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Indeed, some I like quite a bit.
It's a shame the Community Center didn't use some of them for inspiration.
Their design possibilities are limited to those that will work with skyscrapers. But yeah, I see what you're saying. I think they should have incorporated script into the design somehow.
What, like Arabic writing? That could have been interesting but Kalam, it's so curvey...there can't be much you can do with it all over the face of the whole building?
Might have been nice to see the architect "mirror" the Alhambra Palace a bit, was my thought. But o well.
The Light wrote:
I guess the best things learned about Hitler was from the Nazi's, right?
Maybe America was just Naziphobic. Ya think?
Their design possibilities are limited to those that will work with skyscrapers. But yeah, I see what you're saying. I think they should have incorporated script into the design somehow.
What, like Arabic writing? That could have been interesting but Kalam, it's so curvey...there can't be much you can do with it all over the face of the whole building?
Might have been nice to see the architect "mirror" the Alhambra Palace a bit, was my thought. But o well.
One thing I like about the script is its versatility. Some of the art styles are very angular, like so -
Part of me would have liked to see a sort of "throwback" design as well, but I guess they decided it wasn't what they wanted.
See what the Park 51 Mosque and Community Center will look like....
Park51 Photos: Islamic Center Design Looks Modern, Secular In Artist Renderings
How gorgeous. Kudos to the architect.
well beauty is on the eye of the beholder, its looks like a bunch of giant bumble bees hived there....and the op link lost me at 'secular'.....
I did not even notice it has the word "secular" in the link, Trajan. I get newsfeeds on HuffPo over on facebook and I noticed the plans were out, so I thought it'd be interesting to discuss them.
I can see the bee-hivey thingie though...I just don't mind it. Anything is better than 18 stories of glass.
What, like Arabic writing? That could have been interesting but Kalam, it's so curvey...there can't be much you can do with it all over the face of the whole building?
Might have been nice to see the architect "mirror" the Alhambra Palace a bit, was my thought. But o well.
One thing I like about the script is its versatility. Some of the art styles are very angular, like so -
Part of me would have liked to see a sort of "throwback" design as well, but I guess they decided it wasn't what they wanted.
Those are letters? (Or is it words, like Chinese characters?) I'm just not used to seeing Arabic written anything like that...that's gorgeous. Very Art Deco looking.
The Islamic script is quite beautiful. Incorporated into architecture most I've seen has been something like this:
or this
The columns are covered in words? I would not have guessed in a Million years.
Very lovely. Can you read Arabic, Kalam?
The Islamic script is quite beautiful. Incorporated into architecture most I've seen has been something like this:
or this
I like the way that script was incorporated into the upcoming Dubai Mosque's design. Here's a computer rendering of what it's supposed to look like:
http://www.constructionweekonline.com/pictures/gallery/Buildings/DubaiMosqueW.jpg
(big picture)
Tons of great architecture going on in Dubai. (or was until recently? depends on how far the bad economy is spread)
Tons of great architecture going on in Dubai. (or was until recently? depends on how far the bad economy is spread)
I don't know how well they've weathered the recession, but they have some super cool buildings in the works. There's supposed to be an underwater hotel and a building with independently rotating floors, among other things.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq-QUkE1DGM]YouTube - Preview of World's First Rotating Skyscraper[/ame]
Holy crap!
My guess is that these projects will be abandoned, but you never know.
I have a girlfriend who can speak Arabic. I am not sure if she can read and write, but she can listen and understand. She got into an Army language immersion classout in California (this was way before 9/11) and I'm not too sure why she did it. She's a professor of tax law and had done some work in Africa....is Arabic spoken in parts of Africa?
I think it is one of the ugliest things I ever saw.
Because you had your heart set on another design?
I have a girlfriend who can speak Arabic. I am not sure if she can read and write, but she can listen and understand. She got into an Army language immersion classout in California (this was way before 9/11) and I'm not too sure why she did it. She's a professor of tax law and had done some work in Africa....is Arabic spoken in parts of Africa?
The Light wrote:
I guess the best things learned about Hitler was from the Nazi's, right?
Maybe America was just Naziphobic. Ya think?
Mebbe you can better hear another christian than I about the Park 51 mosque. The Light.
Scott Alexander: A Moral Fallacy in the Park51 Controversy | Grove Report
