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Originally posted by tubularbills hm....a quick google search actually claimed the one in Doha was the largest. in any case, a 10 meter diameter chandelier is pretty damn huge lol

those are all from 2009 and 2010. Cosmo opened this last December

Either way, go have a drink in the bar located in the middle of it.

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Originally posted by Boomer187 those are all from 2009 and 2010. Cosmo opened this last December Either way, go have a drink in the bar located in the middle of it.

nice.

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Originally posted by LAdazeNYnights RING? are you engaged / married, lira? am i the only person on TA that dosn't know this?

Hehe, yes, I'm engaged.

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Originally posted by LAdazeNYnights to a japanese girl with mammaries to the tune of double d's ????

Single d's, actually

That big titty bitches I have as a running gag is more of a tribute to a track by Alex Calver And Jade Donnelly I absolutely adore and a parody of this particular thread.

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Originally posted by Sushipunk I was going to ask about that too. I know it's traditional for a girl to wear her engagement ring on her right ring finger, but then again, most guys I know don't wear engagement rings at all I know I don't Marcus, 'splain!

It's the norm here in Brazil that you must wear an engagement ring when you're engaged, no exceptions. So, wait, does that mean sashimihardcore wears a ring and you don't? And that's the norm there? Now I'm surprised

ps.: Took this picture yesterday for you... no birds, just a sign of the Sushipunk Complot spreading its wings and banning everyone's ass all over the world:

I think Rage-Lira might become my new favorite meme.

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Originally posted by Meat187 I think Rage-Lira might become my new favorite meme.

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Originally posted by Miss Pie Aren't most Catholic churches also laid out in cross shaped floor plans? Kind of limits the design a little that way too.

They went through many phases.

Originally churches were based on a basilican plan, after those spaces designed by the romans. Basically a big, long space with two side isles and columns on either side. The center was reserved for the clergy, and the people stood in the side isles.

Also inherited from the Romans was a round plan, where there was an inner circle and an outer ring. the clergy was only allowed in the inner circle, and it was again separated from the outer ring by columns.

Then it became standard for churches to be laid out in cross plan. The long part is known as the nave, and the crossing part is the transept. The nave is usually longer, though there are some good examples of square/radially symmetrical churches like Hagia Sophia - this became popular in the renaissance when people like davinci and other architects like bramante were studying geometric, humanist forms, instead of merely perpetuating the religious dogma. You generally enter from the west and walk to the east in a cruciform church. And in many cathedrals the side isles contain separate chapels to various saints.

The cruciform plan has many different variations, mainly variants on proportion and the amount of side isles and the kind of ambulatory behind the altar - St Peter's basilica is probably one of my favorite plans.



And there are other random variants - for instance Basilica San Nicola in Bari, Italy has a great split level thing, where right when you get to the altar, the middle stairs go up, and the side stairs go straight into the crypt.

The thing with church architecture at this time was that the plan wasn't seen as a measure of creativity - the plan was functional, in a spiritual sense. It was standard in the way that automobiles have four wheels, a hood, and a trunk (sorry brits). The aesthetic agenda of these churches was to actually physically transport a person from the secular world to the divine world, through a series of incremental portals and spaces. Not only physically, but visually, which is why you'll see a lot of forced perspective at the end of churches behind the altars. This was considered high-tech. Perspective was considered a technological way to reach spiritual realms, particularly in paintings and relief sculptures behind the altar.

Catholic churches now are pretty much anything goes, as long as there is an altar, a tabernacle, and the stations of the cross. Typically a baptimsal font is included too.


I really like historical mosque architecture, mostly because of the way they function as public spaces. The open plans are much more about community and less about dogma and ritual.

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Originally posted by Lira

is that really you?

