This is why I rarely photograph "the new stuff." However, here is a blog entry devoted solely to Michigan's architecture of today. Enjoy it -- or not -- though when I photograph modern architecture, I try to make it look as appealing as possible, even when the actual structures stand out like a sore thumb in their surroundings. I will not express my displeasure or approval of the following five buildings -- that is for the reader. It is your duty to weigh these new structures against historic architecture, and draw your own conclusions.
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The Radisson Hotel in Kalamazoo.
The planetarium, owned by Delta College, in Bay City.
An office building in Lansing.
Huron High School in Ann Arbor, built in the late 1960s.
The University of Michigan's School of Dentistry building in Ann Arbor.
7 comments:
They suck! No soul to them!
Nice photos of these structures -- which have their own sort of beauty. Consider that the type of craftsmanship that went into the ornamentation of buildings of yesteryear is nearly extinct today -- at least on the scale to make it financially feasable. Different eras, different expectations of beauty and utility. Well-photographed!
It's my duty to decide??!!?? I thought voting was my duty. Actually, I like the pictures of the office building in Lansing and the planetarium. So, can you design better?
Speaking of new stuff, where's the new blog stuff? Too much Duck Hunt to post now, or what?
Great pictures. I completely agree that there is a lot of blood and sweat in the older architecture that you'll never see in the new stuff. Less soul, more cold steel. Still, it has its moments.
Another building you should get out to see is Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital in, you guessed it, Pontiac, Michigan.
Cool. Haven't seen a post from you in a while.
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