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Can you feel it? // Julius Shulman

Posted on April 16, 2012 by | Comments Off

lots of respect for the architectural photographer Julius Shulman  (October 10, 1910 – July 15, 2009) — quotes from LAtimes –> link –

His mission was to use his photography to build the reputation of architects who were bringing innovative design to the West. His clients included Frank Lloyd Wright and Rudolf M. Schindler.

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Shulman’s studio was one of three in the United States to which Arts & Architecture, Architectural Forum and other magazines turned to document the exciting new work being done in architecture.

“He has a sense of visual bravura of composition so that he can take a rather mundane house and make it look exciting, and take a spectacular house and 

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See-through // Not underwear stoopid

Posted on January 18, 2012 by | Comments Off

Gijs Van Vaerenbergh, a collaboration between young Belgian architects Pieterjan Gijs (Leuven, 1983) and Arnout Van Vaerenbergh (Leuven, 1983), have built a see-through church in the Belgian region of Haspengouw.

 

The church is 10 meters high and is made of 100 layers and 2000 columns of steel. Depending on the perspective of the viewer, the church is either perceived as a massive building or seems to dissolve – partly or entirely – in the landscape. On the other hand, looking at the landscape from within the church, the surrounding countryside is redefined by abstract lines.

 

The design of the church is based on the architecture of the multitude of churches in the region, but through the use of horizontal plates, the concept of the traditional church is transformed into a transparent object of art.

 

Simply enjoi..

 

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