Isaac Witkin, Skate at the Central Public Library, Atlanta, GA, 1967 (via naugle)
David Hall, Secon Box at South Fulton County Government Service Center, Atlanta, GA, 1965 (via naugle)
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Peter Womersley, Bernat Klein Studio, Galashiels, Scotland, 1972 (via plagiarism)
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Arnaldo Pomodoro, Three Columns, 1969 (via archiveofaffinities)
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Bruna Canepa, Urban Strategy 01, c. 2011 (via socks)
OMA, Diagrams for the Stock Exchange, Shenzhen, China, 2013 (via architizer)
'For millennia, the solid building stands on a solid base; it is an image that has survived modernity. Typically, the base anchors a structure and connects it emphatically to the ground. The essence of the stock market is speculation: it is based on capital, not gravity. In the case of Shenzhen’s almost virtual stock market, the role of symbolism exceeds that of the program – it is a building that has to represent the stock market, more than physically accommodate it. It is not a trading arena with offices, but an office with virtual organs that suggest and illustrate the process of the market.All of these factors suggest an architectural invention: our project is a building with a floating base. As if it is lifted by the same speculative euphoria that drives the market, the former base has crept up the tower to become a raised platform. Lifting the base in the air vastly increases its exposure; in its elevated position, it can ‘broadcast’ the activities of the stock market to the entire city. The space liberated on the ground can be used as a covered urban plaza, large enough to accommodate public events.'
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Coy Howard, Berry/Baggett Residence, Los Angeles, CA, c. 1970 (via archiveofaffinities)
