Tag: architecture

World Trade Center Transportation Hub

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Since the opening of the World Trade Center Transportation Hub is celebrated today, a few photos from last fall to illustrate the construction process. The spanish architect Santiago Calatrava was responsible for the design. The so-called ‘Oculus’ is supposed to resemble a bird being released from a child’s hand. Due to cost control the original plan for a mechanically opening roof was not carried out.

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New York 2015

Domenig House

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The so-called Domenig House was designed by the architect Günther Domenig, a key protagonist of Deconstructivism in Austria. It was built from 1975 to 1979 as a local branch of the ‘Zentralsparkasse und Kommerzialbank Wien’ (banking institution). The reinforced concrete building caused a heated debate when it was opened, because of its convex, crushed looking façade. Inside the building many curved elements can be found, that often had been improvised during construction.

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Vienna 2016

mumok

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Detail inside the Museum Moderner Kunst Wien (mumok)

The museum holds a collection of 7,000 modern and contemporary art works, including major works from Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, Joseph Beuys, Nam June Paik, Wolf Vostell, Gerhard Richter, Jasper Johns and Roy Lichtenstein. The ‘mumok’ regularly organizes special exhibitions and is known for its large collection of art related to Viennese Actionism.

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Vienna 2015

Sofiensaal

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The Sofiensaal is a concert hall and recording venue in the third district of Vienna. It was originally built as a steam bath and opened in 1826. After being transformed into a concert hall, Johann Strauss (father and son) used to perform here. There is also a dark side to this venue. In 1926 the Austrian branch of the NSDAP was founded here. During the Nazi regime it served as a detention center for Jews. They were forced to the extermination and concentration camps from here. The Sofiensaal burned down on 16 August 2001, but was rebuilt and opened once again in December 2013.

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Vienna 2015