I had written: "what an architectural construct should or could be has exploded in every direction and is accelerating at a quickening pace - like our universe" _______________________________________________
This situation can be both good, bad or neutral depending on the constructed environment that is "becoming" as each architectural construct affects and informs the next. We are foolish if we believe that the built tradition (historical architectural constructs) are of little use to us now and even less so in the future. We should remain sensitive to what has gone on before and what is going on now. The following exceptional project illustrate a blending of modernity and tradition, and thankfully, has recently begun construction - Louvre Abu Dhabi. Make sure you click on the thumbnail images to enlarge. "Designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, the Louvre Abu Dhabi will be a 24,000 sq m complex of pavilions, plazas, alleyways and canals 'evoking the image of a city floating on the sea'. Hovering over the complex will be a form inspired by traditional Arabic architecture: a vast, shallow, perforated domebsome 180 metres in diameter." _http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectv iew&upload_id=11680#lnkUserCommentsStart_ (http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectvi ew&upload_id=11680#lnkUserComment sStart) Luis Fontanills Architect Miami/Dade - Broward Counties, Florida **************We found the real bHotel Californiab and the bSeinfeldb diner. What will you find? Explore WhereItsAt.com. (http://www.whereitsat.com/#/music/all-spots/355/47.796964/-66.374711/2/Youve -Found-Where-Its-At?ncid=eml cntnew00000007)
