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Forum: The Lounge 04-04-2023, 04:39 PM
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Posted By Lisnaholic
Yep, that's what it made me think of too,...

Yep, that's what it made me think of too, Janzsoon!
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Thanks for all the building photos, Danza :thumb:

I liked the gothic-style town hall (more than Nymphenburger Castle...
Forum: The Lounge 04-03-2023, 09:08 AM
Replies: 533
Views: 30,256
Posted By Lisnaholic
That's a great finished product, isn't it? I've...

That's a great finished product, isn't it? I've never been to NY, but I get the feeling that any green, waterfront breathing space must be very welcome in that bustling city....
Forum: The Lounge 02-07-2022, 09:56 AM
Replies: 533
Views: 30,256
Posted By Lisnaholic
Thanks Plankton! I think those two links together...

Thanks Plankton! I think those two links together have made me change my mind about this building. Hats off to any team that can create something so complex.
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Forum: The Lounge 02-07-2022, 08:10 AM
Replies: 533
Views: 30,256
Posted By Lisnaholic
:laughing: Likewise the steelwork details as the...

:laughing: Likewise the steelwork details as the structure negotiates those curves! I suppose, as a museum "..of The Future" it has some excuse for its extravagant look though.

No secret that I...
Forum: The Lounge 02-07-2022, 07:45 AM
Replies: 533
Views: 30,256
Posted By Lisnaholic
Wow! That is certainly eye-catching isn't it? I...

Wow! That is certainly eye-catching isn't it? I don't like it either: it's too big and too dramatic. It also breaks a cardinal rule of architecture, and of nature: form follows function. That's a...
Forum: The Lounge 01-31-2022, 07:32 AM
Replies: 533
Views: 30,256
Posted By Lisnaholic
Yes, there has been more awareness about these...

Yes, there has been more awareness about these old statues - in England as well.

Unfortunately, removing a statue does what? It reduces the visually interesting stuff in civic spaces. Completely...
Forum: The Lounge 01-30-2022, 07:52 PM
Replies: 533
Views: 30,256
Posted By Lisnaholic
:laughing: Anytime is the right time for gothic...

:laughing: Anytime is the right time for gothic architecture, Tristan!!
Forum: The Lounge 01-30-2022, 07:34 PM
Replies: 533
Views: 30,256
Posted By Lisnaholic
^ HaHa! There was a debate about Confederate...

^ HaHa! There was a debate about Confederate statues here a few years back. At first I took the position that "They're history, they should be left in place," but Janzoon convinced me otherwise,...
Forum: The Lounge 01-30-2022, 07:54 AM
Replies: 533
Views: 30,256
Posted By Lisnaholic
Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital in New...

Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital in New Jersey, opened in 1876, demolished in 2015. Even the main entrance block (the Kirkbride Building) with its many columns has gone, thanks to:-


...which...
Forum: The Lounge 01-11-2022, 08:16 AM
Replies: 533
Views: 30,256
Posted By Lisnaholic
Those images didn't occur to me, Dianne - I...

Those images didn't occur to me, Dianne - I thought (right-hand side of building) of a woman in a headscarf. Most dramatic modern buildings get a nickname, don't they? In London they have "The...
Forum: The Lounge 12-31-2021, 10:13 AM
Replies: 533
Views: 30,256
Posted By Lisnaholic
Spectacular stand-alone buildings like the above...

Spectacular stand-alone buildings like the above are great for making your name as an architect, but in European cities, already chockablock with architectural gems, I like the fitting-in style of...
Forum: The Lounge 12-31-2021, 09:53 AM
Replies: 533
Views: 30,256
Posted By Lisnaholic
https://bocadolobo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/202...

https://bocadolobo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Heydar-Aliyev-Center.jpg

Zaha Hadid is an architect with a huge international reputation. Good for her to have done so well (as an Iraqi...
Forum: The Lounge 12-31-2021, 09:23 AM
Replies: 533
Views: 30,256
Posted By Lisnaholic
Thanks Dianne! I hope you and others will bear...

