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hello, netherlands
i mentioned in my previous post that our studio took a sponsored trip out to the netherlands. we saw soooo many buildings and walked more than i thought was humanly possible. here are a few of my favorite moments from the trip.
the funen, de architekten cie
the colored glass on this housing project is beautiful. seeing it pass by your window at night as your train rumbles into centraal station is even better.
parkrand, mvrdv
mvrdv said an office tour wasn't possible, but offered a consolation prize of inviting our studio into one of their latest housing projects.
the elephants in the communal kids area were cute. they've got groove marks like they were made from cnc molds. does anyone know if this is really the case?
wozoco housing, mvrdv
to ms. miljacki (if you happen to read this) - when we visited here, i thought of a comment you made about the happy old man on the yellow balcony with his yellow umbrella.
educatorium, oma
utrecht library, wiel arets
if you go to the circulation desk, you can ask for a free bag. all of us in our studio got one. we resisted the temptation to wear the bags all on the same day.
kunsthal, oma
i found the large portrait amusing
when the studio portion of our trip ended, my studiomate and i traveled to belgium. super intense architecture sightseeing did not happen since we were honestly a little dutched-out - overloaded on cantilevers, bright colors, and boxes. some interesting moments from brugge/brussels:
buildings + cartoon murals = awesome
how do you knock down a building and prevent its neighboring structures from collapsing? with cool truss bracings
public art
we came back to the netherlands right before flying back to new york, and took an afternoon trip out to almere. such a weird place - nothing but shopping, housing, and lots of incredibly cold wind.
de kunstlinie, sanaa
all the glass makes this building incredibly difficult to photograph
bike racks in front of the transplanted museum de paviljoens
notice the sand inside!
i will end this post by saying our critics did a fantastic job researching places for us to sleep, eat, and see. poetically, we stayed in two hotels that were major departure points for dutch emigrants to sail off to new york -
lloyd hotel by mvrdv in amsterdam and
hotel new york in rotterdam.
our ta billy even made us a mini-guidebook filled with all the buildings our studio saw/tried to see. you too can make your own architectural guidebook from the website
www.mimoa.eu. something to get archinerdily excited about for the next time you travel.
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I love the elephants and especially love the smiley faces!
we need more cartoon murals in d.c.
wish i was there shmokin' some hash.
cold wind only??- lucky you didn't get the cold wind plus rain...thats holland.
I was in Spain for spring break and went to see Mirador by MVRDV. We were dying to go up into the void with the courtyard but security wouldnt let us in. He had heard the "architecture student story" before and would even take our bribes. We were bummed.
"public art" - its too bad we don't live in buildings that look like that!
Nice to know what 50k's a year in Columbia tuition buys you...a trip you could've taken on your own for less than 3 g's (including $18 bucks for a Lonely Planet travel guide).
chicarchitect
i think theres more to going to columbia then the trip you take in your final semester.
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