war Posted July 14, 2016 Share #1481 Posted July 14, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) That didn't take long. How about the name of the architect? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 14, 2016 Posted July 14, 2016 Hi war, Take a look here "Do you know this building?" Game Thread. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
adan Posted July 15, 2016 Share #1482 Posted July 15, 2016 (edited) I kept my response "cryptic" so that others could have a shot - but if no one else gets it in 24 hours, I'll post the architect, and a new picture. (My college major was architecture before switching to cinema & photo, and I've kept up over the years - so I sometimes feel I have an unfair advantage.) Edited July 15, 2016 by adan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted July 15, 2016 Share #1483 Posted July 15, 2016 I can't wait, plus I'd like to understand your cryptography. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted July 15, 2016 Share #1484 Posted July 15, 2016 I rather believe that this could be the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles, designed by Arata Isozaki. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
war Posted July 16, 2016 Share #1485 Posted July 16, 2016 Correct. Thanks for coming to the rescue. It's your turn to post. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted July 16, 2016 Share #1486 Posted July 16, 2016 I can't wait, plus I'd like to understand your cryptography. Compare my post to the MOCA logo: http://static.tumblr.com/cfcwrwi/0Ernazrf0/mocalogo.png (and congrats to pop....) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted July 16, 2016 Share #1487 Posted July 16, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) (and congrats to pop....) Thanks, but congrats are not earned. The building on the right hand side has "GRAND PROMENADE" written on its front. Next puzzle building will be ready in the course of the day, I hope. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted July 16, 2016 Share #1488 Posted July 16, 2016 The next mystery building is, perhaps, less remarkable than the architect who built it. As the building is part of a group of buildings, I will show not only the "mystery" building but a few of the other buildings of the group as well. Here we go: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/161026-do-you-know-this-building-game-thread/?do=findComment&comment=3079619'>More sharing options...
pop Posted July 16, 2016 Share #1489 Posted July 16, 2016 The next picture reveals the true size and proportions of the building much better: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! This group of buildings stands on the other side of the playground: Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! This group of buildings stands on the other side of the playground: ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/161026-do-you-know-this-building-game-thread/?do=findComment&comment=3079620'>More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted July 16, 2016 Share #1490 Posted July 16, 2016 Playground would indicate "school", perhaps? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted July 16, 2016 Share #1491 Posted July 16, 2016 It's a residential area. Part of the large building did indeed serve as a school up to the 'sixties, but that was only one of its functions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted July 16, 2016 Share #1492 Posted July 16, 2016 Hmmm - might this be very early work by someone later know for extreme 20th-century modernism? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted July 16, 2016 Share #1493 Posted July 16, 2016 Hello Philipp, Could we be somewhere not too far from your home? Best Regards, Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted July 17, 2016 Share #1494 Posted July 17, 2016 Andy - "Very early work" is correct. In fact, it's his first work, and his later work looked markedly different. However, I don't think he would have been known for extreme modernism. Michael - You are perfectly right. The mystery building is not far from my home. The color scheme of the buildings, BTW, is not the original one. Their original color - reddish - counted as an important part of the overall design. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted July 17, 2016 Share #1495 Posted July 17, 2016 Sheer guess - but could this possibly be by Herzog? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted July 17, 2016 Share #1496 Posted July 17, 2016 Sheer guess - but could this possibly be by Herzog? Good guess (by many counts), but it's older than that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted July 17, 2016 Share #1497 Posted July 17, 2016 Hello Philipp, It looks like it was built between 1890 & 1915. Best Regards, Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted July 17, 2016 Share #1498 Posted July 17, 2016 Michael - In fact, it's a bit more recent than that, but not very much. Have a look at the fountain in the second picture which provides a nice large clue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted July 17, 2016 Share #1499 Posted July 17, 2016 (edited) Hello Philipp, The style of the numbers is very much "1921". Altho it could also be 1910. Interesting. I seemed to me that the style of design of the building is from just before WWI. Modern design but still built to last more or less forever. Best Regards, Michael Edited July 17, 2016 by Michael Geschlecht Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted July 17, 2016 Share #1500 Posted July 17, 2016 Michael - The fountain was placed there after all the residential houses were finished, which was in 1921. Its basin is, BTW, made of one single piece. It took six horses to haul it to where it stands now. Your observation concerning the style of the buildings is very accurate. The architect wanted to allude to the traditional local building style and expressed this in his choice of the shape of the windows and so on as well as in his choice of building materials. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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