This theatre almost seems to be stuck in time, but yet it never grows old. You can see the Palace Theatre from a mile with the outside multicolored bulbs that light up the most recent movie that they show only one at a time. From the inside you can see movies on a giant mural from the past one hundred years that spans from singin’ in the rain to John Wayne himself. It makes it out to seem that this is the one true way to watch a movie for the first time. Only one screen playing a movie, seating that could fit the whole town and a sound system that even George Lucas said is on par with his own at Skywalker Ranch
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Blog 2 #3 Creed Harland – The Citadelle Art Foundation
This museum has always been a staple of my home town. It is a maze of corridors that lead you through the halls of this home while you get to look at the all new art exhibits that seem to change almost every month. It is a museum that has something for everyone. Whether it is looking at the marble statues around the grounds, the art that is hung on the walls or the individual buildings that are adjacent to the grounds that are separated by copper statues. It is one of the most beautiful places in the Texas panhandle and I always find myself coming to see it over and over again.
Jake Lange- Blog Four- Tom Wright- Ad Astra
The Ad Astra Tower, set to be constructed in Batumi, Georgia, will be the epitome of the multi-use high-rise development in the city, with retail, offices, apartments, a restaurant and a hotel, while also, as with Tom Wright’s many other projects, integrating aspects of the local architectural tradition.
The tower, standing at over eight-hundred feet tall, contains the many different spaces mentioned above, and all within an architecturally innovative structure, using the diagonal grid to support most of the building’s vertical load. Further, the minute details of the design, such as overhang depths and the presence of louvers on the outside of the structure aids in passive environmental control systems which use very little energy. Finally, the crowning element is not merely a decorative finial, but the Astra Star Heliport, which can open to serve as a helicopter landing pad, makes this an extremely distinctive structure. All of these features are integrated into a structure inspired by old watchtowers in the region, evident in the taper toward the top, and the separation between the uppermost element and the top of the primary lower element.
Once again, Tom Wright has innovated and used very modern, almost futuristic styling and materials, with clear inspiration by the region’s built environment heritage, and done so while creating a wonderful space for doing work, enjoying leisure, and simply appreciating the spectacle of the edifice.
Blog 2 #2 Creed Harland – Gaylord College of Journalism
I have only been into Gaylord one time since I have been in school yet it has always been one of my favorite buildings on campus. With the main front looking over Lindsey street and the glass windows that allow as much light in as you walk up the main staircase. It makes you feel as though you are in an advanced technological building as you can see all the rooms and camera equipment that the students are able to use during their time there. While the front is pushed up towards the sidewalk you can find yourself in an open area with new trees around back that could be seen as a courtyard for everyone to use.
Blog 2 #1 Creed Harland – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
The Oklahoma Memorial stadium has never disappointed me whenever I have been in it. Its purpose is to be able to bring people together gathered around an event that they all love. Whether you are there for your freshman orientation or watching the Sooners play in the fall it will always leave you in awe as you walk in through the main gates of the red brick stadium and climb the stairs to the top risers. With the large glass windows you are able to look out over Normans beautiful campus as you go to find your seats for the game.
Jake Lange- Blog Three- Tom Wright- Ribbon of Light
The Ribbon of Light building, planned in Tehran, Iran, will be a multi-use, ten story structure designed to catalyze further growth in the surrounding area.
The first three stories act as high-end retail space, the next five floors serve as office space, and the uppermost two floors are grand wedding halls. With recreation, production and consumption all provided within one single high-end space, well-planned developments within that community can go forward with a great precedent for community-building.
Where Tom Wright could have easily constructed this building, even in his sleek, ultra-modern style, in a simple construction with a lower pediment containing the retail space, a central region containing the offices, and an upper entablature housing the wedding halls, using the eponymous ribbon of light to simultaneously separate the different spaces and connect them all provides a visual indication of the structure’s mixed-use purpose, offering community planners inspiration for how to best zone the region.
Ryan Hernandez – Blog 8 – Herman Hertzberger – CODA Museum
CODA is a culture house in the Dutch city of Apeldoorn that houses a public library, archive, and museum. I think Herman was going for a simple design on the outside with a lot of glass so he could show off what was inside. The inside is the main attraction and letting people see from the outside to draw them in is a great way to advertise.
Ryan Hernandez – Blog 7 – Herman Hertzberger – TivoliVredenburg
This music venue is the one that replace the Muziekcentrum Vredenburg mentioned in the last blog. It opened in 2014 and has 5 music halls designed acoustically for a specific music genre. Along with its hall, the venue also features an “amateur stage” and a cafe. I chose the hall pictured above because I had not really seen a stage that is completely surrounded by audience before and I bet going in there during a performance would give you a very different experience compared to a traditional stage.
Ryan Hernandez – Blog 6 – Herman Hertzberger – Muziekcentrum Vredenburg
The Muziekcentrum Vredenburg was a music venue in Utrecht, Netherlands that opened in 1975 and held 5,000 people. The venue was used by many famous artists over multiple different genres. It was demolished in 2008 to build a bigger venue in the same location. The main hall of this building was incorporated into the new venue. I think this was the right move because they definitely needed a new venue but were able to keep the rich history of the old venue still alive.
Ryan Hernandez -Blog 5 – Herman Hertzberger – Centraal Beheer
Built in 1967, however this building is no longer open. I chose it because it does not look like your typical office building. Usually offices are just cube buildings/skyscrapers but this one is cool because it is a bunch of cubes stacked against and on top of each other. Gives people working there a change of pace from a typical office building.
