Favourite International style skyscrapers? - Page 4

dexter2 · December 9th, 2012, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThatOneGuy

Commieblocks are brutalist not international style

Sorry, but generally you are wrong.

ThatOneGuy · December 12th, 2012, 06:26 AM

HSBC Tower, Wellington

BNZ Tower, Wellington

RegentHouse · December 12th, 2012, 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThatOneGuy

Commieblocks are brutalist not international style

They usually were considered International Style, but not in the same sense as corporate capitalist architecture. Communists generally referred to International Style as "their" architecture after Stalin, because of their hopes of world domination, and to compete with Western trends. It's kind of like how Soviet satellite states called themselves democracies and/or republics, but in reality they were all corrupt and shitty totalitarian systems.

dexter2 · December 12th, 2012, 09:55 PM

Commieblocks were born by socialist, but in capitalist country.
They exist in almost every bigger city in this world with the same function - cheap response for massive birthrate.

And yeah, we can call them international style housing architecture.

RegentHouse · December 13th, 2012, 09:01 AM

Actually, the idea of "commieblocks" came from Le Corbusier, who was believed to have been a fascist. The reds took his "Ville Contemporaine" idea and implemented it in a completely opposite manner.

Still, it's fun to call boring buildings in uninspiring places commieblocks.

dexter2 · December 15th, 2012, 01:09 AM

Damn, really? I was writing about him, but thought he was a socialist. Actually principles in his Charte d'Athènes were more in socialist manner.
Anyway, the strict idea of commieblocks is invariable no matter on what side he was.

Suburbanist · December 15th, 2012, 06:34 PM

Le Courbusier didn't have many political attachments on classical left-right lines. He was a reformist, one that believed on creating a "new city" for a "new man". Many movements followed upon this idea of forging a "new (man/citizen/soldier" using "new" technology/infrastructure etc.

RegentHouse · December 17th, 2012, 07:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Suburbanist

Le Courbusier didn't have many political attachments on classical left-right lines. He was a reformist, one that believed on creating a "new city" for a "new man". Many movements followed upon this idea of forging a "new (man/citizen/soldier" using "new" technology/infrastructure etc.

Maybe, but he still associated himself with fascists for much of his career. Also, his work generally upheld the bourgeoisie/proletariat system. The Marxist concept was completely different, whereas the city and country were to be indistinguishable.

ThatOneGuy · December 19th, 2012, 03:16 AM

Les Mercuriales, Paris

Safeco Plaza, Seattle

Suburbanist · December 20th, 2012, 05:24 AM

Safeco PLaza is great. It would be awesome if it didn't spoil the integrity of the building by having a different set-up for its ground -floor.

ThatOneGuy · December 29th, 2012, 02:51 AM

CBS Building, NYC

1285 Avenue of The Americas, NYC

MacMillan House, NYC
image hosted on flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dickjoh...n/photostream/

520 madison Avenue, NYC

510 Madison Avenue, NYC

ITT American Building., NYC

299 Park Avenue

One MiMA Tower, NYC

123 Washington, NYC

ThatOneGuy · January 6th, 2013, 09:49 PM

Tour Winterthur, La Defense

Tour Franklin, La Defense

Tour Ariane,
Opus 12,
Tour Atlantique
(La defense, from left to right)

goschio · January 9th, 2013, 12:25 AM

Frankfurt FBC:

source: wikipedia

ThatOneGuy · January 9th, 2013, 01:42 AM

866 UN Plaza, NYC

ThatOneGuy · January 15th, 2013, 03:49 AM

Unirii View Tower, Bucharest

Not finished yet, but I'm so excited for it to be built in my home country because of its fine example of international style architecture. Very rare to see buildings this clean nowadays!

ThatOneGuy · January 20th, 2013, 12:57 AM

Thanks, Highcliff

Safra Bank, Sao Paulo
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=187648

ThatOneGuy · January 22nd, 2013, 02:56 AM

1166 Avenue of the Americas, NYC

Market Square Center, Minneapolis

Far Eastern Financial Center, Hong Kong

Pemex Tower, Mexico City

Torre De Caballito, Mexico City

Coastal States, Atlanta
image hosted on flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hanneorla/86202179/

Georgia Power, Atlanta
image hosted on flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nanophotonic/56072383/

2 Peachtree Street, Atlanta
image hosted on flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rashec/700908822/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bonniecothran/2343328897/

Macy's Plaza, Los Angeles

Michigan Plaza, Chicago

Helmsley Palace Hotel, NYC

ThatOneGuy · January 31st, 2013, 05:24 AM

Westmount Square, Montreal

by Mies Van Der Rohe
image hosted on flickr

TD Center in older days

ThatOneGuy · February 11th, 2013, 04:46 AM

860-880 Lakeshore Drive, Chicago

by Mies Van Der Rohe

RegentHouse · February 16th, 2013, 01:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by minneapolis-uptown

Canadian pacific plaza in Minneapolis:

also, not sure if this fits the bill or not, But Minneapolis' IDS center is a classic!:

Actually, the IDS Center is one of the first examples of postmodern, and certainly the best within Minneapolis. As far as International Style goes, I too love One Financial Plaza (I refuse to call it Canadian Pacific Plaza). In fact a lot of the buildings in this thread aren't International Style, instead general modernism.

