Architecture in Washington DC

[Mercedes Benzene]

Here are some random images of buildings in the District of Columbia.

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Connecticut Avenue

 

National Archives

 

An Interesting Amalgamation of Facades

 

Backside of the Nat. Gallery of Art- West building

 

Canadian Embassy

 

National Capitol

 

M St and Wisconsin Ave

 

Georgetown

 

Eisenhower Executive Building -- White house grounds

[Buffy]

An Interesting Amalgamation of Facades

 

Oooooh: I used to have a book on the single topic of "holdouts" in Manhattan...facinating topic! Ugly as heck though!

 

Is that one a real holdout or just a mad architect?

 

Hurley's Holdout at Rockefeller Center:

 

PJ Clark's:

Source:

Architectural Holdouts

 

Unmitigated seriousness is always out of place in human affairs, :)

Buffy

[freeztar]

Heh, I was just about to comment on that third pic until B came and stole the light.

 

That building stands out to me. It is ugly (as Buffy has noted). The framing is what does it. The contrast of 3D surfaces is simply beautiful.

 

Whoever chose the color scheme should be rode through town on Horse-leash.

[Mercedes Benzene]

Oooooh: I used to have a book on the single topic of "holdouts" in Manhattan...facinating topic! Ugly as heck though!

 

Is that one a real holdout or just a mad architect?

I was trying to figure that out myself. I didn't get a good, close-up look at the building itself, but its materials appeared to be fairly new, which made me think that it was just meant to look like an old building engulfed by a new structure.

If so, it begs the question as to what exactly the architect was thinking when they designed it.

 

That building stands out to me. It is ugly (as Buffy has noted). The framing is what does it. The contrast of 3D surfaces is simply beautiful.

 

Whoever chose the color scheme should be rode through town on Horse-leash.

Agreed. I also think it's interesting that anyone would have thought to combine a traditional style building with a somewhat brutalist facade.

[freeztar]

Agreed. I also think it's interesting that anyone would have thought to combine a traditional style building with a somewhat brutalist facade.

 

Indeed!

I love the phrase (coined from your posting of course), A traditional style building with a brutalist facade.

 

The "brutalist" part makes it imho.

[Racoon]

How would you describe the Pillars in the architecture?

 

More Doric, Ionic, or Corinthia?

 

 

[Mercedes Benzene]

Which ones?

 

DC has many columns, although I would have to say that a lot that I've noticed recently are Corinthian in style.

[Mercedes Benzene]

Here's something else that might interest you Racoon:

 

The National Capitol Columns

[Turtle]

I visited DC back in...well, a long time ago. :eek: The stairs in the Washington Monument were open then and you could ride up in the elevator & walk down. It's my favorite DC architecture and arguably has the oldest stylistic influence of DC structures. :evil:

 

View of the Washington Monument at Twilight

[Racoon]

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The capitol is fine; the rest are Pretentious.