Religious architecture edition
>Discuss urban developement, design, planning, urbanization, growth and future of cities, urban life style etc. All discussions about architecture, it's impact on daily life, trends(both historical and contemporary), new projects and anything related to architecture in general, are welcomed here aswell.
>Post pics of cities, urban areas, buildings, physical structures, infrastructure also construction sites and renders. Comment and rate.
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>>60538106
stop posting
![toronto-university-ave-looking-north[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/UxC7PoF.jpg "toronto-university-ave-looking-north[1].jpg")
So what's the final standings for the skyline contest?
Also, Toronto.
>>60538808
toronto is sexy
>tfw the eternal anglo stole this qt gothic church from us
>tfw the northern isles will never be norwegian again
>>60540046
Seems like an enchanting place.
>yfw you will never be european
>>60540046
Supposedly originally based on the older Romanesque Nidaros Cathedral from the 11th century, and later converted into a Gothic cathedral under and after Norwegian rule.
Interior looks pretty spooky
Quebec City
>>60540144
>>60540136
Indeed. Kirkwall in general is a pretty nice town, and one of the few places on the British Isles where you still can find some medieval colonial Norwegian architecture.
Santuario Guadalupano, Zamora
Cholula, Puebla
>>60538059
Is that Amiens?
Guess I'll post the Nidaros too, as it's the only worthwhile church we have.
>>60540773
Puebla looks nice.
>>60540825
>>60540873
>>60540918
Budapest
>>60538059
We should really have a urban+rural religious architecture thread at one point. I have so many great pics to share but they're from villages.
>>60541083
Villages are welcome too and get posted a lot.
>>60540988
>>60541153
I really am tempted to do it...
>>60541255
Do it. I want to see comfy Russia.
A serious question : what do you guys feel about modern architecture ; especially le corbusier work ?
>>60541353
I dont mind it as long as it is isolated from traditional architecture. Brasilia is a good example.
>>60540825
Though Stavanger Cathedral is also cute and really old
>>60541476
But Brasilia had literally zero traditional architecture to begin with
>>60540773
Better pic
>>60541591
Thats why I said it is a good example. What I mean is a bad example would be trowing up modern shit in European cities surrounded by traditional architecture.
>>60540862
The city is nice, its people not so much.
>>60541652
>>60541696
Hm fair
But if the an old city needs an old building what should we do?
And trying to replicate old buildings isn't a good solution because of false historicism
>>60541806
>>60541879
![Calle_del_centro_de_morelia[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/lHo7S1j.jpg "Calle_del_centro_de_morelia[1].jpg")
>>60541934
>>60541353
I like good modern architecture.
Le Corbusier wasn't a good architect as long as he was designing those notorious early commies and proposing the destruction of Paris in favor of his commies.
Although his small scale early modernist works were pretty good for their time, all things considered.
>>60541825
I think there are still new styles that still fit in with the old and dont look wildly out of place. Like much of Poland has relatively new buildings that still fit the traditional character. I dont have any examples though since I very rarely save European cities.
Montreal btw
>>60542000
Villa Savoye is beautiful
>>60541335
Bad meme. You could've at least chosen a Catholic Slavic country.
>>60541353
Modern stuff seems a bit more varied than Le Corbusier, not as barebones anymore. Snapped this the other day in a new area, there are some old industrial brick buildings there so I guess the brick is supposed to reflect that but then they've thrown those gimmicky details on the houses like the unorderly balconies and color highlights. I suppose that's the most they can do with the budgets
>>60542209
Surely Russia must have some comfy areas?
>>60541825
>And trying to replicate old buildings isn't a good solution because of false historicism
I don't even see an issue with this, the buildings look plain nice so I don't see why we can't build in the same style just because it's old. Meanwhile architects are recycling their designs for the past 50 years all over the world, isn't that just as bad
>>60542028
What's your opinion about this?
>>60542254
Here's another building with black balconies thrown around similarly. It's in another town though
>>60542297
Yeah, North Russia is bretty comfy from what I've seen. They have wooden churches there.
