Archi-type

DAY 29

of the 30-Day Blog Challenge

So relaxing. Addition to the Nelson-Atkins Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. Architect: Steven Holl.
Photo by Roland Halbe/courtesy the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

I've been going to the Vanity Fair website a lot lately—from leisurely browsing to finding inspiration for a work-related task. I also recently bought the September (printed!) issue featuring Lady Gaga on the cover. Before I get into some super-cool photos, I'd like to share this snippet from the celebrity profile written by contributing editor Lisa Robinson. I'm not exactly a huge fan of Ga-ga-ooh-la-la, but I particularly liked what was written here:

It was a low point . . . when disaster struck, Gaga “went home.” She tells Robinson, “All I will say is I hit rock bottom, and it was enough to send a person over the edge. My mother knew the truth about that day, and she screamed so loud on the other end of the phone, I’ll never forget it. And she said, ‘I’m coming to get you.’” Gaga says they went to her 82-year-old grandmother’s house in West Virginia. “I cried. I told her I thought my life was over and I have no hope and I’ve worked so hard, and I knew I was good. What would I do now? And she said, ‘I’m gonna let you cry for a few more hours. And then after those few hours are up, you’re gonna stop crying, you’re gonna pick yourself up, you’re gonna go back to New York, and you’re gonna kick some ass.’”

(Source: http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2010/08/lady-gaga-september-issue.html)

That's definitely good to keep in mind whenever sadness strikes.

Now, onto those photos: VF had asked 52 experts to weigh in on the five most important works of architecture created since 1980. The magazine received a total of 132 names of buildings and uploaded photos of the top 21 on the website. And, here are my own faves.

Whereas the above photo evolkes calm, this one reminds me of a tornado!
BWM Welt, Munich. Architect: COOP Himmelblau. Courtesy of BMW.

This looks like a scene out of the movie, "The Island" (starring Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson). HSBC Building, Hong Kong. Architect: Sir Norman Foster. Photo by Heather Coulson.

Cute use of a primary color! Parc de la Villette, ParisArchitect: Bernard Tschumi. Photo by Simeone Huber.

Images sourced from VanityFair.com, published by Condé Nast Digital. Photographers are credited within captions. For copyright concerns and clarifications, please email me at mariel.chua@gmail.com.