“Ugly,” “monstrosity,” “sticking out like a sore toe,” “heavy and sombre,” “stark,” “awfully severe,” “Elwood’s erection” – (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Modernism’
My favourite modernist building … Civic Administration Building
Friday, September 2nd, 2016My favourite modernist building … Symonds St Flats, Auckland
Tuesday, August 30th, 2016I first discovered the elegant curve of the Symonds St Flats in the early 1980s (more…)
Te Urewera National Park Visitor Centre – Aniwaniwa
Thursday, August 25th, 2016
My favourite modernist building … Toronto City Hall (TCH)
Monday, August 22nd, 2016As I have not had much of a chance to spend time with many of my favourite Modernist projects of all time … (more…)
My favourite modernist building … PSA Tower
Sunday, August 21st, 2016I’ve really struggled with this little task (more…)
My favourite modernist building … NZ Racing Conference Building
Saturday, August 20th, 2016As a newcomer to living in Wellington, I was smitten (more…)
My favourite modernist building …. Freyberg Pool
Friday, August 19th, 2016
I was meant to be an Olympic swimmer. My parents had determined this fate from birth, (more…)