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In architecture discrete thinking pertains to the unseemly, at least while alive.
I had a job interview once, in a (deservingly unknown) practice, dedicated to projects heavily inspired by star architecture of the time. The clichés applied were as literate as non-gratifying.
Why not simply clone the "original" (architecture), avoiding (such) circumstance? After all distinguishing "encore presentations" from pastiche.
Surprisingly I didn’t get the job.-)

'Österreichisches Verkehrsbüro' by Hans Hollein 1976-1978, netpic: http://www.kyral.at/
I.) Img. _01

» […] Im Sinne einer architektonischen Collage hat Hollein verschiedene Elemente aus unterschiedlichen Epochen und Stilen zusammengetragen […] « II.) 1


1976 - 1979 Hans Hollein
'Österreichisches Verkehrsbüro' [Travel agency, Vienna, interior]
destroyed in 1987


'The Great Kitchen' of The Royal Pavilion at Brighton by John Nash 1816, netpic: http://austenonly.com/
III.) Img. _02

» […] The tent-like copper canopies and the iron and copper palm tree columns brought the Oriental theme even into this kitchen, where, it is recorded, the Prince Regent once dined with his servants, having had a red cloth laid upon the floor. « IV.) 2


1816 John Nash
'The Great Kitchen' [of The Royal Pavilion at Brighton]

'Chapel of Thanksgiving' by Philip Johnson 1976, netpic: http://www.bluffton.edu/
V.) Img. _03




1976 Philip Johnson
'Chapel of Thanksgiving' [Thanks-Giving Square, Dallas, Texas]

'The Mosque of Abu Dulaf' commissioned by Al-Mutawakkil approx. 860, netpic: http://commons.wikimedia.org/
VI.) Img. _04




'The Mosque of Abu Dulaf'
~ 860 commissioned by al-Mutawakkil
[also known as 'Great Mosque of al-Ja'fariya', north of Samarra]

'One Canada Square' by Cesar Pelli and others 1988-1991, netpic: http://commons.wikimedia.org/
VI.) Img. _05




1988 - 1991 Cesar Pelli & Associates, Adamson Associates, and Frederick Gibberd Coombes & Partners
'One Canada Square' [Canary Wharf, London …]

'[Three] World Financial Center' by Cesar Pelli & Associates 1986, netpic: http://commons.wikimedia.org/
VI.) Img. _06




[1982] - 1986 Cesar Pelli and Adamson & Assocs.
'[Three] World Financial Center',
also known as 'American Express Tower', adjoining Battery Park City (1981 - 1988), New York

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  1. 'Österreichisches Verkehrsbüro' [palm trees, detail] designed by Hans Hollein
    Img. _ 01 Netpic labelled: » Messingarbeiten für Verkehrsbüro (Fa. Trakl, Arch. Hans Hollein,1980) « from http://www.kyral.at/ [retrieved January 2012]
  2. IN: 'Kunstgeschichte. Open Peer Reviewed Journal, 2010-10
    'Charles Jencks und das Prinzip der Doppel-, Mehr- und Überkodierung. Kommunikation und Interpretation der Postmodernen Architektur' by Steffen Krämer
    Summary: http://www.kunstgeschichte-ejournal.net/

    1 [page 7, 8]
  3. 'The Great Kitchen' of The Royal Pavilion in Brighton, designed by John Nash, who transformed the Pavilion from 1815 to 1822 [1823] into its current state.
    Img. _ 02 Netpic labelled: » […] the cast iron columns supporting the roof are made in the form of palm leaves. « from http://austenonly.com/ [retrieved January 2012, © Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove]
  4. 'The Royal Pavilion Brighton' [museumsguide] published by The Royal Pavilion, Art Gallery and Museums/Brighton Borough Council, 1986, revised 1988.
    2 [page 15]
  5. Img. _ 03 Netpic from http://www.bluffton.edu/ [retrieved January 2012]
  6. Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/
    Img. _ 04 labelled: » Though similar to the minaret of the Great Mosque of Samarra, it is actually the spiral minaret at Abu Dulaf, 15 km north of Samarra. « [retrieved January 2012]
    Img. _ 05 labelled: » One Canada Square « [multiple creators, detail, retrieved January 2012]
    Img. _ 06 labelled: » World Financial Center in New York City, in July 2006. Photo by Aude « [detail, retrieved January 2012]

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