Nah, I haven't snogged a blonde for nearly a decade - and I'm always wearing a plaid shirt or a long-sleeved shirt

In all fairness, I don't even think that guy looks like me but, what the hell, everyone reckons he does so I don't mind

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Originally posted by Lira So, wait, does that mean sashimihardcore wears a ring and you don't? And that's the norm there? Now I'm surprised

Yeah, that's normal here, as far as I know. I don't wear a ring, but she does. Everyone else I know who's been engaged has been the same.

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Originally posted by Lira ps.: Took this picture yesterday for you... no birds, just a sign of the Sushipunk Complot spreading its wings and banning everyone's ass all over the world:

ASS-BAN

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Originally posted by nefardec They went through many phases. Originally churches were based on a basilican plan, after those spaces designed by the romans. Basically a big, long space with two side isles and columns on either side. The center was reserved for the clergy, and the people stood in the side isles. Also inherited from the Romans was a round plan, where there was an inner circle and an outer ring. the clergy was only allowed in the inner circle, and it was again separated from the outer ring by columns. Then it became standard for churches to be laid out in cross plan. The long part is known as the nave, and the crossing part is the transept. The nave is usually longer, though there are some good examples of square/radially symmetrical churches like Hagia Sophia - this became popular in the renaissance when people like davinci and other architects like bramante were studying geometric, humanist forms, instead of merely perpetuating the religious dogma. You generally enter from the west and walk to the east in a cruciform church. And in many cathedrals the side isles contain separate chapels to various saints. The cruciform plan has many different variations, mainly variants on proportion and the amount of side isles and the kind of ambulatory behind the altar - St Peter's basilica is probably one of my favorite plans. And there are other random variants - for instance Basilica San Nicola in Bari, Italy has a great split level thing, where right when you get to the altar, the middle stairs go up, and the side stairs go straight into the crypt. The thing with church architecture at this time was that the plan wasn't seen as a measure of creativity - the plan was functional, in a spiritual sense. It was standard in the way that automobiles have four wheels, a hood, and a trunk (sorry brits). The aesthetic agenda of these churches was to actually physically transport a person from the secular world to the divine world, through a series of incremental portals and spaces. Not only physically, but visually, which is why you'll see a lot of forced perspective at the end of churches behind the altars. This was considered high-tech. Perspective was considered a technological way to reach spiritual realms, particularly in paintings and relief sculptures behind the altar. Catholic churches now are pretty much anything goes, as long as there is an altar, a tabernacle, and the stations of the cross. Typically a baptimsal font is included too. I really like historical mosque architecture, mostly because of the way they function as public spaces. The open plans are much more about community and less about dogma and ritual.

Awesome, thanks for that. Your knowledge makes me sort of wish I stuck with art, heh.

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Originally posted by tubularbills

man.. no matter how many times i see this, the resemblance to ygrene is uncanny!

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Originally posted by Miss Pie Awesome, thanks for that. Your knowledge makes me sort of wish I stuck with art, heh.

not sure if serious.... but in case you are, you're welcome. kind of sad that this is the only opportunity i have to share what i learned in 5 years of ivy league school though

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Originally posted by nefardec Catholic churches now are pretty much anything goes, as long as there is an altar, a tabernacle, and the stations of the cross. Typically a baptimsal font is included too.

The Catedral de Brasilia wholeheartedly agrees:

yes, that's a great cathedral. my favorite part is the entrance and the way the crypt goes downstairs behind the altar.


i spent a week in your city studying architecture at universidade de brasilia (and eating delicious food by the pound!!)

i really liked this church too (these are some of my photos)





and this one (not my photo). you have some weird churches lol. damn niemeyer.



and some more of my photos since this is a photo thread!





have to love the fa�ades on the superblocks!



brutal university building



brasilia has a pigeon hotel directly across from (and mocking) the secretariat building (government legislature), which looks similar


cp.

I always forget you've already been here. When was it? Was the JK bridge already around? You're supposed to see it from the restaurants around the lake:



That's not Niemeyer's, by the way, and it looks exactly like a bridge for pedestrian's in Nagoya's port:



We do have our fair share of quirky buildings, though I wish we had more. Niemeyer is senile and unstoppable, and this is his latest project: A new TV tower...



to replace the old one.



