The Architecture Thread

[Rigatoni]

Hey look @Anthony7 your favorite thread is back!

Jennie, stop being awesome.

Those are pretty cool, I have to find some more interesting buildings to post.

 

[LadyOfMystery]

Jennie, stop being awesome.

Those are pretty cool, I have to find some more interesting buildings to post.

Yes you do! Go now! Go find them!

 

[Rigatoni]

Yes you do! Go now! Go find them!

There's too many awesome architectures! How will I ever decide which ones to post?

 

[LadyOfMystery]

There's too many awesome architectures! How will I ever decide which ones to post?

*Points to one* Pick that one!

 

[Rigatoni]

Art Deco it is! That's actually one of my favorite substyles of modernism.

 

[LadyOfMystery]

Ooh out of those first 4 I would have to say the bottom right is my favorite.

 

[LadyOfMystery]

 

[Rigatoni]

Very cool I love that 2nd building, it almost looks like it was faceted or something.

 

[LadyOfMystery]

With this post I thought I'd pick out a few female architects!
Lina Bo Bardi:

Maya Lin:

 

[MehGuy]

With this post I thought I'd pick out a few female architects!

Lol, you should have just posted pictures of piles of rubble..

 

[LadyOfMystery]

Lol, you should have just posted pictures of piles of rubble..

No no no, I'm saving that for some kind of man holiday. I wonder if there's a National Man's Day....

 

[LadyOfMystery]

I googled, there is. But you'll have to wait awhile, it's in Nov.

 

[MehGuy]

I googled, there is. But you'll have to wait awhile, it's in Nov.

Think you'll be drown out by all the angry feminists. Lol.

 

[LadyOfMystery]

Today I'm loving these:

 

[LadyOfMystery]

Question: Are buildings like the ones below considered "architecture" or are they just old run down buildings?

 

[Rigatoni]

Question: Are buildings like the ones below considered "architecture" or are they just old run down buildings?

In some of my classes, we were taught the Vitruvian definition of architecture, which is: Firmness, Commodity and Delight. A worn look might still be considered delightful in some cases.

As for these buildings, some of them don't seem structurally sound (Firmness), they don't serve a purpose anymore (Commodity) and might not be considered "delightful", so I don't think they qualify.

 

[LadyOfMystery]

In some of my classes, we were taught the Vitruvian definition of architecture, which is: Firmness, Commodity and Delight. A worn look might still be considered delightful in some cases.

As for these buildings, some of them don't seem structurally sound (Firmness), they don't serve a purpose anymore (Commodity) and might not be considered "delightful", so I don't think they qualify.

What abouttttt

 

[Rigatoni]

What abouttttt

Now THAT's architecture.

How about, Minimalism?

 

[LadyOfMystery]

Is this minimalist?

 

[Rigatoni]

Is this minimalist?

I think so