In 1994 in Hannover, Germany the city’s public transit operator Ustra commissioned the work of a group of Europe’s architects to each ply their trade to design a miniature statement of their philosophy. The result was a series of bus stops but more importantly they were public works of art. Every day commuters enjoyed the inspired work of Alessandro Mendini, Andreas Brandolini, Wolfgang Laubersheimer, Ettore Sottsass, Heike Muhlhaus, Oscar Tusquets Blanca, Frank O. Gehry, Jassper Morrison and Massimo Iosa Ghini.
Imagine.
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February 12, 2008 at 12:04 am
What beautiful thoughts about Chilhuly and also small design. I believe all humans love color both in nature and in design. Unfortunately the colorful curtain walls of the past looked like service stations and ruined the forays into color for ordinary objects. Nowadays you can use bomanite or stucco substitute for color.