>>60542371
Having modern architecture next to traditional styles doesn't concern me as much in the new world because traditional architecture is more so the exception unlike Europe. I would rather the leave the traditional building as a standalone though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4Mk6hAE454&
>>60541353
Frank Lloyd was better
>>60542602
based
I'll post some comfy urban localities now
>>60542723
By the way, every pic should contain at least one church. I apologise if any pic leaves out a church.
>>60542328
>Meanwhile architects are recycling their designs for the past 50 years all over the world
Well, this isn't really true. Modern architecture and planning is getting both "edgier", and more traditional at the same time. There's a vast difference between stuff from the 70's to the 90's to now.
I don't think we should replicate older buildings either, though. Thing is that they often look cheaper than actual buildings of the era they try to mimic, and I believe we should try creating something new out of the architecture of the past, instead of copying it. Kind of like every "neo" style tried combining the original style of architecture with modern aspects (of their time) and thus creating something new. Art Nouveau was also a nice short-lived product of bringing the past into the now in a smooth manner.
I know post-modernism tried/tries this, but only a handful of post-modernist structures have turned out nice since its introduction. So it's trickier said then done, but post-modernism also took base in the modern architecture of the 80's, so what would a style with the architecture of the present day be?
Portugal is comfy and underrated
>tfw you will never live in Madeira ;_;
Mexico City
>>60542854
Would kill for a neo-neo-classicist period in architecture tbqh.
>>60542328
> I don't even see an issue with this, the buildings look plain nice so I don't see why we can't build in the same style just because it's old
because people will try to replicate these old buildings using new materials , which might not work all the time , along with cost factor
>>60542886
Portuguese cities are pretty odd. Lisbon and Porto for example are more reminiscent of Italian cities than Spanish ones.
I wonder how that happened.
>>60542854
>so what would a style with the architecture of the present day be?
I'd say whatever else is in the vicinity. I think this one is a really successful one, it fits in with the old brick and mortar houses but it has a clear modern spin
>>60542854
>Thing is that they often look cheaper than actual buildings of the era they try to mimic, and I believe we should try creating something new out of the architecture of the past, instead of copying it
Fucking this
Problem with post-modern is that some of them manage to create "theme park" versions of old architecture than an actual "new look on the tradition"
Pic related
>>60542903
>floating stand in top left
>>60542619
dunno why I always thought that frank lloyd was more of a modernized regionalism guy
>>60543121
Meanwhile here's some stuff that's being built in a totally new district. Clean edges and minimal details but not as heavy as the ones from previous decades. Nothing spectacular but totally passable I guess
>>60543436
do you have any laws regarding green buildings ? or anywhere in europe ?
>>60543245
There is some truth since FLW was more centered in the United States while Corbusier, Gropius and van der Rohe where looking to the whole world.
Hence the name "International Style".
>>60543220
OH SHIT
I actually never noticed that.
It's the capital, I guess that's what hipsters do. Literal high art ayy
>>60543436
Reminds me of minecraft
>>60543520
Yeah I believe we have some energy regulations since it gets so cold during the winters. So buildings are generally well insulated, recently constructors also seem to like including some small windows since they leak less heat. The solar panels in the pic are a total gimmick though, there's no way they'll generate a lot of energy
>>60543436
>renders
Please keep it real footages
La Paz, Bolivia
>>60543761
> there's no way they'll generate a lot of energy
they will participate a little ; but you're right : it's not enough
it's funny that sustainable architecture is more about gimmicks rather than actual sustainability
>>60543721
What about this :^)
>>60543992
>>60543761
I don't know how it is in your countries but here sustainability is more of an investors bait than anything
No one really cares, it's just the trendy cool word
Though yemen is a shithole ; it contains the purist form of classical arabian architecture
>>60544433
Are there more stuffs like Petra in Jordan or nearby? Looks pretty cool
>>60544433
I think I saw something like this in Minimundus.
>>60540749
>>60540509
>>60540433
This town seems a little bit cold to me. It doesn't really give me a war, feeling. Where is this town?
