Maastricht - Jan van Eyck Academie by Grotevriendelijkereus
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The modernist bank building, built in 1937, according to the design of Janina Dobrzyńska and Jan Łoboda.
© picture by Klaas Vermaas
© picture by Klaas Vermaas
© picture by Klaas Vermaas
© picture by Klaas Vermaas
© picture by Klaas Vermaas
© picture by Klaas Vermaas
© picture by Klaas Vermaas
Coffee bar inside Royal Theater, a cinema, in Heerlen
(Swedish: Svenska Teatern)
Built in the Neoclassical style and opened in 1866. Architect: Nicholas Benois.
The building was renovated in 1935 by architects Eero Saarinen and Jarl Eklund. The richly decorated facade of the building was replaced with a new facade representing functionalism.
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This nighttime urban scene in Kanazawa, Japan, captures the raw aesthetic of post-war Japanese architecture, blending functional design with a quiet, almost cinematic atmosphere. The stair-stepped apartment complex, illuminated by scattered interior lights, is a prime example of Japanese urban residential design—built with efficiency, space optimization, and structural resilience in mind. The building's stark, geometric facade is reminiscent of the late Showa-era architecture, where exposed staircases and stacked layouts maximized density in growing cityscapes.
The parking lot in the foreground, a staple of Japanese urban planning, features automated payment terminals and numbered slots, highlighting Japan’s meticulous approach to space management. The presence of luxury cars, including an Audi and a black sedan, suggests a well-maintained, perhaps newer, urban neighborhood.
In the background, a convenience store with its familiar bright signage acts as a beacon of everyday life, reinforcing the rhythm of Japanese city living. The interplay of artificial lights, shadows, and the muted tones of the concrete-clad structures creates a composition that feels both intimate and expansive. The warm glow of apartment windows against the dark sky adds a human touch, hinting at the lives unfolding inside.
This scene reflects the unspoken beauty of Japan’s urban environments, where architecture isn’t just about grandeur but about efficiency, adaptability, and everyday life. Whether in Tokyo, Osaka, or smaller cities like Kanazawa, these structures tell stories of resilience, routine, and the quiet poetry of city nights.
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Staatstheater Darmstadt (D)
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Architect: Walter Butzek
Built: 1928
Architect: Walter Butzek
Built: 1928
The 6-storey tenement house was built instead of earlier two wooden houses (Augusts Rudzītis' Tavern, and a small hotel) in 1931-1932 under design of architect Aleksandrs Klinklavs. A top class restaurant by Rudzītis, was immediately opened in the first floor of the new building, the other floors housed apartments. The architect Aleksandrs Klinklavs designed the building as relatively inconspicuous, but in very modern Functionalist style; its inhabitants experienced luxury lifts, central heating, gas cookers and water heaters, as well as city's telephone line. Horizontal lines stressed the wide windows, the frames of which consist of horizontal panes, and the so-called window ribbons that wrap around the building's corner, and two distinct lines of balconies. Restaurant owned by Augusts Rudzītis continued to operate in the house until Soviet invasion in 1940. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, around 80 per cent of the population of the house were the former Soviet army officers and their descendants.
Architecture Liberec Czech Republic
Oustads mekaniske verksted, Hamar. Arkitekt: Rolf Prag (1937).
