A nave do bom gosto

20 mars 2023

Demolition "green" city....Göteborg

Kjellbergska Gymnasiet (a building of excellent quality), 1935, by Ragnar Ossian Swensson

Olof Wijksgatan before the demolition work began

..the same place today 😡

19 mars 2023

The escape route....

..between Lisbon and New York during the II-World War was operated by Pan Am with a Boeing 314 Clipper. The flight time (for the very rich) was around 23 hours (!)

17 mars 2023

Marble intarsia....

Axel Dahlströms Torg, 1955, by Endre Nemes

16 mars 2023

Confused Göteborg....

..blind city "planners" and architects are a plague.

Zombie city....

Husargatan, Göteborg

City "planning" from the 1980`s. What was the purpose of placing the "backside" of the buildings towards the street...?

15 mars 2023

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11 mars 2023

In terms of color and nuances....

..our present time is just boring.

08 mars 2023

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Thunder Road....

when life determines the direction....you are on your way to a crash

15 februari 2023

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30 januari 2023

Destinations for a time machine....

3 Savile Row, 30 January 1969.....The Beatles' final live performance

17 januari 2023

10 januari 2023

The five steps of the Portuguese methodology for the destruction of built heritage....

Palacete at Praça Duque de Saldanha, 1908, by José Luís Monteiro (photo: João Carvalho)

.."abandoned" for some decades

..step 2

..the practice of step 3 at Praça Duque de Saldanha

1 - The absence of maintenance for some decades.

2 - After the last tenant leaves the building, the main door should be closed with an iron chain with a padlock. This may seem like a peculiar measure, but it sends the message that the building is beyond salvation.

3 - The opening of some windows to accelerate the process of decay.

4 - Now is time for the removal of some tiles from the roof in order to accelerate the infiltration of water.

5 - Finally, if steps 1, 3 and 4 are insufficient or slow, there is always the possibility of a “spontaneous combustion”.

This methodology has been applied with plenty of success for some decades with the passive cooperation and understanding of the (in)competent Portuguese authorities.

Some photos stolen from MAGG