Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Unique Architecture

Style is not limited to just the clothes that we wear. Modern buildings are pure luxe due in part to their sleek and dramatically unique designs. The true definition of modern architecture is: a set of building styles with similar characteristics, primarily the simplification of form and the elimination of ornament.





One of the big surprises of the San Diego wildfires is the instant rise to international fame of Qualcomm Stadium as shelter, haven, and general beacon of humanity for tens of thousands of refugees. Photojournalists the world over descended on San Diego, and their collective photographer’s eye discovered a little-known fact: Qualcomm Stadium is in fact a stunning and historically significant piece of mid-century modern architecture.

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