06 maj 2015

04 maj 2015

Götaplatsen....


1923, by Arvid Bjerke and Sigfrid Ericson


1934, by Carl Bergsten


1935, by Nils-Einar Eriksson

01 maj 2015

29 april 2015

Scandinavium....


Göteborg, 1971, by Poul Hultberg

19 april 2015

17 april 2015

Old-fashioned design....


The poor car industry was far behind in terms of design. Here at Weissenhof probably in the late 1920`s. The house is a work by Le Corbusier, 1927.

Ciudad de México....


1958, by Vladimir Kaspe

11 april 2015

09 april 2015

Vaults....


..of Amsterdam

06 april 2015

Stockholm....


..late afternoon

26 mars 2015

Intentioner....


"Det har sagts av en kritiker, att interiören är ett konstverk men att den icke har karaktären av en domstolsbyggnad utan av en sydländsk badortshall (?). Här, säger han, där människor går väntande på dom, tyngda av bekymmer, borde karaktären vara allvarligare, tyngre, mera sluten. Avsikten har medvetet varit det motsatta: just därför, att människor här gå fyllda av oro och ängslan, har ett vänligt, soligt ljus släppts in. Det har varit arkitektens uppfattning, att öppenheten, solen, blommorna, över huvud taget det mänskliga, lättare än det stängda, stela och officiella i karaktären kan föra en över från tvedräkt och ängslan till försoning eller åtminstone resignation."

Gunnar Asplund

23 mars 2015

Une nouvelle amie....


With Romain Duris in great shape....and our conceptions are changing. Maybe sometimes for the better ?

A film by François Ozon

Ladri di biciclette....

Lamberto Maggiorani and Enzo Staiola

If I ever need to choose a film, this is the one....and it will always be. The masterpiece from 1948 by Vittorio De Sica.

22 mars 2015

Ellen Sundberg....


Only 20 and something....but this girl is a natural talent.

17 mars 2015

Simple Minds at Lisebergshallen....

Göteborg, Mars, 16

By listening to the excellent double album "Live in the city of light" from 1987, one can get an idea about the kind of performances this band was able to put on in the past. Amazingly, the best songs came from their last album (Big Music), and when the band performed "Midnight Walking"....Simple Minds was back for a short while. Credit to Charlie Burchill and his totally relaxed, sparkling guitar. Mel Gaynor works hard as  "rhythm master", yet he looked a bit like a tired lorry driver in the beginning of the show. By the way, Jim Kerr - you need some exercise ! It may enhance your voice as well....

From the old songs, "Love Song" was the best. 

Andy Gillespie - keyboards
Ged Grimes - bass
Sarah Brown - vocals
Catherine Anne Davies - gitarr / keyboards / vocals

16 mars 2015

Let the balconies....


..stay balconies

10 mars 2015

Casa O`Gorman....




Mexico City, 1929, by Juan O`Gorman

08 mars 2015

Palazzina San Maurizio....


Roma, 1963, by Luigi Moretti

Casa del giornalista....




Milano, 1935, by Luigi Figini

02 mars 2015

Architecture with a huge A....





















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Cantina da Universidade de Lisboa, 1961, by Manuel Norberto Correia and Rafael Miranda

22 februari 2015

Restaurante Narciso....




Praia de Carcavelos, winter sun in February, listening to the sound of the waves....

21 februari 2015

Edificio Kepler....


Anzures, 1957, by Ramón Torres and Héctor Velázquez