Back to the Same Most of us would not have expected that after the first lockdowns, happening in mid-March this year, we would be almost in the same circumstances nine months later. Unfortunately the vaccine we all hoped for is not yet found and the measures implemented by most countries didn’t work has effectively asContinueContinue reading “Covid Homes”
Category Archives: City Scapes
Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – The Sancaktepe Towers
The Sancaktepe Tower complex is a mistery on the landscape of abandoned structures in Istanbul. Very few information could be gathered about this large unfinished construction located in the Asian side of the city. The excelent location of the Sancaktepe Towers in the TEM highway. Searching the internet, we identified the complex as the headquarterContinueContinue reading “Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – The Sancaktepe Towers”
Arquitectura Blanquita y Colonial
Introducción Luis Esteban Polo, a quien ya hemos presentado al público de ARKollective en el artículo ‘’Los Hombres Libres’’, es, como allí también hemos dicho, un artista multifacetado, cuyo trabajo en pintura se desdobla en distintos abordajes. Si en trabajos como Fes o Les Hommes Libres le encontramos en ese eje basculante en que elContinueContinue reading “Arquitectura Blanquita y Colonial”
Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – The TAT Towers
The TAT Towers The TAT Towers are probably the most intriguing case of all abandoned buildings in Istanbul. This office complex composed by two high rise towers is located in one of the most valuable locations in Istanbul, the area of Zencirlikuyu, right across the first Bosporus bridge, on the European side of the city.ContinueContinue reading “Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – The TAT Towers”
Not Only Coronavirus Killed the Cinema Halls.
Small Town Blues Since the second half of the XX century the interior regions of Portugal have been suffering a continuous loss of population in detriment of the coastal areas. Today, more than 60% of the country’s 10.5 million habitants live between Lisbon and Porto. The provincial cities (Capitais de Distrito) of the interior stillContinueContinue reading “Not Only Coronavirus Killed the Cinema Halls.”
Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – The Merter AVM
The Merter AVM If you ask those living in Istanbul “Which is the first modern shopping mall in the city or even in the whole country?” Probably most would answer that it’s the Galleria Ataköy Shopping Mall, along the Marmara Sea coastline, on the way to the old Atatürk International Airport. However, there is aContinueContinue reading “Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – The Merter AVM”
Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – Diamond of Istanbul
The Diamond of Istanbul The Diamond of Istanbul as it is today. Photo by Joao Cruz Neves. According to the Wikipedia, the Diamond of Istanbul is the tallest building under construction in Istanbul. The article states that the building will rise 63 floors above ground and reach 311 meters. It also specifies that the functionalContinueContinue reading “Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – Diamond of Istanbul”
Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – The Bostanci AVM
The Unfinished Bostanci Shopping Center The Bostanci AVM (Shopping Center) South Building. Photo by Uğur Yavuz. The first ideas to build a Shopping Center in the Upper Bostanci area started in 1995, 25 years ago. A few years later the construction process started but, after the main rough works were done, it came to aContinueContinue reading “Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – The Bostanci AVM”
Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – The GPIH
THE GRAND PRESTIGE ISTANBUL HOTEL The GPIH seen from the Taraby Bayıarı Avenue. Photo by Joao Cruz Neves. During the 90’s, Uran Holding started the construction of the Grand Prestige Istanbul Hotel (GPIH) in the area of Hacıosman, on the top of the hills of the Tarabya neighborhood, over the European Bosphorus side. If itContinueContinue reading “Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – The GPIH”
Sketches of Spain
Miles Davis’ Sketches of Spain album (with Gil Evans conduction) is a superb blend of symphonic and jazz arrangements mainly inspired by Joaquin Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez. A true work of fusion between modernity and classicism, expressing how the European folk tradition and jazz can marry in a sublime way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSS5p9BdNGU SEGOVIA, Alcazar de Segovia,ContinueContinue reading “Sketches of Spain”
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