Atelier Drome: October 2008

Italy

Cinque Terre

Cornelia

Cornelia
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Vernazza

Vernazza
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Monterrosso
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View from our room in Manarola
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Riomaggiore
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Hike to Cornelia

Hike from Cornelia

We took a bit of a break from all of the art and architecture and just spent 3 days in Cinque Terre hiking and relaxing... And if you're looking for some good food... By far the best food we ate in all of Italy was in Cinque Terre.

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, by Michelle Linden

Architecture News

Invigorating

Ok... just to warn you, I've got a ton of photos of the Venice Biennale (some of them are labeled, more are not). If you ever have a chance to visit, I would highly recommend it... Especially, if you are like me, and feeling a bit jaded by work. The Biennale was so invigorating and refreshing, and really reminded me of all the things I love about architecture... Oh, and I saw David Adjaye. But, don't worry... I didn't run up to him like a groupie or anything!

UN Studio

Scotland
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Romania?

Lot Ek?
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Luxembourg
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I should really remember this firm... especially since I know they are Seattle based...
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Australia
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Belgium (After the Party)

This was my favorite installation... more than any other installation, you really experienced this space.

Beligium
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Ben Nicholson (a former professor of mine... a bit disappointing, but fun to see)
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Brazil (original exhibition structure)
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Original Carlo Scarpa Structure
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Norway (those sliding glass doors are INSANE)
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Droog (One of my all time favorite design collaboratives)
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Frank Gehry (he should really stick to furniture)
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Frank Gehry
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Herzog & deMueron
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Israel
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Ove Arup
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Russia
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Zaha Hadid
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, by Michelle Linden

Architectural History

3 Days in Venice

After Florence, we took the train up to Venice, with a stop to see the Ferrari Factory. Unfortunately, we weren't able to visit any of the new buildings... but C was pretty excited to check out the museum.

Venice was awesome. It was pretty much my favorite place... and to be honest, I didn't expect to like it as much as I did. I've heard that Venice is a bit like Disney World... and well, I suppose it can be. Sure, there were tons of crowds around the top sites, but once we ventured off the beaten path, we really felt like we were visiting a place where actually people live... Which is probably a bit strange, since hardly anyone lives in Venice.... but still.

I think that our perspective of Venice was probably a bit different since we were lucky enough to visit the Biennale while we were there (more on that tomorrow). In addition to being a welcome relief from all of the ancient buildings and statues, the Biennale is located in a great part of Venice that we probably would not have visited otherwise. Add to that some great weather, and it was a perfect 3 days. Other than the Biennale, the only real 'touristy' thing that we did was visit St. Mark's and the Calatrava bridge (which was just ok).... we spent the rest of the time just wandering the city. Now that the rain is starting here in Seattle, I'm already looking back fondly on all of the sunshine and warm weather!

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