More traditional-looking architecture can also be given nicknames. I remember hearing names for the Victor Emmanuel II monument in Rome such as "the Wedding Cake," "the Typewriter," and "the English Soup."
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Monday, August 27, 2012
Building Nicknames
Leon Krier writes about nicknames and modernist architecture in The Architecture of Community. One example I can think of is the Clinton Library in Little Rock. Most people who have seen it say it looks like a giant single-wide trailer. I remember that the firm responsible for its design gave a lecture on how they came up with the library's design, but I don't really remember much of it. I think it mostly had to do with sustainability, views, and maintaining a unified waterfront park.
More traditional-looking architecture can also be given nicknames. I remember hearing names for the Victor Emmanuel II monument in Rome such as "the Wedding Cake," "the Typewriter," and "the English Soup."
More traditional-looking architecture can also be given nicknames. I remember hearing names for the Victor Emmanuel II monument in Rome such as "the Wedding Cake," "the Typewriter," and "the English Soup."
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