Patterns on a typical #midcentury #honolulu walk-up apartment. #architecture #instagramhi #makiki #mod #vernacular (Taken with Instagram at Lower Makiki)
#Makiki Christian #Church - Down the street from my apartment. #instagramhi #honolulu #architecture #japanese #hawaii (Taken with Instagram at Makiki Christian Church)
Houston: Doughnut City
The term Doughnut City is used to describe a phenomenon that affects the physical shape of some cities of the North American Sun Belt. It consists of the concentration of urban activity on the ring road (where the newest and most advanced generation of housing estates and office parks are located) and the parallel physical disappearance of all that remains inside (the interior is affected by an accelerated process of obsolescence that leads to the demolition of a multitude of buildings). Viewed from a European perspective, the Doughnut City is a phenomenon that goes against nature. If in the cities of the Old Continent proximity to the center means an added value, in the Doughnut City quite the reverse is true: the most eligible urban areas are on the final periphery.
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25 abandoned Yugoslavia monuments that look like they’re from the future
“These structures were commissioned by former Yugoslavian president Josip Broz Tito in the 1960s and 70s to commemorate sites where WWII battles took place or where concentration camps stood. They were designed by different sculptors and architects, conveying powerful visual impact to show the confidence and strength of the Socialist Republic. In the 1980s, these monuments attracted millions of visitors per year, especially young pioneers for their ‘patriotic education.’ After the Republic dissolved in early 1990s, they were completely abandoned, and their symbolic meanings were forever lost. From 2006 to 2009, Kempenaers toured around the ex-Yugoslavia region with the help of a 1975 map of memorials, bringing before our eyes a series of melancholy yet striking images.”
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Brick Weave House Chicago, Illinois Studio Gang Architects
The once proud and mighty Queen Emma Bldg now just a ruinous shell. #instagramhi #modernism #architecture #midcentury #patterns (Taken with Instagram at Queen Emma Building)
It’s someone’s special day! Google celebrates with my favorite Google doodle ever.*
*Maybe tied with Martha Graham.
Rail detail from Queen Emma Gardens - Honolulu (1962) and exoskeleton detail of the World Trade Center in NYC (1973 - demolished 2001) both by Minoru Yamasaki. (Taken with Instagram )
I’m always happy to see people thinking ahead about history.
