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    #26
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    Glenfinnan Viaduct

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      #27
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      I've always been partial to the Festival Theatre in Chichester:

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        #28
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        treibeis wrote:
        Which, of course, is nothing compared to the Prora holiday-camp-that-never-was on the island of Rügen in the Baltic Sea.
        Never heard of that place before, looks interesting - although God knows the ruinporn guys always seem to know how to mess up their photographs with such bloody awful processing.

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          #29
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          Well, this seems to have turned into a contest of brutalism, in which case I present you the rocket towers in Zagreb:



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            #30
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            Never seen this but it looks cool. It's the library at UC San Diego

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              #31
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              loose cannon wrote: Cathedrale St Joseph in Le Havre

              http://www.pbase.com/frelaix/le_havre

              this is an absolutely insane building, it's like something out of star wars - you look up and would not be surprised if you saw two jedi knights having it out with light sabers
              It was built after WWII when the town was razed by bombs
              Ironically St Joseph is the patron saint of carpenters and the only wood in the place is the chairs
              You're doing Le Havre a disservice there. Yes the church is impressive but it is just part of a much bigger whole. That entire part of the town is in concrete and is a world heritage site.

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                #32
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                ad hoc wrote: Never seen this but it looks cool. It's the library at UC San Diego

                Looks like they had leftover pillars from a stadium somewhere.

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                  #33
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                  Which, of course, is nothing compared to the Prora holiday-camp-that-never-was on the island of Rügen in the Baltic Sea.

                  Never heard of that place before, looks interesting


                  I went there for the first time last autumn and was blown away by the sheer size of the place (it's something like 5 km long).

                  In view of the recent construction mishaps in Berlin (airport) and Hamburg (philharmonic hall), the media have been asking why Germany can't build stuff like it used to. It obviously can, though; Prora was just as great a fuck-up as either of the modern-day examples.

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                    #34
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                    A favourite, but not for architectural reasons, but worth showing as an exercise in contrast is the East Stand at St. James' Park:

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                      #35
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                      When I was a young man, I was fond of Didcot Power Station (when approached from the west face), as it meant that I'd soon be arriving in London.
                      Whereas I was always fond of it because I knew I'd soon be arriving in Oxford.

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                        #36
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                        There's a Tumblr which has pictures of this sort of stuff on it, Architecture Of Doom, here.

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                          #37
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                          University of York's Central Hall



                          Another key man-made feature of the campus is the largest plastic-lined lake in Europe.

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                            #38
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                            Is that the place where the C of E's General Synod meets?

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                              #39
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                              I'm also quite fond of this stretch of concrete, as I stand there for a couple of hours every other Sunday morning.

                              If I get there early (or even late), I can bagsie my favourite spot, which is leaning against the left goalpost of the first goal.

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                                #40
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                                Indeedy.

                                (to Nocturnal Submission)

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                                  #41
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                                  A personal favourite:

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                                    #42
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                                    Radio Kootwijk in Holland

                                    A huge edifice in the middle of nowhere(or as close as such a thing is possible in Holland).

                                    Built in the 20s to house a massive long - wave transmitter capable of communicating with the colonies in Indonesia. By the time they finished building it, technological advances meant the equipment necessary could be housed in a small garage so it was effectively obselete.

                                    The interior is a an Art Deco palace, with beautiful floors and doors. It's now used for conferences and parties.

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                                      #43
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                                      the TWA terminal looks like the kind of place you could imagine being built by giant termites.

                                      i can't look at that argentina national library without thinking "number 5 is alive"

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                                        #44
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                                        Two almae matres, both buildings which everybody else I have spoken to about seems to despise.

                                        Berkeley Library, TCD:







                                        EC Stoner Building, University of Leeds:





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                                          #45
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                                          Rumours are they want to tear down this beautiful monstrosity that I studied in:



                                          It must be saved!

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                                            #46
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                                            puts me in mind of the hogeschool, which i find not unacceptable:

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                                              #47
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                                              I've been to (and in) the UCSD Library, and can confirm that it is indeed a cool building.

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                                                #48
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                                                British Universities are kind of the stars of concrete, aren't they?

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                                                  #49
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                                                  My favourite architect is probably Canadian Ron Thom. His trademark style is aggregate in concrete, poured into rough wooden forms to that the concrete picks up the wood grains and cutting details. It's stunning. Cold, but stunning.

                                                  Trent University in Peterborough and the Toronto Zoo are two good examples of his work and style. I'll dig around for a good picture. Trent is lovely, but I can't find a good photo that really shows the detail. It's a real up-close thing, and he doesn't do soaring structures that make for good pictures.

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                                                    #50
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                                                    Kingsgate Bridge and Dunelm House in Durham.

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