Originally Posted by Nowhereman1280 (Post 4867729)

Yeah, I was gonna say...

Originally Posted by Cirrus (Post 4863191)

I am totally serious. Art is part of architecture, but architecture is not art. That difference is absolutely essential.

Originally Posted by jens (Post 4859268)

Tianjin Concert Hall, China

Tianjin Concert Hall is a new 650-seater concert hall built in a pastiche of classical European style in the heart of the city. It's located next to the Xiaobailou subway station on Line One and has limited underground parking. There are a number of restaurants, bars and cafes nearby.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3358/...00d928dd67.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wmbenson/3519152165/

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/...acc45559f1.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chineseemma319/4200198636/

http://www.tianjinexpats.com/images/...1260869404.jpg
http://www.tianjinexpats.com/event-list/venueevents/894-tianjin-concert-hall/archive

Originally Posted by Ch.G, Ch.G (Post 4851634)

Unfortunately. :(

Yale has an amazing architectural tradition, but the most recent residential colleges, Morse and Ezra Stiles, both designed by Eero Saarinen in a then ostensibly "progressive" style, weren't (and continue to not be) very well-received by students. The university has been much more conservative with many of its newer buildings (as opposed to, say, the University of Chicago, a peer institution which continues to push for truly progressive design). These new residential colleges unfortunately continue that vein. Even with Bob Stern at the helm of their design, I have a hard time envisioning them as anything more than simulacra of American collegiate gothic, which is already something of a simulacrum itself.

Originally Posted by vandelay (Post 4913688)

Also, just for the hell of it, here's Takashimaya in NYC:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3033/...8ba5558f_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2012/...b3d_z.jpg?zz=1

Originally Posted by Cirrus (Post 4909402)

This thread is *full* of temples and other grand buildings. I think it would be better with some more everyday buildings.

I don't necessarily disagree if we're being philosophical, but what does that mean in practice, when it comes time to actually design something? I think it is a major problem that the architecture profession is more interested in waxing poetic than in designing attractive and functional (and functionally urban) buildings. Whatever deeper meanings are imparted in buildings are absolutely meaningless if the building fails.