by Eric Franklin on February 10, 2009
The Television Cultural Centre by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture burned down in Beijing last night. Exquisite photos of the aftermath as well as the fire itself can be seen on Andrew Lih’s Flickr Album. While I don’t have any fascination with chaos and destruction, the thought of these urban symbols of time do interest [...]
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Architecture,
Beijing
by Eric Franklin on December 10, 2008
The grandest and most stunning reading hall (Prunksaal actually translates as “Splendor Hall”) I have personally laid eyes upon, the Prunksaal in the Austrian National Library is well worth your visit if you’re of the “art and literature” persuasion. Compared to the other libraries we saw on this trip, the best thing about this hall [...]
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library,
photos,
Prunksaal,
Vienna