Some Singapore architecture
I like this one - great views and the windows create their own sunshades.
This one with honey comb and over hangs was apparently designed by the same architect that put the glass pyramid in the centre of La Louvre Paris, and surrounds 3 sides of that imposing Art Deco building blogged a couple of weeks back.
Sharp angles.
Oof... makes me feel dizzy!
ReplyDeleteDon't look up....
DeleteI like the second and third buildings. It must be so much more interesting designing an unusual building and overcoming the inevitable problems posed by them.
ReplyDeleteI think I would rather be the engineer than the architect for me that is where the real skill lies - making it tangible.
DeleteWOW! these are amazing. some are wonky looking but I still like them a lot.. I have seen nothing like these before.
ReplyDeleteYup - some do indeed look wonky. The early attempts at breaking away from standard and staid do look very dated already. I wonder what this generation of buildings will look like in a couple of decades. I will get a photo of Raffles Hotel - built 1887 - for a future post, and we can discuss aging gracefully. Many of these buildings will not do that.
DeleteI like the second one.. architecture with style and sense.
ReplyDeleteMany of the others just don't look real!
There is some even less 'real' stuff around - these are more or less next door to where I am staying. It seems like a receptive place to pitch a 'crazy' idea.
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ReplyDeleteThank you! Lots to admire here... YAM xx
Some clever architects and architecture.
ReplyDeleteAnd some VERY clever engineers making the 'concepts' hold up.
DeleteWow! Impressive building styles. Don't know if I'd want to stand for long in that overhang though. Gives me the jitters
ReplyDeleteThe photos don't do it justice. It really is a remarkable development.
DeleteSome wonderful shapes. Although I have to admit I like older buildings.
ReplyDeleteI tell my hubby I like old things and that’s why I like him lol
He’s six years older than me and doesn’t find it amusing at all.
Grumpy old man lol
Teehee. Some of the clever modern shapes have ignored the wisdom of the past and rely too heavily on manipulated environment (and all the electricity demand that entails) to make the places livable.
DeleteIt seems to me that the confident architecture of Singapore is one (of several) indications that world's centre of dynamism has shifted east. How does it feel to one who is actually there?
ReplyDeleteCheers, Gail.
Gail, that might require a treatise, an examination of the history of human occupation of the site (Singapore is about 200 years old - a Malay fishing village on stilts before that, of which the bamboo structures will have long ceased to be), some view on the development of styles in building, and a look at the rate of human population expansion - among other things (for example, weather/climate and plate tectonics might also influence development and style). Remarkably places I never gave much thought to - cities in places as diverse as Uzbekistan and Nigeria - abound with innovative modern architectural designs. In Singapore the need to go UP (instead of out) will have been a major consideration. The landscaping has to be on the buildings instead of around them.
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