>>60544433
That is beautiful...wish I'll get to travel there
>>60544597
comfy
>>60544863
Love the roofs on the two houses on the left.
>>60544706
Quebec City
>>60543175
Another problem with replicating old architecture is that it often is more expensive while also being more unfit, meaning that giving the building a more "modern" morphology would definitely take way more advantage of its ubication (better lighting, better structure, more energy efficient, etc.).
>>60544590
Lycian tombs in turkey
there might be other cities like petra , all we know that they might be cover in sand
>>60544711
Sanaa, which has a lot of those houses, is bombed heavily over the last months, so I hope a lot of the old town is still intact
>>60545090
Holy shit, I would be so paranoid living there.
>>60545103
Turkey is probably the best place to go to walk through the history of the Mediterranean architecture. I love that country.
>>60543175
this is terrible
>>60545189
The town gained liberty from whom? Austria-Hungary? I thought you were quite close with your neighbours
>>60545189
Why? The house is situated in a very calm, beautiful location.
>>60545189
It's a trend between architects that if the house is located on some isolate place to make it all open
I don't know, even if there's no one around it seems you have no privacy
Cozy NYC
>>60544711
jewish yemeni ?
This is manakha , one of the cities that the jews used to live in yemen
>>60545435
>>60545494
>>60545431
it's a way to make the house look bigger than it is < especially if you were limited with setbacks
Are private neighborhoods common in Europe? Sadly they are a thing here and most of the cozy places in nyc seem to be private.
>>60545333
I'm not from that part of the country so I'm not 100% sure. It's either for
>>60545343
You never know when someone may be looking.
>>60545431
I don't really like these minimalist houses. I prefer my smaller but functional, as well as not totally open house tbqh.
>>60545494
So anyone tried living in such houses ?
surrounded by high-rise buildings
>tfw you don't live in Amsterodam
>>60545431
That way the house can merge better with its environment, and it provides an incredible view.
I think the real trend is making architecture blend with its surroundings, even when a building isn't in the middle of a forest or whatever, the architect will try to make it blend with the town/city where it is located, using local materials, recycling patterns, using traditional colors, etc.
>>60545783
People live there. Its a private neighborhood and very expensive.
>>60545620
does this really exists ?
>>60545731
There's still Central Park for proles like yourself
Washington Mews NYC
>>60545879
Not comfy enough ;-;
>>60545788
What are theses? Beams?
They don't fit in.
>>60545990
>>60546061
>not wanting your own lynching beams
>>60545856
Maybe it's more of a jordanian thing
people tried many times to stop high-rise buildings from being built around here
>>60545731
They are kind of common here in Norway, though not in the middle of a city unless we're speaking courtyards. People don't really care if you walk in, though as long as you don't seem suspicious.
>>60546061
Aren't those used for lanterns ?
>>60545788
MVRDV are such a mixed bag. They have decent stuff like this, and then they go and propose to BUILD WALL in the middle of Oslo. Like wtf.
>>60546166
al abdali? Do you support the new towers? I personally think the contrast would look cool.
>>60545452
That's fugin nice, I really like places with a lot of verticality like this. Same reason I like favelas visually, even if the houses are crummy
>>60546230
Uh maybe? But it hurts me seeing it comes out of the middle of the pediment
It's like out of the sudden they put a giant horn in your forehead
>>60546514
I don't think I've ever seen such a design.
>>60546260
hey norway bro, what's your favorite nordic/scandi architect?
>>60546061
Those are cranes, which are/were used to pull up goods and place them in the magazine.
>>60546780
Wasn't there a better place to put them?
It mess up the harmony of the buildings
>>60546376
Alabdali surely looks nice , am all for it ; since it's introducing some fresh ideas into amman , which is needed since buildings here are becoming dull and boring
although I was talking about amman gate towers
what's up
>>60546618
I don't really know, honestly. All larger firms have their ups and downs, though if I were to choose, I guess Mad AS, just for being the most chill of them.
