Shapes Material or Otherwise

Architecture. Mostly public. Mostly made of concrete. Also muqarnas.

[dieselfutures]

Dymax­ion Deployment Units.

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Church St Christophorus (1961) in Oldenburg, Germany, by Gottfried Böhm

[archibay]

The SC Johnson Wax Building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright (1939)

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Conference and Education Center “Erbacher Hof” (1971-88) in Mainz, Germany, by Lothar Willius

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Church St. Pius X. (1966-68) in Krefeld, Germany, by Josef Lehmbrock & Stefan Polónyi. Photo by Ryszard Kopczynski

[scavengedluxury]

Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, 13/08/2011.

[ilcontephotography]

St. Engelbert Church, by Dominikus Böhm (1932).

Cologne, Germany.

© Roberto Conte (2015)

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Ricardo Bofill - Les Espaces d'Abraxas, Noisy-le-Grand.

> Photo: Laurent Kronental (2014).

[i12bent]

Ingvar Cronhammar (Dec. 17, 1947 - 2021) was a Swedish-born Danish installation artist whose work often was monumental and borrowing from an industrial aesthetics.

Here he plays with streaming light and water into the cisterns under Copenhagen…

Ingvar Cronhammar: Installation view, H, Cisternerne, 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark

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Church of Santa Maria del Carmine, by Gianni Lamedica and Fabio Tombari (1979-1996).

Calmazzo (Fossombrone), Italy.

© Roberto Conte (2022)

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Church “Maria Himmelfahrt” (1958-59) in Koblenz, Germany, by Max Christens

[archatlas]

David Moreno

Rotterdam-based David Moreno prefers his spatial pieces to oscillate between initial sketches of architectural projects and fully-realised constructions. His steel sculptures are comprised of lengthy metal strips and piano strings that are arranged to form building complexes, cathedrals, and steep flights of stairs. Despite being three-dimensional artworks, they mimic an architect’s outlines with their swooping lines and grid-like qualities.

[ilcontephotography]

Chiesa di San Quirino, by Antonio De Cillia (1967).

Udine, Italy.

© Roberto Conte (2024)

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liebfrauenkirche duisburg // duisburg mitte

architect: toni hermanns

relief on the front facade: "moses und der brennende dornbusch" karl heinz türk

completion: 1961

during my visit, i didn't realise what a pearl of modern church architecture duisburg has to offer. i think that even the few photos i took show the building's uniqueness. the church has been deconsecrated for a few years now and is used as a cultural centre. in any case, i have yet to visit the interior, because i hear it's fantastic.

bei meinem besuch war mir gar nicht bewusst welche perle des modernen kirchenbaues sich in duisburg befindet. ich finde selbst die wenigen aufnahmen die entstanden sind, zeigen die besonderheit des bauwerkes. seit mehreren jahren ist die kirche profaniert und kulturort. auf jeden fall muss ich das innere noch besuchen, denn der innenausbau soll fantastisch sein.

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Kautokeino Cultural Centre, Norway. Per Morten Wik of BOARCH.

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Steve Messam 

Steve Messam is an environmental artist based in County Durham, UK and working internationally. His ephemeral site-specific installations re-imagine the everyday, interrupting historical landscapes and vacant architecture to help us perceive the familiar environment in a new way.