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Cityscapism
Visual recollections of Istanbul through oft-inebriated, sometimes sober lens.
Tarlabaşı, Soon to be razed and make way for a novel gated community in the heart of Istanbul, of course, all is done at the expense of its residents.
Yeni Camii, Abdullah Fréres, Circa 1880-1893, Istanbul. One of the most depressing aspects of modernist urban planning conducted under official French imperial planner Prost, was the dazing and complete erasure of the city square endemic-and perhaps, if I may, organic- to the mosque’s kulliyah.
Abdullah Fréres, View from Süleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul, circa 1880-1893
Valk House, Nieuwerkerk, Netherlands, 1964-66
(Van den Broek/Bakema)
(via ideefixedujour)
View of Kadıköy Port, Istanbul, date unknown, estimated to be circa 1940s
Urban idyllic: streetscape from Paris, left bank, Quartier Latin, somewhere around Ecole Normale.
A perfect example of urban architectural mimesis: the cathedral and office building, trying to reach an uncanny(and apparently unsuccessful) harmony. St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral, Brussels, 13th to 15th centuries, Gothic façade. The office building, apparently brutalist in form, but shows some post-modern credentials in its copying of the much older neigbor, belongs to the Electricite de France Luminus, the second biggest utility company of Belgium. Unfortunately, I could not find any info on the architectural design. Photo: Stg
Mass-production of housing during Kruschev era, Moscow, 1962
Fi-tower Apartment Complex, Beylikduzu, Istanbul, Fiyapi, Architect: Unknown, Built: 2009-2012
Lenin Denkmal, East Berlin
