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Published: 2008-06-17 06:16:33 +0000 UTC; Views: 9293; Favourites: 110; Downloads: 3617
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Caixa Forum in Madrid, Spain. Built by Swiss architects Herzog and de Meuron. The interior has gallery space, a restaurant and a pretty cool bookstore. The book store alone is worth the stop if you are in the area. This is a view from the underside of the building, I became entranced during my trip with the travels of people through the space, and the way the disorientation of the architecture seemed to abstract people in a way. People act as silhouettes, silhouettes act as reflections, the sounds reflect and come from unexpected directions. To me, this is built surrealism.[link]
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hi,
would just crop the person on the left and bit the top...
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Man, this photo is really wonderful!! I really enjoy the sense of movement and misdirection you've captured! Great work, man!
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Thanks, glad you like it. It is a new focus and direction for me, to start this exploration of the relationship of built environment to the occupant.
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link you can find here: [link]
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beautifully surreal... the contrast and composition is breathtaking.
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wooooow... would just crop the person on the left and bit the top...
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...wait a minute... thats not actually the building I thought it was! ...they've done a "forum" in Barcelona that has a VERY similar space under it like your photo. I can't comment on the Madrid one: I have never been to it.
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Haha, yeah. I actually saw the two on consecutive days, so it was really confusing to me to see another H&dM forum building.
Personally, I didn't mind the other so much, but it felt like a less refined version of the Caixa Forum in Madrid.
And to make it even more confusing, I there there is an unrelated Caixa building that is not a forum in Barcelona, but I am not sure I am remembering it right.
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Ha. I think its a bit weird, an architect designing 2 buildings that are so similar. I think H&D are going a bit off the boil recently.
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Nice photo. Its a shame the building itself is frankly shite.
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it's interesting... but it looks kind of cold and alienated.
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This is the one I like best atm. I like the interaction between the building and the people who use it.
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Yes, that interaction is my favorite part of photography.
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