--- New Buildings Built in Traditional Architecture Style ---

[Hed_Kandi]

Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul - Prokhorovka, Russia

[Hed_Kandi]

Church of St. George - Koptovo, Russia
http://www.pomor-plotnik.ru/gallery/...SECTION_ID=312

[Hed_Kandi]

Balinese Temple - Brussels, Belgium

[Hed_Kandi]

Jain Center of New Jersey - Essex Fells, USA (PLANNED)
http://www.jaincenternj.org/html/picture%20gallery.htm

[HKG]

香港 志蓮淨苑 Chi Lin Nunnery located Hong Kong

http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BF%...B7%A8%E8%8B%91

The Chi Lin Nunnery was founded in 1934 but was rebuilt in 1990 following the style of Tang Dynasty (618 AD to 907 AD), traditional Chinese architecture.

Wanfo Tower 万佛塔



Visit Chi Lin Nunnery at Diamond Hill of Kowloon, Hong Kong.






Nan Lian Garden

a walk in Hong Kong's Nan Lian Garden and Chi Lin Nunnery
flick photos from sftrajan
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sftraja...th/2190617316/


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Tang dynasty shopping center located Fisherman's Wharf ,Macau,unfotunately it will be demolished !

[Hed_Kandi]

Thanks for posting HKG. I reaally appreciate it!!!

[Hed_Kandi]

Jakriborg - Jakriborg, Sweden
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakriborg

image hosted on flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/influcom/3800462395/


http://www.thekollektiv.se/

[JoseRodolfo]

[Hed_Kandi]

New Grand Mosque - Manama, Bahrain (Planned)
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=533334

[Abdallah K.]

Safi Village, Beirut, Lebanon- A residential neighborhood built with traditional Lebanese Architectural Styles

[M@rtoc]

I'm getting tired of all the neo-haussmannian crap built in Paris' suburbs.



Gosh it's boring.

[tazzmaniadodo]

I actualy like it
By the way the Val d'Europe could be included in this thread (Hotel l'Elysée)

Originally Posted by tazzmaniadodo

Un mini-orasel/cartier/suburbie la vreo 30 de km de Paris
Val d'Europe (aici era si cel mai mare outlet)

[erbse]

^ That stuff isn't really convincing at all. It has some plastic look to it I just can't stand about some neohistorist buildings. The feeling for historical proportions and materials somehow got lost over the last decades.


I'm in love with Jakriborg. It's really well done, comparable to Poundbury in England. That's how it should be done.

Originally Posted by HKG

Tang dynasty shopping center located Fisherman's Wharf ,Macau,unfotunately it will be demolished !

Why the heck would they demolish it? Talking about Chinese buildings and sustainability...

[Hed_Kandi]

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[Hed_Kandi]

BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir - Lilburn, USA
http://atlanta.baps.org/

image hosted on flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertlz/1442358461/

image hosted on flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertlz/1444067930/

[ainttelling]

Originally Posted by Hed_Kandi

St. Demetrios Church - Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo
http://www.kosovo.net/news/archive/2...mber_10/1.html

I would say this isn't the best recent traditional architecture from the Balkans. For example, I find this one to be a timeless masterpiece :



Picture Page | Vladimir Sonkin | Picasa Web Albums

Name: Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ
Serbian Name: Саборни Храм Христовог Васкрсења
Alternative Serbian Name: Saborni Hram Hristovog Vaskrsenja
Year: 1993 onward
Architects: Predrag Ristić, Jovan Popović
Height: 40 m
Location: Podgorica / Montenegro

External Links:

► Official Web-Site
► English Wikipedia Entry
► Additional Picture (Source)
► View from the Apse Side (Source Lost)

[erbse]

Indeed, that is one outstanding structure. Thanks for introducing Alexei


It seems they're always looking for pretty traditional elements when building new orthodox churches, almost comparable to traditions in building Hindu temples. I haven't seen any modern examples so far, so I guess there aren't (m)any eh?

[ainttelling]

Originally Posted by erbse

Indeed, that is one outstanding structure. Thanks for introducing Alexei


It seems they're always looking for pretty traditional elements when building new orthodox churches, almost comparable to traditions in building Hindu temples. I haven't seen any modern examples so far, so I guess there aren't (m)any eh?

In some Orthodox countries (Greece, Armenia, Macedonia) they have a prescription for success from which there was very little derivation. In Russia, Romania and Serbia, on the other hand, we see a lot more diversity. Yet, all the churches are still built within the local architectural traditions. That is partly due to the fact that the Orthodox church is a very conservative institution and partly due to the fact that the local traditions are spiritually self-sufficient. A special case is Ukraine where we see a lot of experimental architecture - that is due to the fact that Ukraine had never gotten a chance to develop a local "eternal style" of masonry architecture (wooden - yes, but not masonry) - so now there are searches for such (although in the Russian-speaking parts of the country the people are satisfied with local interpretations of Russian styles).

PS: This one (Magnitogorsk, Russia) looks unusually modern.

[tazzmaniadodo]

This one is under construction
It is located in Bucharest's historical area and will host luxury shopping galleries and a 5 star hotel. It is a french concpt called Vendome

[vittorio tauber]

Originally Posted by ainttelling

In some Orthodox countries (Greece, Armenia, Macedonia) they have a prescription for success from which there was very little derivation. In Russia, Romania and Serbia, on the other hand, we see a lot more diversity. Yet, all the churches are still built within the local architectural traditions. That is partly due to the fact that the Orthodox church is a very conservative institution and partly due to the fact that the local traditions are spiritually self-sufficient. A special case is Ukraine where we see a lot of experimental architecture - that is due to the fact that Ukraine had never gotten a chance to develop a local "eternal style" of masonry architecture (wooden - yes, but not masonry) - so now there are searches for such (although in the Russian-speaking parts of the country the people are satisfied with local interpretations of Russian styles).

PS: This one (Magnitogorsk, Russia) looks unusually modern.

When talking of orthodox architecture - is it all about a mere taste for tradition or is it some kind of canonical rule to be strictly followed?