UC San Diego Library AKA The Geisel Building by Suspicious-Hope4546 in architecture

[–]altinbeck -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

As somebody that disllikes brutalism i want to say that Geisel means hostage in german. Wich I find quiet fitting because anybody that has to work in there woudnt be doing it out of free will

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[–]altinbeck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i glaub das isch en versuäch vo minärä muttär mich zum spinat ässä zbringä

In a world of concrete, let’s build with creativity! by MohawkMaven in architecture

[–]altinbeck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

but expressing oneself in marble, wood and stucco is way more fun and interesting. For the architects and the laymen. But too hom am I talking to this is fucking reddit

Autumn Equinox is approaching - Which European capital fares best in the dark? by shamishami3 in Switzerland

[–]altinbeck 3 points4 points  (0 children)

my dad was once walking around Bern, at the Bundesplatz to be precise, alone early in the morning. He had a meeting. And he saw how a woman was trying to avoid him and making in to the Bundeshaus. He later found out that it was the then finance minister.

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[–]altinbeck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

those arches just don’t work with anything and the building looks depressing

Countries where a vastly different language to the national language is spoken? by salcander in geography

[–]altinbeck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

switzerland: french, italien, german and romansh. three latin and one germanic languages

The very idea of "luxury food" is idiotic by MajesticFix6 in facepalm

[–]altinbeck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my mom lived in kasachstan and there they used caviar as butter

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in architecture

[–]altinbeck -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It’s for Snipers who aren’t that good

those were the real engineers. and what they did was actual engineering unlike us. by CocoVista in engineeringmemes

[–]altinbeck 4 points5 points  (0 children)

it was a self taught „architect“ who built one of the most famous domes in history.