Bus Station. Casar de C?ceres, Spain
Beyond the striking form of the station, the concrete surface stands out, its roughness exhibiting its creation. Looking at the material's texture and formwork, one is reminded of Artengo-Menis-Pastrana, a firm who call Santa Cruz de Tenerife home. Their sculptural work further recalls Le Corbusier's Brutalist phase, but ultimately AMP and Rubio both seem to be reacting against the image-drenched, glassy & boxy architecture popularized by architects like Herzog & De Meuron, in favor of a sculptural tactility that shows the handiwork of its becoming rather than the effects of digital processes. It is a strain of architecture that is timely and refreshing, and hopefully this sexy design will garner some popularity for the architect and a renewed interest in the "weight" of architecture.
posted by kaohc at 6/03/2006 10:39:00 pm
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