Not because I'm a particularly huge fan of all their stuff, but they're one of the few large firms that actually interact with the Norwegian community over at SSC and also often provide HQ renders and such, which I think is nice.
http://www.mad.no/projects/chronological
(I know they share name with a larger Canadian firm)
> people still complain about this mosque till this day
This is where I will live my days in the event of a zombie apocalypse.
>>60547331
Neat
Thanks
>>60547505
It does look like a videogame setting
>>60547484
Why?
>>60547647
Tbqh I would probably stay indoors most of the time since I'm afraid of deep water.
>>60546061
It's the things Ezio runs on
>>60547647
> why ?
it's conservative people who think that a mosque should have all the elements that every mosque around the world have ( the domes , the islamic archs and such )
>>60547484
Is that readable in Arabic?
>>60548137
Buildings next to rivers are so comfy
>>60548137
That building looks strangely oriental.
>>60548283
>Otaru
My nigga
>>60548443
Other side too for good measure
Do you like gothic revival?
>>60548137
it is , it's quite common in new buildings actually
>>60548530
Sure
>>60546584
It is one of the few gothic buildings in the country.
>>60548283
Indeed.
>>60548443
>oriental
Really? First time I hear that.
Parliament of Canada
>>60548647
Holy shit, are you for real? That's pretty cool. What does it say?
>>60548698
I don't know. Might be the roof, colours, arcs, low height or kind of how it blends in so peacefully with the green surroundings. In Asia it's also common to build long buildings by rivers like that.
The window also make me think simplified Chinese-style ones. But of course, the middle portion debunks any of this
>>60548867
windows* upper ones of course
>>60548837
first one is al shahada
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahada
the second one was taken in abdali and it simply reads (alabdali)
guess where
>>60549233
paris ?
>>60549233
puerto madero?
>>60549281
no
>>60549292
yup
>>60542723
Towns/small cities > skyscrapers
>>60549292
We all know you used Google, Hans
>>60549376
when it comes to comfiness and thats all
>>60549478
False. Skyscrapers have scientifically been proven to be very comfy.
>>60549478
Comfyness is all that matters man.
Example: Kraków > every other polish city.
>>60549376
I don't know how anyone would prefer it the other way around
>>60549676
Noice
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I just visited this chef d'oeuvre a couple of days ago.
>>60541071
Is budapest worth visiting this July?
>>60550024
Yeah, had a good time there. Pretty cheap and nice.
>>60549561
>Comfyness is all that matters man.
nope
>Example: Kraków > every other polish city.
nope
>>60549676
Small cities are cool but they are too much small paced
We need big cities for economical reasons
Also in countries with millions of people it is impossible to not have a couple of big-sized cities
But come on, a good skyline is appealing too
![IMG_3229[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/dRSwnN3.jpg "IMG_3229[1].jpg")
sanitarium
![IMG_3153[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/1Mfcp3K.jpg "IMG_3153[1].jpg")
authentic modern house
amsterdam
>>60541825
you dn't need to imitate the style, you can buld a new bulding using the same buuilding materials so that it doesn't look out of place.
![IMG_3195[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/ZgerlDS.jpg "IMG_3195[1].jpg")
>>60549877
>>60550371
>>60550501
>>60550638
>>60550810
Are you often in Amsterdam, and do you often go hunting for modern architecture when you travel?
>>60551620
Antigua?
>>60551864
This is really nice
>>60551926
Cayala
>>60551864
india ?
>>60552607
no, Abu Dhabi, UAE
>>60552882
Sheikh Zayed sure is a man with taste.
>>60553065
mudslimes dont have taste
>>60553276
It looks oddly futuristic, yet has a lot of detail and ornamentation.
Going back to earlier in the convo about combining old and new architecture, maybe mudslimes had it figured out all along.
wow
I have no single picture of Indian architecture
>>60553642
I really, really, really like this image
aaaa
>>60553642
That lone security camera is triggering my autism
>>60554187
what a shit picture, delet
>>60553974
It's all yours my friend! :))))
last pic for korea
>>60554255
What even is that tower
can't post a new one (max 5 threads)
>>60554426
D-Do you really have 4 other threads up? Gotta lay off the shitposting, my man.
