chrisp65 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Hmmm gonna have to search my phone to see what I’ve got... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Waingate Express Sheffield 08.10.2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted October 16, 2020 Moderator Share Posted October 16, 2020 The rebuild of the Bernabeu is fascinating to follow - they've just finished putting two massive cross beams across the stadium - building a box over the bowl to hang a roof from. I guess it's more engineering than architecture at the moment, but I've become slightly addicted to checking on progress every couple of days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Neom, Saudi Arabia. Quote The Line (Arabic: ذا لاين) is a smart, linear city under construction in Saudi Arabia in Neom, Tabuk, which is designed to have no cars, streets or carbon emissions.[2][3][4][5] The 170-kilometre-long (110 mi) city is part of Saudi Vision 2030 project, which Saudi Arabia claims will create 460,000 jobs and add $48 billion to the country's GDP.[2] The Line is planned to be the first development in Neom, a $500 billion project.[6][7] The city's plans anticipate a population of 9 million.[8] As of October 2022, excavation work had started along the entire length of the project. The project has faced criticism over its impact on the environment and the current population of the area, as well as doubts about its technological and economic viability. Wiki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted November 17, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 17, 2022 6 hours ago, Xann said: Neom, Saudi Arabia. Wiki They're actually building that thing? I thought it was all propaganda. Crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted November 18, 2022 Moderator Share Posted November 18, 2022 On 16/10/2020 at 14:43, OutByEaster? said: The rebuild of the Bernabeu is fascinating to follow - they've just finished putting two massive cross beams across the stadium - building a box over the bowl to hang a roof from. I guess it's more engineering than architecture at the moment, but I've become slightly addicted to checking on progress every couple of days. I can relate to that. I got addicted to watching the webcam of the rebuild of the Adelaide oval a decade or so ago. It started off all sad, watching it get demolished, but then the new stands started being built and it was fascinating. The Spurs ground too was an interesting thing to follow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Xann Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Quote In July 2021, a fourteen-year-old died at the base of the “Vessel,” a dazzling sixteen-story monolith of interlocking stairs at the center of Hudson Yards in western Manhattan. His was the fourth suicide at the site in less than two years, and a morbid protocol was already in place: shocked tourists were promptly evacuated, police taped off the plaza, coroners erected a small white tent around the body. After a few hours, a crew of janitors was deployed to scrub the pavement. Before the day was over, Related Companies, which co-owns and operates Hudson Yards with Oxford Properties Group, issued a wooden, lawyer-vetted condolence letter. But this time, the Vessel did not reopen. It had become abundantly clear that the crown jewel of Hudson Yards—what developers hoped would be “the new heart of New York”—is, in fact, a $200 million suicide machine. The Baffler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 I've been there and it's a weird thing, it's at the end of the high line so it's worth a walk over but then I'm sure to go on it is something like $30 which is laughable Think it's classed as being part of the overall Hudson Yard redevelopment which at $25bn is one of the biggest redevelopment projects in history and for me the more interesting building was next to the vessel, it was some sort of exhibition space that had a huge sliding facade, like massive facade, also I think the most interesting thing at the top would be a view over the old train yard and you can see that anyway from the street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chrisp65 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Nerd alert, I genuinely enjoy brutalism. I don’t really know much about New Street Station, but was it really brutalist? I’ve had a bit of a google out of interest, and I’m not seeing any pictures of a brutalist railway station architecture. I even looked it up on Wikipedia and it names the architects but doesn’t suggest it’s brutalist. There’s a car park and an office block, they’re not really brutalist either they’re just shitty typical build. There is a brutalist signal box, it ain’t great, but it is deliberate intended brutalism. Brutalism is gorgeous, anyone got any pictures of New Street as brutalism? Or are we just shorthanding shitty concrete 1960’s and brutalism as the same thing? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 7 Moderator Share Posted February 7 New St Station wasn't Brutalism, its was steel framed and glass 60s identikit rubbish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 1 hour ago, chrisp65 said: Nerd alert, I genuinely enjoy brutalism. I don’t really know much about New Street Station, but was it really brutalist? I’ve had a bit of a google out of interest, and I’m not seeing any pictures of a brutalist railway station architecture. I even looked it up on Wikipedia and it names the architects but doesn’t suggest it’s brutalist. There’s a car park and an office block, they’re not really brutalist either they’re just shitty typical build. There is a brutalist signal box, it ain’t great, but it is deliberate intended brutalism. Brutalism is gorgeous, anyone got any pictures of New Street as brutalism? Or are we just shorthanding shitty concrete 1960’s and brutalism as the same thing? Brutalism, reggae and beach sheds. Bloody monster. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 7 minutes ago, Seat68 said: Brutalism, reggae and beach sheds. Bloody monster. …and pre Victorian gravestones. I’m a cultural hot spot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 2 hours ago, chrisp65 said: Nerd alert, I genuinely enjoy brutalism. I don’t really know much about New Street Station, but was it really brutalist? I’ve had a bit of a google out of interest, and I’m not seeing any pictures of a brutalist railway station architecture. I even looked it up on Wikipedia and it names the architects but doesn’t suggest it’s brutalist. There’s a car park and an office block, they’re not really brutalist either they’re just shitty typical build. There is a brutalist signal box, it ain’t great, but it is deliberate intended brutalism. Brutalism is gorgeous, anyone got any pictures of New Street as brutalism? Or are we just shorthanding shitty concrete 1960’s and brutalism as the same thing? Walk past this everyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 12 minutes ago, AVFC_Hitz said: Walk past this everyday. Close, but no cigar I reckon. It’s sort of ‘modernism’ shopping centre and cinema complex, ‘in the style of’ brutalism. You watch me be utterly wrong and its world renown as the first ever brutalist creation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 5 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Close, but no cigar I reckon. It’s sort of ‘modernism’ shopping centre and cinema complex, ‘in the style of’ brutalism. You watch me be utterly wrong and its world renown as the first ever brutalist creation. It's Bulgarian national palace of culture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 1 minute ago, AVFC_Hitz said: It's Bulgarian national palace of culture Ouch! Luckily, I’m no expert. I just looked it up and it came 2nd in the 2003 ‘world best conference centre’ awards. It’s ‘socialist modernist’ according to these guys. travelmag Man, The Sofia Theatre and Zona B-5, they’re the stuff I’m after! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted February 8 VT Supporter Share Posted February 8 (edited) Brutality at its best. Edited February 8 by tinker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted February 8 VT Supporter Share Posted February 8 11 hours ago, chrisp65 said: Close, but no cigar I reckon. It’s sort of ‘modernism’ shopping centre and cinema complex, ‘in the style of’ brutalism. You watch me be utterly wrong and its world renown as the first ever brutalist creation. If you're not accepting New Street Station, how about it's signal box? It's a beauty: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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