Thanks Dianne! I hope you and others will bear with me as I try things out here. This is my result for "copy address of image":
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Forum: The Lounge 12-31-2021, 06:27 AM
Replies: 533
Views: 30,256
Posted By Lisnaholic
^ What a beautiful looking pub! Very...

^ What a beautiful looking pub! Very understandable that you should get the two principle white buildings confused.

By the way, I wonder if you have any special tip about how you find such nice...
Forum: The Lounge 12-28-2021, 09:24 AM
Replies: 533
Views: 30,256
Posted By Lisnaholic
^ Well, keep that attitude to yourself when you...

^ Well, keep that attitude to yourself when you meet Jonathan Richman, ok?

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Forum: The Lounge 12-27-2021, 03:53 PM
Replies: 533
Views: 30,256
Posted By Lisnaholic
You sound like my brother-in-law, who spends ages...

You sound like my brother-in-law, who spends ages roaming around wikipedia as one article suggests to him the next....



I didn't mean to be mysterious, but I don't like to put too many personal...
Forum: The Lounge 12-24-2021, 03:13 PM
Replies: 533
Views: 30,256
Posted By Lisnaholic
Thanks for putting together such an interesting...

Thanks for putting together such an interesting post, Dianne! I love the photos of the faces carved in wood. Back in the old days people built with such inventiveness and detail it's hard to believe....
Forum: The Lounge 11-27-2021, 08:11 AM
Replies: 533
Views: 30,256
Posted By Lisnaholic
^ Some really great old pubs in that first link,...

^ Some really great old pubs in that first link, Dianne! Very nice photos. Thanks.
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Forum: The Lounge 10-17-2021, 05:21 PM
Replies: 533
Views: 30,256
Posted By Lisnaholic
Three very attractive places Dianne! The last one...

Three very attractive places Dianne! The last one reminded me of a very special week that I once spent in Rye; it's a nice town.

All the history that goes with The George inn is interesting, and...
Forum: The Lounge 10-11-2021, 06:39 PM
Replies: 533
Views: 30,256
Posted By Lisnaholic
I'm glad you enjoyed the video Dianne. I imagine...

I'm glad you enjoyed the video Dianne. I imagine we've both seen plenty of flats like those in our time! Hope your son finds his feet in Sheffield.
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Here's...
Forum: The Lounge 10-03-2021, 02:57 PM
Replies: 533
Views: 30,256
Posted By Lisnaholic
In architecture, it's pretty difficult to reach...

In architecture, it's pretty difficult to reach that iconic status of:-

(i) becoming a recognised "name" architect,
(ii) having a recognized style that is more than just redesigning the same...
Forum: The Lounge 09-30-2021, 09:09 AM
Replies: 533
Views: 30,256
Posted By Lisnaholic
I just love that archer statue at East Finchley...

I just love that archer statue at East Finchley Station, Dianne. Thanks for posting it.

London is just full of curiosities, but here's something from Sheffield, if anyone wants to spend 15 mins...
Forum: The Lounge 09-15-2021, 05:08 PM
Replies: 533
Views: 30,256
Posted By Lisnaholic
I don't know, Batlord, but I expect that on the...

I don't know, Batlord, but I expect that on the architect's drawing for the next floor up it says, "Space for big-assed arched ceiling to pub". So that just leaves two more floors.



Yeah, who...
Forum: The Lounge 09-15-2021, 07:45 AM
Replies: 533
Views: 30,256
Posted By Lisnaholic
Inspired by Diana's list of strange pub names, I...

Inspired by Diana's list of strange pub names, I wanted to post an unusual London pub that I had the pleasure of drinking in occasionally. Modest in size and location, you can overlook it unless you...
Forum: The Lounge 07-27-2021, 04:50 PM
Replies: 533
Views: 30,256
Posted By Lisnaholic
:laughing: Yeah, perhaps I'm getting carried...

:laughing:

Yeah, perhaps I'm getting carried away by how it looks in a photo taken on a sunny day. If I was late for work on a wet morning, I probably wouldn't like it either.
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