Architecture – Wander Europe / Traveling like snobs, but for less money Wed, 09 Sep 2015 21:39:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4 Making Connections /index.php/2015/09/09/making-connections/ Wed, 09 Sep 2015 21:39:35 +0000 /?p=978 Continue Reading →]]> When we were in Paris, the Pompidou had a Le Corbosier exhibit. One of the things he was big on was the Modulor. Basically it’s some golden ratio driven hooey about how much space a person takes up. Disturbingly, many of his renderings of this concept feature lumpy crab-human hybrids in psychadellic compositions.

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Note the powerful psionic waves emanating from the claw. I, for one, welcome our new crab-men overlords

I know, at first blush, the claim that Le Corbosier secretly engineered a race of crab-men hellbent on the enslavement of all mankind may seem far flung. Maybe you think I’m just misinterpreting the silhouetted figure.

A few weeks later I spotted this drawing by a 19th century French biologist:

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A perfect match in claw proportions and posture!

I rest my case.

 

]]> Budapest Architecture and Views /index.php/2015/08/28/budapest-architecture-and-views/ Fri, 28 Aug 2015 09:37:18 +0000 /?p=895 Budapest is really, really pretty.  Here is some eye candy:

Fisherman's Bastion

Fisherman’s Bastion

Buda Castle at night

Buda Castle at night

Parliament. Sometimes you need a selfie.

Parliament. Sometimes you need a selfie.

Memorial to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution

Memorial to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution

Even the ING building looks neat!

Even the ING building looks neat!

Shoes on the Danube views

Shoes on the Danube views

Dohány Street Synagogue

Dohány Street Synagogue

Rooftop cocktails to take in the views

Rooftop cocktails to take in the views

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