Can anyone ID this building?
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That's my house. 
tineye.com (and a bit of luck) says it's the National Library of Belarus.
Wow, cool building!
Location scouts, take note!it looks like a planetary starbase..
That building just may show up in Star Trek XII.
(Though I doubt he was the library type.)
Awesome building. It looks even cooler in the front view.
What an ugly building 
It's as if the Architect firm changed horses in mid stream; two different architectural styles thrown in together without even the slightest thought of whether the result would look good.
Wow, that is a seriously useful site -and it even comes as a right-click add-on for Firefox
It's as if the Architect firm changed horses in mid stream; two different architectural styles thrown in together without even the slightest thought of whether the result would look good.
Wow, that is a seriously useful site -and it even comes as a right-click add-on for Firefox
You do have a point. The geometric block and the curvilinear lower structure don't match. Either part would look good by itself, though.What an ugly building
It's as if the Architect firm changed horses in mid stream; two different architectural styles thrown in together without even the slightest thought of whether the result would look good.
You do have a point. The geometric block and the curvilinear lower structure don't match. Either part would look good by itself, though.What an ugly building
It's as if the Architect firm changed horses in mid stream; two different architectural styles thrown in together without even the slightest thought of whether the result would look good.
Absolutely! that could bee two quite stunning buildings -I just don't get the mix
This reminds me of the University of Toronto Library.
I heard a strange story years ago that when they designed the building they didnt take into account the weight of all the books and that at some point the building is supposed to collapse because of it. Don't know if thats true, and last i checked the building is still standing.
And yes, it looks like a turkey.
I heard a strange story years ago that when they designed the building they didnt take into account the weight of all the books and that at some point the building is supposed to collapse because of it. Don't know if thats true, and last i checked the building is still standing.
And yes, it looks like a turkey.
Pfft, other then looking up the pic i didnt actually check to see if it was true or not. Im going on info given to me over 20 yrs ago.
Pfft, other then looking up the pic i didnt actually check to see if it was true or not. Im going on info given to me over 20 yrs ago.
Gotta love that Brutalist architecture.
Pfft, other then looking up the pic i didnt actually check to see if it was true or not. Im going on info given to me over 20 yrs ago.
Gotta love that Brutalist architecture.
While Brutalism often did fail pretty epically, Robarts Library is actually one of the examples where you can see what it should have been like. It's a damn impressive building, IMO.
I find that extremely hard to believe. One of the first things you do when you design a building is plan out static and live (moving) loads within it. If a building is tall enough, they'll analyze exterior loads caused by wind and earthquakes.
Also, it's concrete. If it was overloaded, you'd see chunks falling off immediately. Given that it's stood for so long, you can rest assured it's being maintained within its specs.
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