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Old 10-16-2006, 11:20 AM   #21 (permalink)
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Re: Donald Trump's mansion is for sale

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What makes Victor Horta's buildings particularly interesting is the use of raw industrial elements used in a decorative way -- the steel beams, rivets and bolts are all still visible -- the engineering of the building is also decorative -- this was a totally new concept inspired partly by Charles Darwin and his observations of architecture in nature, but also by the new industrial age.
Personally, I have never been a huge admirer of Horta. My opinion of his works varies from hot to cold. I generally don't like such obviously industrial elements in a residential home, but he didn't do too many of those. That type of design is not uncommon and not exclusive to Horta. I've seen so many converted commercial buildings that look like that and I can't say I'm a fan.

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Old 10-16-2006, 11:41 AM   #22 (permalink)
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Re: Donald Trump's mansion is for sale

What about the Austrian architect Josef Hoffmann ...his work was at the cutting edge of design.

This interior from 1902 is the dining room at the "Palais Stoclet" mansion in Brussels, Belgium. The paintings are by Gustav Klimt.



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Old 10-16-2006, 11:46 AM   #23 (permalink)
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I've seen that building before. My friend goes to design school and I saw a picture of that Hoffmann building. We both agreed, sadly, that it looks like a rather well known morgue in Hong Kong.

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Old 10-16-2006, 02:03 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Re: Donald Trump's mansion is for sale

Hey Rob that house is very nice i have seen it i live about 15 minuets away from Newport and all those houses over there are amazingly beautiful. Someday im going to have to go over there and take photos for all you guys. Many of those mansions over there are open to the public because they are owned by land trusts and such. One of the nicest over there is the Breakers you should check it out on the web.
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Re: Donald Trump's mansion is for sale

I saw a walkthrough of the Trump property on TV last weekend and was thoroughly unimpressed. It's like a bland, Home Depot vision of what a constitutes a luxury estate.

Cool stuff Rob. What would we do without you as our "in house authority?"
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Hmmm, that is an interesting question BMWFREAK.

Classicist style architecture is an almost universally understood language today -- and for the most part, it is used to express wealth, power, and prestige. Most of these huge mansions completely lack a sense of scale and proportion -- proportions are of utmost importance in classicism.
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The Rosecliff mansion was built in 1902 and has very good proportions,
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but the Trump mansion, like so many others, seems to lack a genuine sense of elegance.
And coherence too.

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Actually, they are not at all true to the time they were built in. The marble house mansion was built at the end of the 19th century -- it is an imitation of the Louis XIV style from the 17th century.

The true style of the late 19th century was more like this:

Designed by the Belgian architect Victor Horta in the Art Nouveau style.

What makes Victor Horta's buildings particularly interesting is the use of raw industrial elements used in a decorative way -- the steel beams, rivets and bolts are all still visible -- the engineering of the building is also decorative -- this was a totally new concept inspired partly by Charles Darwin and his observations of architecture in nature, but also by the new industrial age.
True, but Art nouveau would not reject some of those previously shown elements.
Art Nouveau wasn't just steel and glas.
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One of the nicest over there is the Breakers you should check it out on the web.
Breakers is an Italian palazzo style mansion. I think it's nice, but I prefer the English mansions.
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Re: Donald Trump's mansion is for sale

while those are nice houses gentlemen...I'm a simpleton and respect the value of money. Thus, I'll be happy with a 5 bedroom house on a few acre (spelling?) lot. With a nice back yard and long front yard with a nice tiled garage...that's how i like it...simple and gorgeous.
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Re: Donald Trump's mansion is for sale

Lmao for 120 milion dollars I whould get mylself a nice car collection and a 10 million dollar house
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