tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post2018169350916141854..comments2024-03-27T03:54:04.570-04:00Comments on architect design™: Save our Urban Centers!ArchitectDesign™http://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-55913311952030223172009-04-29T14:29:00.000-04:002009-04-29T14:29:00.000-04:00Thank for presenting this stunning building and a ...Thank for presenting this stunning building and a brave attempt to save it. I will definitely sign your petition.Rose C'est La Viehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193872186283731567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-68936539352678452112009-04-29T13:37:00.000-04:002009-04-29T13:37:00.000-04:00My husband forwarded me a site that you may apprec...My husband forwarded me a site that you may appreciate...<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootbearwdc/sets/72157594236684793/Summer is a Verbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122787755561566562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-70085246382336575162009-04-29T09:12:00.000-04:002009-04-29T09:12:00.000-04:00What a story..... it seems to be an ever moving tr...What a story..... it seems to be an ever moving trend to expansion & downtown renewal. Here where I live there are great homes & businesses being torn down all the time while newer homes & store bulidings are propped up almost over night! A group of people geot together to try & keep the area within the look of already established homes & buildings: Preserve midtown<br />Just a shame, builders are putting 2 homes where one used to exist.<br />LeslieLa Maison Fouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03823093111074286855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-21950712120003265132009-04-29T08:56:00.000-04:002009-04-29T08:56:00.000-04:00It's not just this building they're proposing to t...It's not just this building they're proposing to tear down to build a levee, it's an entire section of their downtown! <br /><br />The city planners are just not forward thinking - a vibrant downtown draws in people and helps the local economy. Saving their downtown and putting in water canals would revitalize their local economy!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-58167835198682670832009-04-29T06:57:00.000-04:002009-04-29T06:57:00.000-04:00what a notable post...
the interiors shot looks g...what a notable post...<br /><br />the interiors shot looks great - i can almost imagine the colour - what a grand banking hall...<br /><br />i can't believe they would destroy this building rather than give it a new lease of life and present it to the city with a new function...retail, restaurant, nightclub...<br /><br />reduce re-use and recycle...applies to all methods of thinking...!!!custardbydesignhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09366831839805811438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-23299471769985784232009-04-29T01:09:00.000-04:002009-04-29T01:09:00.000-04:00So sad to see these cities serving the mighty doll...So sad to see these cities serving the mighty dollar and completely ignoring aesthetic value. Especially since the replacements are often cookie-cutter pieces without any artistic merit. I love what de Botton's The Architecture of Happiness says about this.Sanity Fairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00837572570886461071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-77413659466014652782009-04-29T00:54:00.000-04:002009-04-29T00:54:00.000-04:00This is a great cause.
This building has incred...This is a great cause. <br /><br />This building has incredible architectural moments - I have never seen exterior lighting that is in the street side and belong architecturally to the building, and the interiors are amazing - the hexagonal tables and the massive pendants are incredible.MEADE DESIGN GROUPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11032090157498083589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-30249093125326598702009-04-29T00:11:00.000-04:002009-04-29T00:11:00.000-04:00Stefan-A noble cause.Stefan-A noble cause.Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-57425872650295011192009-04-28T23:03:00.000-04:002009-04-28T23:03:00.000-04:00I just did a post about urban architecture, too.I just did a post about urban architecture, too.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.com