Anyways, I like International Style in Miami Beach.

Crystal House, 1961:

http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-ge...bin-Hill-c.jpg

Bank of America Building, 1955:
image hosted on flickr

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3505/3...630c082f_z.jpg

While both of these are considered MiMo (Miami Modern Architecture), a Googie style "native" to Miami, I fail to see why considering Googie as a whole usually applies to smaller-scale buildings.

Also, there's some nice International Style buildings in Miami proper, but I prefer more classical styles in the main city.

New World Tower, 1965:

December 12th, 2012, 09:55 PM	#64
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December 15th, 2012, 01:09 AM	#66
dexter2 Pijcie piwa z BŁ! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Łódź Posts: 8,002 Likes (Received): 407	Damn, really? I was writing about him, but thought he was a socialist. Actually principles in his Charte d'Athènes were more in socialist manner. Anyway, the strict idea of commieblocks is invariable no matter on what side he was. __________________ Bo gdzie byś nie był i jak by cię nie przyjęli Nigdy nie będziesz się czuł jak na Obiecanej Ziemi Łódź - Remonty kamienic i zabytków - 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Łódź w Remoncie na facebooku! Last edited by dexter2; December 15th, 2012 at 01:16 AM.

December 15th, 2012, 06:34 PM	#67
Suburbanist SPQR Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 14,826 Likes (Received): 1068	Le Courbusier didn't have many political attachments on classical left-right lines. He was a reformist, one that believed on creating a "new city" for a "new man". Many movements followed upon this idea of forging a "new (man/citizen/soldier" using "new" technology/infrastructure etc. __________________ Dream of the year: a city without streets.

December 19th, 2012, 03:16 AM	#69
ThatOneGuy NOT BANNNED Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Constanța Posts: 7,091 Likes (Received): 736	Les Mercuriales, Paris Safeco Plaza, Seattle Last edited by ThatOneGuy; December 19th, 2012 at 04:54 AM.

December 20th, 2012, 05:24 AM	#70
Suburbanist SPQR Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 14,826 Likes (Received): 1068	Safeco PLaza is great. It would be awesome if it didn't spoil the integrity of the building by having a different set-up for its ground -floor. __________________ Dream of the year: a city without streets.

December 12th, 2012, 06:26 AM	#62
ThatOneGuy NOT BANNNED Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Constanța Posts: 7,091 Likes (Received): 736	HSBC Tower, Wellington BNZ Tower, Wellington

December 13th, 2012, 09:01 AM	#65
RegentHouse Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 418 Likes (Received): 28	Actually, the idea of "commieblocks" came from Le Corbusier, who was believed to have been a fascist. The reds took his "Ville Contemporaine" idea and implemented it in a completely opposite manner. Still, it's fun to call boring buildings in uninspiring places commieblocks.

January 6th, 2013, 09:49 PM	#72
ThatOneGuy NOT BANNNED Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Constanța Posts: 7,091 Likes (Received): 736	Tour Winterthur, La Defense Tour Franklin, La Defense Tour Ariane, Opus 12, Tour Atlantique (La defense, from left to right) Last edited by ThatOneGuy; January 7th, 2013 at 02:53 AM.

January 9th, 2013, 12:25 AM	#73
goschio Oh sweet lord Jesus Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: BERLIN Posts: 4,903 Likes (Received): 251	Frankfurt FBC: source: wikipedia __________________ Isaiah 28:2 Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand. Matthew 7:25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

January 9th, 2013, 01:42 AM	#74
ThatOneGuy NOT BANNNED Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Constanța Posts: 7,091 Likes (Received): 736	866 UN Plaza, NYC

January 15th, 2013, 03:49 AM	#75
ThatOneGuy NOT BANNNED Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Constanța Posts: 7,091 Likes (Received): 736	Unirii View Tower, Bucharest Not finished yet, but I'm so excited for it to be built in my home country because of its fine example of international style architecture. Very rare to see buildings this clean nowadays!

January 20th, 2013, 12:57 AM	#76
ThatOneGuy NOT BANNNED Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Constanța Posts: 7,091 Likes (Received): 736	Thanks, Highcliff Safra Bank, Sao Paulo http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=187648

January 22nd, 2013, 02:56 AM	#77
ThatOneGuy NOT BANNNED Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Constanța Posts: 7,091 Likes (Received): 736	1166 Avenue of the Americas, NYC Market Square Center, Minneapolis Far Eastern Financial Center, Hong Kong Pemex Tower, Mexico City Torre De Caballito, Mexico City Coastal States, Atlanta image hosted on flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/hanneorla/86202179/ Georgia Power, Atlanta image hosted on flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/nanophotonic/56072383/ 2 Peachtree Street, Atlanta image hosted on flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/rashec/700908822/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bonniecothran/2343328897/ Macy's Plaza, Los Angeles Michigan Plaza, Chicago Helmsley Palace Hotel, NYC Last edited by ThatOneGuy; January 24th, 2013 at 01:21 AM.

January 31st, 2013, 05:24 AM	#78
ThatOneGuy NOT BANNNED Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Constanța Posts: 7,091 Likes (Received): 736	Westmount Square, Montreal by Mies Van Der Rohe image hosted on flickr TD Center in older days Last edited by ThatOneGuy; January 31st, 2013 at 05:29 AM.

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