Architectural dreamland

[Marvystone]

Architectural dreams and oddities that have never been built..

HAUS-RUCKER-CO founded 1967-1992
LAURIDS ORTNER Austrian, born 1941
MANFRED ORTNER Austrian, born 1943
GÜNTHER ZAMP KELP Austrian, born 1941
KLAUS PINTER Austrian, born 1940
Palmtree Island (Oasis), project
New York, New York
1971

HANS HOLLEIN Austrian, born 1934
Urban Renewal in New York, project
New York City, New York
Aerial perspective
1964

GAETANO PESCE Italian, born 1939
Church of Solitude, project
New York (Manhattan), New York
Transverse section
1974-77

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[CharlottefromCA]

Mile High Tower by Frank Lloyd Wright

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[Marvystone]

All by Buckminster Fuller

Minni Earth Location at U.N. Building, N.Y. (drawing by Winslow Wedin)
Buckminster Fuller, 1956

Model of Triton City
Buckminster Fuller, 1967

Buckminster Fuller and Shoji Sadao Dome Over Manhattan
Buckminster Fuller, ca. 1960

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[dbguy]

wow these are pretty cool!!

 

[pinksatin]

My class went on a field trip to see the Fuller exhibit in Chicago. It was pretty crazy! He was thinking of ways to build sustainably and save space and energy way back when. He also sketched a lot of ideas that seemed far-fetched then but are pretty much realities today (or at least similar to things that seem normal today). Honestly though, despite how brilliant he was, I couldn't help getting a little bored. He had trillions of insanely detailed, meticulous sketches and drafts and it was all so mathematical and geometric and left-brained. A lot was over my head and repetetive you know? But talk about documenting your work . . .

 

[b9409]

Thanks for the stunning images and illustrations. All of them are incredibly compelling and spectacular.

 

[Ronchamp]

La Citta Nuova, 1914 - Antonio Sant'Elia

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