speaking of rocket-like skyscrapers,gaudi, and barcelona, check out in-progress photos of jean nouvel�s torre agbar...the reknowned french architect has gotten some (well deserved?) flack about it�s shape (one spanish article was titled "nouvel y su pene gigante":"nouvel and his gigantic penis"). nouvel claims it was inspired by the as-of-yet unbuilt nave of gaudi�s sagrada familia church in barcelona, and by the shapes of monserrat, chain of serrated rock formations near the catalunian capital. one may like or dislike it�s connotations, but the building further states nouvel�s vision of progressive,bold,varied architecture, exemplified in his institute du monde arabe in paris, his music and conference center in luzern, and le monolithe in morat
Thursday, January 23, 2003
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