I took a day trip to Essen to visit the Zollverein today. This former coal mine industrial complex is now a UNESCO world heritage site celebrating its industrial significance in European history. Some of its great halls are now exhibition spaces. This is my second visit to the Zollverein. I came here the first time four years ago for the Loveparade in Dortmund nearby. The monumentality of the Zollverein today is still stunning to me:
SANAA's 2006 minimalist Folkwang Universität der Künste building, which is also on the Zollverein site, make my day trip a double dose of fun:
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Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Thursday, 1 December 2011
NYC textures
SANAA's 2007 New Museum, New York:
Frank Gehry's 2007 IAC HQ, New York:
Frank Gehry's 2007 IAC HQ, New York:
Jennifer Marman & Daniel Borins's installation at C24 Gallery, New York 2011:
Tuesday, 23 August 2011
Lower East Side
The Lower East Side of Manhattan is definitely sprouting ...
On the Bowery, SANAA's 2007 New Museum:
A few doors down, Norman Foster's 2010 Sperone Westwater Gallery:
Further south, Bernard Tschumi's 2007 Blue Condo:
On the Bowery, SANAA's 2007 New Museum:
A few doors down, Norman Foster's 2010 Sperone Westwater Gallery:
Further south, Bernard Tschumi's 2007 Blue Condo:
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