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Post by tufta on Jul 15, 2008 11:47:37 GMT 1
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gigi
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Post by gigi on Jul 15, 2008 14:20:39 GMT 1
Wow, thanks for the great photos! The 'Złota44' looks amazing!
Just out of curiosity, how do you think the people of Warsaw view these plans? All of the buildings are very modern. Are there some who wish that elements of more classic architecture could also be incorporated into the overall design for the region?
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Post by tufta on Jul 16, 2008 14:03:03 GMT 1
Wow, thanks for the great photos! The 'Złota44' looks amazing! Just out of curiosity, how do you think the people of Warsaw view these plans? All of the buildings are very modern. Are there some who wish that elements of more classic architecture could also be incorporated into the overall design for the region? Yes, and very much so  However, some classical elements are included in some of the buildings presented. Chopin Centre for instance. In fact -what was not presented, the majority of very new buildings in Warsaw are NOT in the super-modern style. They are built among the existing old tenement house and they are required to 'fit in' in style. What is interesting most of this old or classical style houses are actually not older than 50-55 years. They were rebuilt shortly after 1945 - 85 % of Warsaw buildings was in rubble by the end of war. And rebuilt exactly to their prewar looks. |
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Post by Bonobo on Jul 16, 2008 18:54:32 GMT 1
In fact -what was not presented, the majority of very new buildings in Warsaw are NOT in the super-modern style. They are built among the existing old tenement house and they are required to 'fit in' in style. This is a long standing tradition in Warsaw. Buildings which survived the war in a relatively good shape in the city centre were rare, so communist and normal architects completed the blank spaces around them, left after razed structures, with modern houses. Not always. Communists on purpose deprived many buildings of ornaments which they viewed as bourgeoisie. But other buildings, e.g., churches, were also rebuilt in the earlier version, not pre-war style: E.g., the church of St Alexander. You can see them here: polandsite.proboards104.com/index.cgi?board=photographsfrompoland&action=display&thread=9&page=1#33 |
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Post by Bonobo on Jul 16, 2008 18:56:29 GMT 1
A friend of mine who is an architect sent me some pics of architectural plans of Warsaw. Unfortunately the pics dont show up (or maybe I don't know enough tricks) so I post just the links directly to pictures. Hope it is still enjoyable and we can see what is planned before Bonobo corrects his machine and shows us his pictures. It is nice to see the capital of Poland developing so nicely. I know why your pics don`t show. You forgot to delete one space between the proper address and the last [/img] Here you are: |
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Post by tufta on Jul 17, 2008 3:10:56 GMT 1
Not always. Communists on purpose deprived many buildings of ornaments which they viewed as bourgeoisie. Very true! |
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Post by valpomike on Jul 18, 2008 16:52:08 GMT 1
We need more photo's of your trip to Warsaw, please.
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Post by tufta on Jul 18, 2008 17:16:52 GMT 1
We need more photo's of your trip to Warsaw, please. Yes, you're right! We need to see all those two nice girls from Warsaw, don't we? ;D |
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Post by Bonobo on Jul 18, 2008 22:25:15 GMT 1
We need more photo's of your trip to Warsaw, please. Yes, you're right! We need to see all those two nice girls from Warsaw, don't we? ;D There are 2500 photos, I think I will post about 1000, so it must take time. |
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Post by Bonobo on Jul 21, 2008 23:01:36 GMT 1
Yes, you're right! We need to see all those two nice girls from Warsaw, don't we? ;D There are 2500 photos, I think I will post about 1000, so it must take time. I have prepared 1850 photos from Warsaw. Quite a lot. PS. I have found thuis site by pure accident - about Warsaws skyscrapers and not only: wiezowce.waw.pl/index_en.htm |
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Post by Bonobo on Oct 1, 2008 20:27:29 GMT 1
The Polish Eagle wing-shaped apartment tower 'Złota44' by Polish Jew and American Daniel Libeskind is already being built Cutting-edge Warsaw tower grounded in history: Libeskind 9/26/08
afp.google.com/media/ALeqM5g-YjA6FRxWR8wGLcMg6TFfy6rhpg?size=m
Daniel Libeskind in Warsaw
WARSAW (AFP) — Acclaimed US architect Daniel Libeskind Friday laid the cornerstone for his cutting-edge design luxury residential tower in the heart of Warsaw, the city of his childhood.
"This is something very unique, very personal and something uniquely grounded in the history of Poland, of Warsaw, of my country, of a city that I love," said Libeskind.
The world-class architect -- whose long list of works include Berlin's Jewish Museum and the planned Freedom Tower on New York's symbolic Ground Zero site was born in Poland in 1946 into a family of Polish-Jews.
He later moved to Israel and eventually settled in the United States.
Warsaw was all-but destroyed on the orders of Nazi German dictator Adolf Hitler in 1944, during the closing days of World War II.
The post-war skyline of Warsaw was dominated by the Palace of Culture and Science, a gargantuan 230-meter specimen of socialist-realist architecture, built by Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in the 1950s.
Dubbed Zlota 44 (its address means gold in Polish), Libeskind's 54-floor, 192-meter-high (630 feet) glass facade tower shaped in the form of a sail will symbolically face the chunky Stalinist-era palace.
"It relates itself in a very dramatic way to the Palace of Culture -- that 'gift' from elsewhere. Even on a grey day this building will shine and have a very special character," Libeskind said. |
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Post by Bonobo on May 3, 2009 15:38:59 GMT 1
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Post by valpomike on May 3, 2009 16:54:56 GMT 1
Why was building stopped, was it due to money short?
Many or most of the spots are pre-sold, are they not?
Mike
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Post by tufta on May 3, 2009 17:03:50 GMT 1
Why was building stopped, was it due to money short? Many or most of the spots are pre-sold, are they not? Mike Exactly Mike! Most of the appartments are sold already, but without full payment. |
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Post by valpomike on May 3, 2009 21:30:48 GMT 1
So what happens now, they just stop, and let it stand unused? And undone.
Mike
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Post by tufta on May 5, 2009 7:33:24 GMT 1
So what happens now, they just stop, and let it stand unused? And undone. Mike I think they have transiently slowed down - they can't afford to loose so much money. |
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Post by Bonobo on Dec 22, 2019 19:18:05 GMT 1
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However, some classical elements are included in some of the buildings presented. Chopin Centre for instance. In fact -what was not presented, the majority of very new buildings in Warsaw are NOT in the super-modern style. They are built among the existing old tenement house and they are required to 'fit in' in style. What is interesting most of this old or classical style houses are actually not older than 50-55 years. They were rebuilt shortly after 1945 - 85 % of Warsaw buildings was in rubble by the end of war. And rebuilt exactly to their prewar looks.
