REVIEW OF ARCHITECTURE - Triangle Modernist Houses

, ,#i*lqsq'l iil'.is.r.lilIr*.4,:i;lARCHITECTURE/16{':!;){ ,asGET OUT THE PAINT BRUSHAfter traveling for a few months in anumber of Europe's largest cities, I beganto realize that these old, old buildings onstreets really were not giving off all oftheir beauty. Over the years, they had becomeextremely dirty, thus taking awayfrom their deep shadows and relief. ltoccurred to me that if all of these oldbuildings could just be painted or sandblasted,it could be one of the most fantasticexperiences one could desire towalk down their streets. So, as I traveledofl, I began to search for buildings thathad been cleaned and pampered as Ithink they should be. This example, if itwere in color, I'm sure, is quite valuablein convincing city fathers and owners totake another look at their old buildingsand to bring them back to life again-soI say to cities around the world-GET OUTTHE PAINT BRUSH!16. A red, white, and gray sidewalk cafein Copenhagen, Denmark-almost impossibleto not notice, let alone goi nto.AWNINGSAwnings on a building have a way ofcreating a freshness that the paint brushhas. Even one can have an old dirty building,but with a few splotches of coloredcanvas scattered around. ine contrast becomesquite striking. Can';as also has aquality of translucency and contributesthis ingredient that is ,;tl'rsrwise diff icultto create. Canvas, in this sense, has away of making one m()re conscious oflight, and in turn, shadows and depth. Thefollowing pictures are convincing of howvaluable canvas can be to our urban en-20vironment.L7. Another bright yellow awning amongstvery old building in the quaint littleFrench town of Narbonne.18. On this oil company's facade in Copenhagen,the architect has made theawning be one of the strongest designfeatures about the building.LANDMARKSl-andmarks ate needed in our citiesand towns because they serve as a pointof orientation. The pedestrian down in andamong the streets and buildings can maintaina clear image of his city by beingable to see a landmark every so often.Landmarks, then, are usually a tall building,monument, or even a high hill that'is visible from most any point. The picturesin this section that follow are usuallylandmarks consisting of towers on cityhalls and buildings such as that with historicinterest.19. This famous tower in the heart ofVenice, ltaly, is probably one of themost powerful urban landmarks anywhere.20. The Arch of Triumph in Paris is anotherof the world's best known landmarks.2T, The City Hall of Copenhagen, Denmark.22. The Town Hall in Calais, Franceserves quite a purpose as a landmarkbecause it is the place many peoplefirst see on the European continentarriving from across the English Channel.23. Gaudi's unfinished cathedral in Barcelonais a most unusual landmark.21