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 Feb 21 2011, 04:49 PM
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Prompted by the challenge to discuss something that is neither political nor allotmentological I would welcome thoughts on the architecture of Antoni Gaudi.
This is the kind of thing:  Passion facade of the Sagrada Familia.  Dragon gate at the main entrance to Finca Güell.  Roof of the Casa Batllo. English it isn't. I do love Gaudi's architecture, and I wonder why that is. I love how brave and unconventional it seems, and yet paradoxically it's rooted in tradition. The dragon gate is an outrageous piece of art but it's a story from clasical greek, the colours and patterns of the tiles really are gaudy but there's a strong Moorish influence there, and the catenary and parabolic arches are self-conscious yet optimally functional. I find it liberating and joyful, what victorian seaside towns would have looked like if the Victroians weren't so repressed. I don't want marshal paving, fence panels, and double glazing, I want some Gaudi. -------------------- Right an injustice - give Simon Kirby his allotment back!
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Feb 21 2011, 05:09 PM
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Nice to look at & the Sagrada Familia is a hoot to climb around in, but I wouldn't want to live in one.
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Feb 21 2011, 05:52 PM
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Feb 21 2011, 05:55 PM
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Feb 21 2011, 05:59 PM
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QUOTE (NWNREADER @ Feb 21 2011, 05:52 PM)  Oi, this is about Gaudi, not Garvie. It's the naughty chair for you. 
-------------------- Right an injustice - give Simon Kirby his allotment back!
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Feb 21 2011, 07:53 PM
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I like the cranes in the first one, we should get some of those in Newbury.
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Feb 21 2011, 08:19 PM
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QUOTE (user23 @ Feb 21 2011, 07:53 PM) I like the cranes in the first one, we should get some of those in Newbury. Unlike Norman Foster he didn't intend the cranes to be part of the building, it's just taken a bit of time to finish - builders, eh? -------------------- Right an injustice - give Simon Kirby his allotment back!
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Feb 21 2011, 08:25 PM
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QUOTE (Simon Kirby @ Feb 21 2011, 04:49 PM) Prompted by the challenge to discuss something that is neither political nor allotmentological I would welcome thoughts on the architecture of Antoni Gaudi. This is the kind of thing: Passion facade of the Sagrada Familia. Dragon gate at the main entrance to Finca Güell. Roof of the Casa Batllo. English it isn't. I do love Gaudi's architecture, and I wonder why that is. I love how brave and unconventional it seems, and yet paradoxically it's rooted in tradition. The dragon gate is an outrageous piece of art but it's a story from clasical greek, the colours and patterns of the tiles really are gaudy but there's a strong Moorish influence there, and the catenary and parabolic arches are self-conscious yet optimally functional. I find it liberating and joyful, what victorian seaside towns would have looked like if the Victroians weren't so repressed. I don't want marshal paving, fence panels, and double glazing, I want some Gauid. Won't see one of those in Newbury will we? Griffin has only got one picture and it is one of a glorified wooden pigeon loft that all the new buildings seem to be a version of. -------------------- Vexatious Candidate?
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Feb 21 2011, 08:48 PM
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QUOTE (user23 @ Feb 21 2011, 07:53 PM) I like the cranes in the first one, we should get some of those in Newbury. Not many in this country. Often see herons around Frilsham. |
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Feb 21 2011, 09:43 PM
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It'll be nice when it's finished
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Feb 22 2011, 01:06 PM
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QUOTE (Cognosco @ Feb 21 2011, 08:25 PM) Won't see one of those in Newbury will we? Griffin has only got one picture and it is one of a glorified wooden pigeon loft that all the new buildings seem to be a version of. You'll be sorry you said that when we become the first entirely timber-clad town this side of Toronto! -------------------- Newbury's #1 ill-informed internet poster
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