Palace of Water and Light

[Image: Unrealized proposal for a "Palace of Water and Light" (1940) designed by Pier Luigi Nervi for the never-held 1942 Universal Exhibition in Rome; view larger. Via Oniropolis. Unrelated but potentially of interest, the "10 Mile Spiral" by Aranda\Lasch].

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Blogger Keith Brady said...

Building looks a great deal like one in Los Angeles on the 101 freeway.

I have always wondered what it is.

March 29, 2015 12:40 AM  
Blogger GlenH said...

An unconventional sports space if it had been built. Office block below, grass ski slope on the roof perhaps?

March 29, 2015 4:54 AM  
Blogger Mark said...

Keith,
I think you're talking about the Coop Himmelblau project:
http://www.coop-himmelblau.at/architecture/projects/central-los-angeles-area-high-school-9-for-the-visual-and-performing-arts/

April 09, 2015 10:20 AM  

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