Cool ass buildings and churches

[ALVAREZ6]

...for those of you that enjoy funky ass architecture. A lot of shit I've never heard of before in these galleries:

http://villageofjoy.com/50-strange-buildings-of-the-world/


http://villageofjoy.com/20-unusual-churches-part-i/

there are links to part 2 for both lists

:toast

[Sisk]

A thread related to religion in which you're not shitting all over it? WTF?

[cherylsteele]

Some crazy but cool buildings.

[Sisk]

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_dlkAw43cLC0/SRxCnBV9fNI/AAAAAAAAAcY/QwHxdyAgEDQ/s800/27-dongatonheimmuseum-thumb.jpg


Is that a spider sculpture in front of that building?

[cherylsteele]

lol...It looks like it doesn't it?

[Sisk]

Yeah.. has 8 legs. Would like to know the story behind that.

[cherylsteele]

I tried to google it but all I got are a couple of the same photos you posted and no info about the building at all.

[cherylsteele]

Check out these sculptures:
http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2009/06/14/12-beautiful-and-unique-giant-sculptures/

[cherylsteele]

Yes it is, done by this lady:
Louise Bourgeois, the piece is called Maman, it is in front of the Guggenheim Museum in Spain.

[The Reckoning]

the guggenheim is intended to look like a ship, btw.

[Sisk]

Yes it is, done by this lady:
Louise Bourgeois, the piece is called Maman, it is in front of the Guggenheim Museum in Spain.

:tu

That's some creepy shit, imho

[CubanSucks]

Derek Zoolander's Center For Kids Who Can't Read Good And Who Want To Learn To Do Other Stuff Good Too
http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/50415_2545765705_6734_n.jpg

[The Reckoning]

Derek Zoolander's Center For Kids Who Can't Read Good And Who Want To Learn To Do Other Stuff Good Too
http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/50415_2545765705_6734_n.jpg


tee hee. cubansucks youre so funny with your pop culture references.

[IronMaxipad]

Derek Zoolander's Center For Kids Who Can't Read Good And Who Want To Learn To Do Other Stuff Good Too
http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/50415_2545765705_6734_n.jpg

http://i51.tinypic.com/wair6f.jpg

[CubanSucks]

tee hee. cubansucks youre so funny with your pop culture references.

I don't need reminding..

[ALVAREZ6]

A thread related to religion in which you're not shitting all over it? WTF?

I've been trying to keep the bashing down. This thread is only related to the architecture of a religion, of which can be pretty damn impressive.

[ALVAREZ6]

I'd like to live in this weird ass place:



8. Habitat 67 (Montreal, Canada)

Expo 67, one of the world’s largest universal expositions was held in Montreal. Housing was one of the main themes of Expo 67.

The cube is the base, the mean and the finality of Habitat 67. In its material sense, the cube is a symbol of stability. As for its mystic meaning, the cube is symbol of wisdom, truth, moral perfection, at the origin itself of our civilization.

354 cubes of a magnificent grey-beige build up one on the other to form 146 residences nestled between sky and earth, between city and river, between greenery and light.

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_dlkAw43cLC0/SRxCrKykhvI/AAAAAAAAAdg/yOCeNOioJE4/s800/08-habitat67-thumb.jpg


or maybe this place:

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_dlkAw43cLC0/SRxChu8k_7I/AAAAAAAAAbg/2waSnhv9Toc/s800/09-cubichouses-thumb.jpg

[CuckingFunt]

Is that a spider sculpture in front of that building?


Yeah.. has 8 legs. Would like to know the story behind that.

The artist is Louise Bourgeois. The spider is a recurring motif in her work and she has installed several large spiders similar to that one in prominent locations. Google her and you'll get more info.

[ALVAREZ6]

the spider sculpture = stupid imo