Pulchritude

via “Informes de la Construcción: Volume 18, 171" (1965)

Auguste Rodin, Buste d'Adèle (1878)

Photo by Carlos Traspaderne with Hasselblad 500 C/M & Ilford film.

Maquette of the project 'Hotel Clobert’, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico c. 1952

Saint Michael Vanquishing the Devil

SNL REALLY DID THAT™

“Inequalities are not just an economic issue,” Aravena explains. “They’re a cultural issue. The role that cities can play in creating or not creating those opportunities, it’s irreversible.” If designed properly, he says, “cities can be a great tool for the efficient amelioration of quality of life problems”. “They are a great shortcut for creating equality.” The key, Aravena argues, is that cities, and architects, must not shy away from the stresses created by competing forces like poverty and wealth or public and private construction. Rather than argue about whether to design cities for the needs of their poorest citizens or the egos of their wealthiest, Aravena posits, the answer might be to do both. At Elemental, he says, “we do not fear that, in this initial entry to the problem, we have forces that may seem contradictory. If you trust the synthesis of design, you don’t fear contradictory forces.”

Famous photograph of French architect and designer Charlotte Perriand. http://rosswolfe.wordpress.com

Vintage 1960′s leather & iron armchair with footstool - definitely gentlementools

Lina Bo Bardi - Casa de Vidrio (glass house), Sao Paulo 1951. Previously, some original interior pictures. Scan from here.

23.02.2013 Ca D'oro, Venezia