tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post1679509039530749843..comments2024-03-27T03:54:04.570-04:00Comments on architect design™: US State Department Reception Rooms and collectionsArchitectDesign™http://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-88328564457023984822016-03-26T11:42:11.947-04:002016-03-26T11:42:11.947-04:00How fascinating Stefan! A treasure indeed! It is a...How fascinating Stefan! A treasure indeed! It is a shame that this wan't accomplished in a more appropriate architectural setting. <br /><br />Have a wonderful holiday weekend!<br /><br />xoxo<br />Karena<br />Featuring Artist Scott McBeeKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-13789386414040685582016-03-25T21:33:19.409-04:002016-03-25T21:33:19.409-04:00Wow, what a treat to get to see this! I love the c...Wow, what a treat to get to see this! I love the color of the wall in the Jefferson rooms. Maybe I didn't catch it in your post, but are those rooms ever open to the pubic? What a memorable experience. Interesting to read the comments above too. Things That Inspirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04405995431610377305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-86940927733673830412016-03-22T12:29:59.993-04:002016-03-22T12:29:59.993-04:00Stephilius I know just what you mean! It is a real...Stephilius I know just what you mean! It is a really odd experience to walk through linoleum office-grade 1960s building and arrive into THIS......feels very fake. Not sure thats good or bad, it's just how it is. They showed pictures of the rooms BEFORE they matched the architecture to the collections and it was also rather odd..... I would think they could have simply upgraded the finishes and had a modern space with the antique collection but that would just be another direction not chosen. Definitely odd!!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-75740729667543608032016-03-22T12:14:12.304-04:002016-03-22T12:14:12.304-04:00Well done, but also so... odd. All of that - so ma...Well done, but also so... odd. All of that - so many treasures, really - set up in that ugly box of a building. An interior is rather lost without its properly mated exterior, an exterior is rather lost without its properly mated setting. I guess this is like any - actual - historical room or rooms installed in a museum. For me, though, as beautiful as those rooms are, somehow I can't quite get them in focus, can't quite "digest" them when they've been prised from their original settings. Strange how that is....Stephiliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08562830870365561419noreply@blogger.com