Arabian Peninsula - UAE/Dubai - 54 - Ultra-modern Downtown
Aug 13, 2020 16:34:38 #
MontanaTrace wrote:
Thanks. Marius is an engineer that travels worldwide. Dubai is a regular on his itinerary. He'll love these. They're great!
Aug 13, 2020 19:41:02 #
Great architecture photos of amazing buildings, Joe. Amazing what can be done to a downtown area when you start from scratch with unlimited funds. They better hope steel and glass stay in vogue.
Aug 13, 2020 19:45:14 #
John from gpwmi wrote:
Great architecture photos of amazing buildings, Joe. Amazing what can be done to a downtown area when you start from scratch with unlimited funds. They better hope steel and glass stay in vogue.
Thank you John - yes, great modern architecture in a fully planned environment - it is going to be interesting to see how that will play out - but most likely not in our lifetime! Joe
Aug 13, 2020 21:55:38 #
weberwest wrote:
Miles and miles of modern buildings: not my favori... (show quote)
Interesting views, Joe, and nicely depicted. However, I found myself thinking that, while each separated building is an incredible architectural wonder, the whole ensemble doesn’t look this striking to me. Again, it is my solely perception. Probably, because of the lack of some kind of a background, say, mountains, the skyline appears (to me) being broken in pieces. Of course, all of these have nothing to do with your personal excellent performance!
Aug 13, 2020 22:29:27 #
Bubalola wrote:
Interesting views, Joe, and nicely depicted. However, I found myself thinking that, while each separated building is an incredible architectural wonder, the whole ensemble doesn’t look this striking to me. Again, it is my solely perception. Probably, because of the lack of some kind of a background, say, mountains, the skyline appears (to me) being broken in pieces. Of course, all of these have nothing to do with your personal excellent performance!
Thank you very much Eugene for your nice words. And I think your observation has great merit: I have repeatedly stated in the introduction that, while I like the individual buildings, I find that the whole ensemble does not have any"soul", it leaves me cold. Maybe one of the problems is that there is no backdrop reference like hills or mountains, or a bay around which the buildings are clustered or a common reference point that makes the ensemble complete instead of haphazard. Good thinking Eugene!
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