I doubt the view from the new one will be better than this:



He also recently finished an igloo-shaped museum in the centre of Brasilia:



That blue church is called "Igreja Dom Bosco", which I affectionately call "Dom Boxxo" because it IS a box... and architects say it's supposed to be a great exemplar of contemporary engineering because it's a 40x40 metres wide box with no pillars/walls inside. Is it really supposed to be that awesome?



Also, did you see the Teatro Nacional? The walls are really fun to climb:

I'm not sure I can see enough detail there. Do you have any larger pics, Marcus?

Edit: Hey, what the They magically re-sized. What is this sorcery?!

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Originally posted by Sushipunk I'm not sure I can see enough detail there. Do you have any larger pics, Marcus? Edit: Hey, what the They magically re-sized. What is this sorcery?!

1. Open Notepad
   
2. Replace all [IMG] with <img src="
   
3. Replace all [/IMG] with " width="800" height="600">
   
4. ???
   
5. Profit

Burn the witch!

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Originally posted by Lira I always forget you've already been here. When was it? Was the JK bridge already around? You're supposed to see it from the restaurants around the lake ... We do have our fair share of quirky buildings, though I wish we had more. Niemeyer is senile and unstoppable, and this is his latest project: A new TV tower... ... That blue church is called "Igreja Dom Bosco", which I affectionately call "Dom Boxxo" because it IS a box... and architects say it's supposed to be a great exemplar of contemporary engineering because it's a 40x40 metres wide box with no pillars/walls inside. Is it really supposed to be that awesome?

Yes, I went in the summer of 2006, I spent a week in Brasilia and the rest of the month elsewhere, mostly in Rio and Sao Paolo. I'm definitely hoping to come back. Some of the beaches I went to near Rio were my favorites ever. I went right after the bridge was done I think. The igloo museum still was not open.

We were supposed to meet Niemeyer at his pad in Rio, but his assistant said he was was too weak. But we did get to go to his bachelor pad in the mountains, casa das canoas. From what I understand he basically grumbles and draws a line with a magic marker on a piece of paper, and then his shop does the rest.




dom boxxo - , I liked the deep fa�ade, and appreciated the span from an engineering perspective. We went because I had a class about concrete, with which Brasilia is just rife.

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Originally posted by nefardec Yes, I went in the summer of 2006, I spent a week in Brasilia and the rest of the month elsewhere, mostly in Rio and Sao Paolo. I'm definitely hoping to come back. Some of the beaches I went to near Rio were my favorites ever. I went right after the bridge was done I think. The igloo museum still was not open.

It's not terribly exciting in there, you didn't miss anything.

If you do come, let me know! I show foreign girls the best spots in town all the time

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Originally posted by nefardec We were supposed to meet Niemeyer at his pad in Rio, but his assistant said he was was too weak. But we did get to go to his bachelor pad in the mountains, casa das canoas. From what I understand he basically grumbles and draws a line with a magic marker on a piece of paper, and then his shop does the rest.

You mean more people are involved!?

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Originally posted by nefardec We went because I had a class about concrete, with which Brasilia is just rife.

Tell me about it

I was told the Universidade de Brasilia was actually left unfinished during the military regime though... I wish I could see what it was supposed to be like...

that blue church is STUNNING!

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Originally posted by Lira It's not terribly exciting in there, you didn't miss anything. If you do come, let me know! I show foreign girls the best spots in town all the time You mean more people are involved!? Tell me about it I was told the Universidade de Brasilia was actually left unfinished during the military regime though... I wish I could see what it was supposed to be like...

oh, really? that's interesting. i appreciate the brutalism though.

i didn't get to go out much at all when i was there, i think the only thing closest was we had a cocktail party at the spanish ambassador's house, which is weirdly enough designed entirely with hexagons. one of the kids in our studio was this really connected guy from madrid.

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