Architecture. Kyiv Crematorium. Київський крематорій.

Architectural discoveries, the more you read about people behind the human-made beauties, the more you want to go for some short-term expeditions, even in the cities, you think you know. Look, you have missed that one building or you have passed by it so many times, never stopping to admire its beauty.
Sunday idea was on, going to see the legendary building.

Built in 1975 and not properly taken care of, it looks for its age+. 

Architects: Avraam Miletskyi, Ada Rybachuk, Volodymyr Melnychenko.

Although seen as one of the iconic buildings of modernism, its wiki page is rather short. Mentioning a few controversies around the build and its life after the opening, it leaves more questions than answers. 

As buildings of that era are not yet appreciated by the vast majority, and as more iconic buildings disappear than appear these days, it's important to keep track of those still existing, finding time to visit or pause for a few minutes instead of just passing by. 

Design in details. Nantes. Architecture.

" Urban design is really the language of the city. When you walk down a street, everything you see has been designed. The width of the sidewalk, where trees are planted, the scale of the trees, how the street furniture interacts."
Amanda Burden (Director. NYC department of city planning) in Gary Hustwit's movie "Urbanized".

The more I learn about design, whether it is urban design or product design, I get more and more curious about the people behind the creations which surround us in our everyday life.
As I travel the world, I take photographs documenting streets, buildings, objects, things and views which inspire or impress me.
There are cities, which were thought of in a better way than others. In these cities, you feel like you could take a picture of whatever part of the street and still get a very balanced view/background. This is because buildings in the street didn't appear there randomly, they were designed to be in a certain way, in a certain place.
Unfortunately, for a lot of cities, that is not the case. Some cities are left to the whatever project decision the developer has, not having the proper regulations to influence the choice. Cities grow, the demand for affordable housing is rising as people move to the cities from rural areas. The cost-oriented thinking forces developers to cut the cost of the project to the minimum, and recreate ugly blocks over and over again, not bringing any beauty to the city, neither the visual satisfaction to the neighborhood inhabitants or people passing by.
But let's focus on the good examples. I will start taking more notes about the creations I like and get deeper in their history, researching their creators. It is not only about the angle and the light in the frame anymore, but it's also about knowing the details.

Let's get started.
France, Loire Atlantique, Nantes. Ile de Nantes.

Here, the 3 buildings with 2 on the foreground and one slightly behind. From left to right:

#UNIK - 2017
Architect: Sandra Planchez (SPLAAR)
http://splaar.com

More info (fr)


HABITER LES QUAIS II - 2010
Architect: Lionel Dunet
https://architecturedunetetassocies.com/

More info (fr)


25 DY Rive Gauche - 2007
Architects: Hervé Beaudouin and Benoit Engel
http://www.beaudouin-architecte.com

More info (fr)


All of the buildings are listed on the http://www.iledenantes.com

#UNIK
HABITER LES QUAIS II
25 DY Rive Gauche