article written  by Pedro Azara (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. BarcelonaTech [UPC]. EN +

2011. Josép Lluis Sert: Antigua embajada norteamericana en Bagdad (1957),hoy ES +

 2013. Una historia de la antigua sede de la embajada norteamericana en Bagdad (Iraq), de José-Luis Sert (1955-1957) ES +

images: Taken by Ghada Siliq. Baghdad. (2011)

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Jose Luis Sert was the first architect of Spanish avant-garde, Apostle of rationalism in Spain, dean of architecture at Harvard for almost two decades. Sert was a man full of contradictions, a free verse in a world dominated by serial production.

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documental: Josep Lluís Sert: un sueño nómada  + 

Some interesting Thai modern architecture at a temple in Lamet, Thailand
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#SuanMokkh #thaiarchitecture #modernarchitecture #thaidesign #modernart #mural #thailand #thailandtourism #thailanddesign #thailandarchitecture #worldexplorer #solotravel #budgettravel #luxurytravel #luxurytraveladvisor #meditation #asiatravel #visitthailand #secretthailand #brutalism #brutalist (at Thailand)
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Vintage Cadillac Coupe de Ville (1957), at the Country Club Estates (designed by A. Quincy Jones, 1965) … see more like this at Modtraveler.net

#palmsprings #modernism #desertmodern #socal #midcentury #coachellavalley #midcenturymodern #midcenturystyle #archdaily #architect #archilovers #architecture #vintage #midcenturydesign #modernarchitecture #retro #modern #arquitectura #modernistarchitecture #modtraveler #palmspringslife #palmspringsliving #palmspringstyle #carsofpalmsprings #57cadillac #vintagecar #classiccars (at Palm Springs, California)
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Κλην φασάντ (at Εθνικό Ιδρυμα Ερευνών)