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simples

a-f...i am really intrigued by that building...great proportions...however, i propose the elimination of "this might be too easy, but..." from the beginning of any posts here...it makes me feel so stupid!!! that building does seem either mediterranean or latin-american...

p2an...i got a kick out of the richard rogers' parents house...1968...those must be some cool parents...

Jan 9, 08 4:12 pm  · 
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a-f

yep, spain it is!

Jan 9, 08 4:31 pm  · 
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a-f

And I won't use that slightly patronizing prefix again. I'm sorry!

Jan 9, 08 4:34 pm  · 
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a-f

Not even any guesses? Ok, maybe you recognize this project by the same architect:

Jan 10, 08 1:32 pm  · 
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poncedeleonel

i'm guessing madrid because of the buses... ...is this a research fcility of some sort?

Jan 10, 08 3:02 pm  · 
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poncedeleonel

oh wait, nm
diff. bdg, same firm... ....doh.

Jan 10, 08 3:02 pm  · 
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simples

second building looks like a school, with rooftop basketball courts...in spain...and i still got nothing...

Jan 10, 08 3:10 pm  · 
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poncedeleonel

good call on the school... ...still stumped as well....

Jan 10, 08 3:10 pm  · 
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phuyaké

its Alejandro de la Sota

Jan 10, 08 3:15 pm  · 
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phuyaké

the first: Gobierno Civil de Tarragona (63)
the second: Maravillas College Gymnasium (61), perhaps more recognizable from it's interior structure:

Jan 10, 08 3:23 pm  · 
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poncedeleonel

well, that would have done it for sure. Interesting to see some different shots of these buildings, i.e., not the money shots.

Jan 10, 08 3:26 pm  · 
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simples

i was guessing that first project was mid to early 70's...another page says it was completed in '54...good stuff...nice pick...

Jan 10, 08 3:27 pm  · 
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phuyaké

yeah i got 54-63.. so 54 might be design start.. who knows. I had never seen the Gobierno, good choice a-f... doing some more research makes me realize I really need to get a Sota book, amazing body of work.

I'll post another one in a few.

Jan 10, 08 3:30 pm  · 
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phuyaké

next:



Jan 10, 08 4:15 pm  · 
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holz.box

yikes...

i like the interior but can't identify with the exterior...

Jan 10, 08 4:28 pm  · 
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AP

some crazy northern european thing?

Jan 10, 08 4:37 pm  · 
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phuyaké

same region, slightly later time period then a-f's entry..

haha... i'll agree about the exterior, but i like this exuberant interpretation (or ignoring) of the traditional religious architecture in the area.

Jan 10, 08 4:42 pm  · 
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poncedeleonel

by region, do you mean iberian, from near tarragona, south european? It might give too much of a hint, but i'm not sure exaclty what you mean ;)

Jan 10, 08 6:09 pm  · 
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phuyaké

yeah that was broad; it's in central spain.

Jan 10, 08 6:17 pm  · 
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poncedeleonel

ok, got it!

Pozuelo de Alarcon, Madrid

alberto campo baeza

Jan 10, 08 6:21 pm  · 
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poncedeleonel

... i think

.boy today is too much coffee day.

Jan 10, 08 6:22 pm  · 
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poncedeleonel

parroquia nuestra senora de cana

in pozuelo de alarcon...

Jan 10, 08 6:25 pm  · 
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poncedeleonel

Fernando Diaz Higueraz, architect?

Jan 10, 08 6:37 pm  · 
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phuyaké

right church.. wrong architect...

Jan 10, 08 6:38 pm  · 
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holz.box

phew, if baeza did that there would be an architect assasinated tonight...

Jan 10, 08 6:38 pm  · 
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phuyaké

ahh there you go fernando higueras it is

Jan 10, 08 6:38 pm  · 
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poncedeleonel

yeah, sorry bout the baeza ref, definitely too much coffee today; I'll post one when I get home, and have more of my books to reference. Wouldn' want to give an easy one out...

Jan 10, 08 6:42 pm  · 
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phuyaké

a little late in his career as well (church is 1997). I give him credit for having one of the best self portraits ever on his casa Lucio Munoz:



ha holz you really weren't feeling that one were you? I just like the mc escher vault set up.

poncedeleonel you're up

Jan 10, 08 6:44 pm  · 
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holz.box

nah, the interior looked interesting, the vault is incredible, but the exterior is hurting and i've admired baeza from day one, if he was doing that i'd probably cry. that self portrait is rather roark-ian

Jan 10, 08 6:57 pm  · 
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poncedeleonel

ok, here it is...

{img}http://www.flickr.com/photos/leonizzy/2183766993/{/img}

holler if you need a hint, or more photos.

Jan 10, 08 9:00 pm  · 
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poncedeleonel

damn!

Jan 10, 08 9:01 pm  · 
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poncedeleonel

well, this time i can't blame it on the coffee:



let's see if i got this right

Jan 10, 08 9:05 pm  · 
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poncedeleonel

...aaaaand a smaller version of the image.

Jan 10, 08 9:07 pm  · 
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poncedeleonel

oy vey!
well, i guess landscape photos need to be tiny:

Jan 10, 08 9:09 pm  · 
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poncedeleonel

oh, come on!

one last time...

Jan 10, 08 9:13 pm  · 
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THuh

ok, wow....that's funny......but I have no clue.......it's a bit small...just messin'

Jan 10, 08 9:24 pm  · 
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poncedeleonel

yeah...it's iberian, yet again.

here's one from the ground floor; not very different, but i'm not giving it away just yet:

Jan 10, 08 9:35 pm  · 
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somebody who's learned some tricks from siza...

Jan 11, 08 7:17 am  · 
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dierxap

RCR? off the top of my head...I will do a little looking now.

Jan 11, 08 8:56 am  · 
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poncedeleonel

Not RCR...
He may have learned some tricks from Siza and his work, but does not fit into the Porto school.

Jan 11, 08 9:41 am  · 
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simples

dammit...i've seen this before...c'mon brain!!!

it does look like a baeza project...a winery...but i don't think it's it...



ps. the baeza brick mistake literally made me "gasp"

Jan 11, 08 9:45 am  · 
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simples

but then again...how many ways are there to design the exterior a long slender minimal while box (ps. i love long slender minimal white boxes!)

Jan 11, 08 9:46 am  · 
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poncedeleonel

yeah, the baeza thing was a major fart; i hope i'm making up for it now, hehe.
Not baeza either, definitely not a winery. It's in the middle of a city, a capital.

Jan 11, 08 9:48 am  · 
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its Souta de Moura

Jan 11, 08 12:19 pm  · 
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poncedeleonel

nope
right country

Jan 11, 08 12:21 pm  · 
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hmmm well then I'd say either Aires Mateus or Caravlaho Arajuo

Jan 11, 08 12:25 pm  · 
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poncedeleonel

nope
keep crossing them off

Jan 11, 08 12:25 pm  · 
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holz.box

p&r arquitectos?

Jan 11, 08 12:36 pm  · 
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phuyaké

I'm gonna say ARX Arquitectos if Holz's isn't correct.

Jan 11, 08 12:41 pm  · 
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AP

Adalberto Dias?

Jan 11, 08 12:42 pm  · 
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