ARCHITECTURE: in Haiku

Jay Pritzker Pavilion II (Gehry)

Posted in 21st Century, Architect, Chicago Area, Frank O. Gehry, Millennium Park, Places by amiliacca on April 30, 2009

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Stage curtain peeled back;

an interlaced grid defines

the sky for this night

John Hancock Center I (Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill 1970)

Posted in 20th Century, Chicago Area, Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill by amiliacca on April 4, 2009

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Clean vectors converge:

A scaffolding of bow-ties

builds Formality

Cloud Gate at Millennium Park (Kapoor)

Posted in 21st Century, Anish Kapoor, Millennium Park by amiliacca on April 1, 2009

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Reflections of the City

More captivating

Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio

Posted in 19th Century, Chicago Area, Frank Lloyd Wright, Oak Park by amiliacca on March 30, 2009

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Encompassing arm;

collects garden space within.

Dwelling, now defined.

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Unity Temple II (F.L. Wright)

Posted in 20th Century, Chicago Area, Frank Lloyd Wright, Oak Park by amiliacca on March 22, 2009

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Sun-glare slips in through

ordered cubes; rays upon the

altar are mellowed

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Unity Temple I (F.L. Wright)

Posted in 20th Century, Chicago Area, Frank Lloyd Wright, Oak Park by amiliacca on March 21, 2009

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Modern hieroglyph;

as if one could translate these

meaning-full columns

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Robie House I (F.L. Wright)

Posted in 20th Century, Frank Lloyd Wright, Hyde Park by amiliacca on March 20, 2009

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Perspective! Drama!

In a simple wall; each Part

as Great as the Whole

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