tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18059304.post114235963253769611..comments2010-11-20T02:12:35.879-05:00Comments on RFD: PastimeDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10049594094112659236noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18059304.post-1142528281380162352006-03-16T11:58:00.000-05:002006-03-16T11:58:00.000-05:00I'm not overly familiar with those two Frank Lloyd...I'm not overly familiar with those two Frank Lloyd Wright houses you mentioned, but they kind of overlap the complexity photo, and I needed to use that particular picture in order to get that architect represented. The photos I posted were projects or architects renowned for their consistent/novel use of concrete. Wright isn't really the first guy you think of for concrete, and it seems to me that the details he liked were more easily (and more often) done in other materials like stamped copper or wood. I can't imagine the skill and patience required to build the forms that produced <A HREF="http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/flw/hollyhock06.jpg" REL="nofollow">this</A>.<BR/><BR/><BR/>You've got the first three projects right; architects were Paul Rudolph (Brutalism!), Eero Saarinen, and Harry Weese. The second trio is a monastery by Le Corbusier, a museum by Louis Kahn, and a tomb by Carlo Scarpa. All were built between 1920-1970.<BR/><BR/>Apologies for the mini-lectures, but hey, this is my thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18059304.post-1142469127963409802006-03-15T19:32:00.000-05:002006-03-15T19:32:00.000-05:00Very nice examples of good uses of concrete. I th...Very nice examples of good uses of concrete. I think I recognize some:<BR/>1 - Yale School of Architecture?<BR/>2 - TWA Terminal, JFK<BR/>3 - Washington Metro (Either the Archives or Mt Vernon Square station)<BR/>4 - ?<BR/>5 - ?<BR/>6 - ?<BR/><BR/>I'm surprised you didn't use Hollyhock House or La Miniatura as examples. Or maybe you did, I and didn't recognize them.<BR/><BR/>I agree - get me a foot long and a drink, and almost any stadium is good enough.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10049594094112659236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18059304.post-1142466650225526212006-03-15T18:50:00.000-05:002006-03-15T18:50:00.000-05:00I love concrete, but for "commodity" buildings it ...I love concrete, but for "commodity" buildings it rarely works very well. Works great for museums and art galleries, not so great for secondary schools and apartment buildings. Or stadiums. It requires more design attention and maintenance than it is likely to get in this DC project.<BR/><BR/>Concrete can be used to impart...<BR/>brute strength:<BR/>http://libraries.mit.edu/rvc/kidder/kjpegs/C0752-039.jpg<BR/>sensuality:<BR/>http://static.flickr.com/28/44360811_8c59550775.jpg<BR/>order:<BR/>http://www.usc.edu/dept/architecture/gesundheit/lee/dc/metro.jpg<BR/>timelessness:<BR/>http://data.greatbuildings.com/gbc/images/cid_2463890.jpg<BR/>refinement:<BR/>http://www.normanmcgrath.com/images/zooms/003_disc2.jpg<BR/>or complexity:<BR/>http://www.figure-ground.com/travel/tomba_brion/0029.jpg<BR/><BR/>(How many of these buildings can you ID?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18059304.post-1142459465111460902006-03-15T16:51:00.000-05:002006-03-15T16:51:00.000-05:00I think having the stadium built with concrete is ...I think having the stadium built with concrete is horrible. I can't stand concrete buildings, only becuase they look like crap after a couple years.<BR/>I do agree, it should only be two levels. But then they make more money with three. As long as they have hots and beer, I will be happy!kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08878610410872804907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18059304.post-1142374629548926342006-03-14T17:17:00.000-05:002006-03-14T17:17:00.000-05:00Also worth noting that team defense for the USA is...Also worth noting that team defense for the USA is capital-A Awful. The team was assembled to try and bludgeon opponents with offense...though Clemens is an okay guy to have pitching for you, I guess.<BR/><BR/>Defensively for USA, Michael Young at 2b/ss, Chipper Jones at 3b, and (though I hesitate to say it) Ken Griffey Jr. in CF, are each among the worst fielders at their position in the majors. And SS Derek Jeter might be too, depending on who you ask.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com