tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post8191795780715034511..comments2024-03-17T18:23:38.257+01:00Comments on Invisible Paris: Red's not DeadAdamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06453626318828119830noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-61620724307814265182009-06-15T22:27:31.900+02:002009-06-15T22:27:31.900+02:00Margaret: Thanks - you always give fascinating lin...Margaret: Thanks - you always give fascinating links.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453626318828119830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-16846126698054890272009-06-15T03:26:23.941+02:002009-06-15T03:26:23.941+02:00communism is not the wave of the future, but this ...communism is not the wave of the future, but this building is.Ken Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100185198750536244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-76934153258132004112009-06-13T18:55:13.041+02:002009-06-13T18:55:13.041+02:00As always, you offer another excellent post. Grea...As always, you offer another excellent post. Great images! Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-47811127135617651252009-06-13T18:06:46.752+02:002009-06-13T18:06:46.752+02:00ArtSparker, your comment reminded me about the wor...ArtSparker, your comment reminded me about the work of US photographer Brian Ulrich. He's got a project in progress called "Dark Stores, Ghostboxes and Dead Malls" documenting the transformation of American everyday retail architecture in these times of deep economic recession/depression. It's a critical commentary on American consumerism and a cultural mindset about "margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16426992542438409562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-89447587998601557902009-06-13T16:59:35.719+02:002009-06-13T16:59:35.719+02:00And on the other side of the coin, and the Atlanti...And on the other side of the coin, and the Atlantic...someone posted recently that the Sony Metreon in San Francisco, intended as a tech crystal palace when it was built ten years ago, now houses mostly shuttered businesses and hosts a farmer's market once a week. The reverse nautilus effect, where we have grown a bit too small for our shells and are adapting in whatever ways we can.ArtSparkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-81231076129467623492009-06-13T16:48:52.217+02:002009-06-13T16:48:52.217+02:00That dome interior is Pure Niemeyer ... striking, ...That dome interior is Pure Niemeyer ... striking, idealizing, ultimately quite dehumanizing. "Tellytubby house"!! Your son has the makings of a top notch architectural critic. Seriously, how wonderful to grow up in a city with such rich architectural expression and diversity. Reminds me of seeing little kids interact with Richard Serra sculptures -- what impression does this make?margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16426992542438409562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-16142258829556337262009-06-13T12:20:18.659+02:002009-06-13T12:20:18.659+02:00Fantastic building, passed by many times but never...Fantastic building, passed by many times but never discovered how you could get in! Maybe you should just ask at the (discrete) entry?PeterParishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09694538476960957295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-55464501257979797182009-06-13T05:31:19.271+02:002009-06-13T05:31:19.271+02:00amazing architecture!amazing architecture!viincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07034580136602582654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-58066381406007866602009-06-12T23:11:38.335+02:002009-06-12T23:11:38.335+02:00Incredible photos and very nice and interesting po...Incredible photos and very nice and interesting post. <br /><br />AnneZiggy Stardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14203760234180476883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-63237756682709622082009-06-12T20:55:23.851+02:002009-06-12T20:55:23.851+02:00Thanks Adam for helping me discover parts of Paris...Thanks Adam for helping me discover parts of Paris I've never come across before... never saw this place in all my wandering around. But isn't that what is wonderful about Paris, I don't think a lifetime is enough to really discover everything there is to discover...Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-72017158012103883682009-06-12T18:00:13.297+02:002009-06-12T18:00:13.297+02:00You should add a followers gadget so others can fo...You should add a followers gadget so others can follow you:)Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00724418706506236830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-34529324013010495682009-06-12T02:03:10.245+02:002009-06-12T02:03:10.245+02:00An amazing-looking building, and how fascinating t...An amazing-looking building, and how fascinating to learn of the very practical reasons for some of its features.CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-47547497983892776572009-06-11T21:38:55.804+02:002009-06-11T21:38:55.804+02:00I would guess that, if anything, the surveillance ...I would guess that, if anything, the surveillance has increased. Funny, I caught a bus at Place du Colonel Fabien and didn't see this building.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-9982288859166833282009-06-11T18:51:12.967+02:002009-06-11T18:51:12.967+02:00What a fantastic building...It is amazing !! I wil...What a fantastic building...It is amazing !! I will surely visit it one day !! Nice post..Also I Have Started My Own Website And Would Like You To Have A Look At It.I Would Love To Have Your Comments On That Also.<a href="http://www.unseenrajasthan.com/" rel="nofollow">Unseen Rajasthan</a>Unseen India Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02181236800235013022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-79869599591230314682009-06-11T17:22:28.096+02:002009-06-11T17:22:28.096+02:00I love the lyrical modernist style of Niemeyer'...I love the lyrical modernist style of Niemeyer's buildings...I have biked by this site and wondered about the interiors...good to know that it is possible to visit, even only on just one day in September!Gina Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03646101640191804629noreply@blogger.com