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Worry not!! I am dead nor injured. I am dealing with an architectural overdose. The trainride through Europe was just too exhausting, but I am back in my beloved London in one piece. Starting tomorrow I'll post some of the buildings I've visited which were wonderful and some which were a big disappointment. For those of you who got to travel this …
Mister Buckminster 2009-07-15 21:01:00
This summer I'm doing London to Porto and back by train . I have no plan or reservations, only a interrail trainpass for Europe. I left yesterday and arrived in Brussels today, but way too tired to post the pictures I took this far. I think I'll stay tomorrow and then head to Paris...very excited about visiting the Sainte Chappelle. I'll keep you …
Mister Buckminster 2009-07-12 08:54:00
I've had it with Modernism for a while!The Santa Maria dei Miracoli (1489) by Renaissance Master Pietro Lombardo (1435-1515) is one of the finest examples of Venetian Renaissance architecture.The facade is lavishly decorated with polychrome marbles and the interior is dominated by an ornamental marble stair which features exquisite reliefs, mostly also by Lombardo and his sons. For those who are going to Venice this …
Mister Buckminster 2009-07-08 21:31:00
Casa Rotunda a Stabio (1982) by Mario Botta (1943)All the pics you want are here [image here]
Mister Buckminster 2009-07-06 18:34:00
I once applied for a job at the Taller de Arquitectura and Mr. Ricardo Bofill (1939) never even bothered to answer my letter. I am still a bit pissed off at him about that, but I can not deny that I am a sucker for his (especially early) works. If I were to choose one, I'd go with Xanadu (1968-1971).
Mister Buckminster 2009-07-04 11:42:00
Been away for a while because of doctorate research, but I'm back. Josep Lluis Sert's (1902-83) Miró Foundation (1975) in Barcelona. I visited this building when I was about 15 years old and its one of the main reasons I went on to become an architect. The picture above shows Miro and Sert discussing the building in Barcelona in 1977. [image credits at …
Mister Buckminster 2009-06-21 19:25:00
Ernö Goldfinger's (1902-1987) Trellick Tower (1972). Greatly influenced by Le Corbusier, it is simultaneously cherished as a pure example of Brutalist excellence and rejected as ugly and unfriendly, epitomizing the downfall of Modernism.I am with the former. [images here and here]
Mister Buckminster 2009-06-17 18:38:00
Competition completed. I reckon you will agree this is a more-than-worthy come-back project.Berthold Lubetkin's (1901-1990) Penguin Pool at London Zoo (1934). [image credits here and here]
Mister Buckminster 2009-06-08 21:10:00
I will not be able to post this week due to a competition deadline (I'm not very good at time management). In the meantime I leave you with this overview which was put together at USC.The painting is Pope Julius II ordering Bramante, Michelangelo and Raphael to construct the Vatican and St. Peters (1827) by Horace Vernet (1789-1863).It seemed quite appropriate for the occasion.
Mister Buckminster 2009-06-06 21:37:00
I know it took a while but FINALLY, the long-awaited Mister Buckminster Bookstore is online!! Look for the link on the sidebar for our favorite books on architecture and urbanism. Enjoy and feel free to contact us to suggest additions.Greets, Cedric.
Mister Buckminster 2009-06-04 18:24:00
I tend to easily forget how much I enjoy Gothic Cathedrals. Lincoln Cathedral (1280). I have always held and am prepared against all evidence to maintain that the cathedral of Lincoln is out and out the most precious piece of architecture in the British Isles and roughly speaking worth any two other cathedrals we have. -- John Ruskin [Image credits here and here] …
Mister Buckminster 2009-06-03 18:46:00
The Hadrinaeum (139) or Castel Sant'Angelo was commissioned and designed by Emperor Hadrian (76-138) as his mausoleum, but wasn't completed until one year after his death by Antonius Pius (86-161). After the sixth century the Castel Sant'Angelo became a Papal fortress, which was linked to the Vatican through a passetto or corridor in the thirteenth century. The imperial mortuary chamber lies at …
Mister Buckminster 2009-06-02 18:54:00
Back from Germany a day later than expected, got great Mies pics but i'm saving them for Buckminster Knows # 100. For today I have something else in mind, Konstantin Melnikov's (1890-1974) Melnikov House (1929). I'm sure you've seen it before, as it has been published numerously. The house/atelier consists of two interlocking white cylinders, with walls pierced by dozens of hexagonal …
Mister Buckminster 2009-05-28 19:39:00
I'll be in Germany for the week-end to check out Mies, but no worries!! Back on monday with lots of new stuff...
Mister Buckminster 2009-05-26 20:02:00
The Rothko Chapel (1971), which is (in Europe at least), virtually unknown to the average architect, was designed by Philip Johnson (1906-2005) and was meant as a spiritual place of worship and reflection for all denominations. The artist Mark Rothko (1903-1970), who was commissioned a series of canvases for the new chapel, was to work closely with Johnson to create a …
Mister Buckminster 2009-05-25 18:45:00
A masterpiece of 18th century urbanism. John Wood the Younger's (1728-82) Royal Crescent (1774) in Bath. Everything you need to know and see here. [image credits here and here]
Mister Buckminster 2009-05-24 07:13:00
50th Buckminster Knows, we made it this far!! A big THANK YOU to all the loyal readers and to the Mister Buckminster-team who have assisted me with their sharp contributions... Three months have passed since we first started this project -blood, sweat and tears- and, now more than ever, we believe many (young) architects still lack the knowledge to understand the …
Mister Buckminster 2009-05-19 18:30:00
I reckon the pics speak for themselves, John Lautner's (1911-1994) Arango house (1973)...[image credits here and here]
Mister Buckminster 2009-05-17 17:17:00
Jefferson's Monticello (1782) (little mountain in Italian) is one of the great presidential residences even though it was built before Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was elected the third president of the United States of America. Monticello was built and remodeled over 58 years, starting in 1768. This residence is situated on top of a grassy peak and Jefferson, who was a self-taught architect and a great …
Mister Buckminster 2009-05-14 17:24:00
The Denver Art Museum (1971) is the only North-American building by Gio Ponti (1891-1979). It is wrongly dubbed The Castle on the assumption that it's modeled after a medieval fortress. Actually, the building takes its cue from Italian churches such as the thirteenth-century basilica of San Francesco in Assisi. The tiles on the façade, also designed by Ponti, give the odd but charming building …
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