tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527242886340702312.post7287113422028401432..comments2023-09-28T00:27:18.615-07:00Comments on Tom in Vegas: Modernism in Catholic ArchitectureTom in Vegashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17821971426359725229noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527242886340702312.post-65478211160130236512008-06-03T10:04:00.000-07:002008-06-03T10:04:00.000-07:00LOL!LOL!Terry Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09819523933502820341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527242886340702312.post-5906451412541309502008-06-03T03:37:00.000-07:002008-06-03T03:37:00.000-07:00no ducky, i didn't see a tabernacle in the pictur...no ducky, i didn't see a tabernacle in the pictures either, but i'm assuming they have them if they are Catholic Churches and therefore, that is, in my opinion that only beautiful thing about them :-)ukokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11676940507604813998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527242886340702312.post-74290743810873021772008-06-02T20:53:00.000-07:002008-06-02T20:53:00.000-07:00Have you seen FL Wright's synagogue? I think I lik...Have you seen FL Wright's synagogue? I think I like it, but I'm not sure.Tchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13388784325608457371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527242886340702312.post-85220822898718255552008-06-02T19:23:00.000-07:002008-06-02T19:23:00.000-07:00Auntie A-Fallingwater has its fascinating features...Auntie A-<BR/><BR/>Fallingwater has its fascinating features (nestled in a natural habitat, surrounded by trees and, of coarse, running water. It's extraordinary to look at) but I still detect something vacuous about it and I can't quite put my finger on what that is. Maybe it’s those planes or floors that crisscross each other or the lack of union that gives it such an untidy or fractionalized appearance. I guess Fallingwater, and other modern structures imbued with similar qualities, will always be the architectural equivalent of peanut brittle for me.Tom in Vegashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17821971426359725229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527242886340702312.post-10344581831227901952008-06-02T17:35:00.000-07:002008-06-02T17:35:00.000-07:00Go take a peek at Frank Lloyd Wrights house Fallin...Go take a peek at Frank Lloyd Wrights house Fallingwater. He <I>did</I> get that one right.<BR/><BR/>Ignore Terry - he's just being perverse - for whatever reason. But we love him anyway......Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01562944653624224107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527242886340702312.post-45654492836931095262008-06-02T14:04:00.000-07:002008-06-02T14:04:00.000-07:00Terry-I sooo disappointed in you. Aligning yourse...Terry-<BR/><BR/>I sooo disappointed in you. Aligning yourself like that with the powers of darkness. LOL! ;0)<BR/><BR/>Portal-<BR/><BR/>What Dominican Sisters or ex-Dominican Sisters are these? <BR/><BR/>I, too, can appreciate modern architecture, so my tastes are not as anachronistic as this post may lead someone to believe. It just has to be GOOD architecture and not just merely avant-garde.Tom in Vegashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17821971426359725229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527242886340702312.post-47103545661997204842008-06-02T13:02:00.000-07:002008-06-02T13:02:00.000-07:00pretty grim......teh one reminds me of a chapel th...pretty grim......<BR/><BR/>teh one reminds me of a chapel that teh Dominican Women now use at their convent...sorry!...at their <I>center</I>.<BR/><BR/>they no longer want to be called Dominican SISTERS nor have their residence referred to as a convent. Errr..they've moved beyond all that.<BR/><BR/>hahaha....why give everything up for nothing? Wait - they don't! they have more expensive boots than me! *sigh* I don't get it.<BR/><BR/>some modern architecture can be very moving but most of it is not. <BR/><BR/>It is simply ugly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527242886340702312.post-33788858726755788892008-06-02T11:56:00.000-07:002008-06-02T11:56:00.000-07:00Secret: I like the Cathedral in Los Angeles. I l...Secret: I like the Cathedral in Los Angeles. I like several contemporary churches.Terry Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09819523933502820341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527242886340702312.post-52401077240517795072008-06-02T05:04:00.000-07:002008-06-02T05:04:00.000-07:00Deb-My pleasure!BTW, what tabernacles? I was tryi...Deb-<BR/><BR/>My pleasure!<BR/><BR/>BTW, what tabernacles? I was trying to look closely and couldn't find one. Maybe the it's in the background somewhere (maybey...).Tom in Vegashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17821971426359725229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527242886340702312.post-54400459565610276592008-06-02T05:00:00.000-07:002008-06-02T05:00:00.000-07:00Tom, thanks so much for the birthdy wishes for me ...Tom, <BR/><BR/>thanks so much for the birthdy wishes for me and Dad...and oh yeah...you can share my chocolates ANY day ;-)<BR/><BR/>As for these cuboid type church structures, I find it impossible to find anything whatsoever that evokes beauty in them except that Jesus Christ is reserved in their tabernacles.ukokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11676940507604813998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527242886340702312.post-35659091291956219482008-06-01T17:21:00.000-07:002008-06-01T17:21:00.000-07:00Shirley-Aren't they just deplorable? This is Cath...Shirley-<BR/><BR/>Aren't they just deplorable? This is Catholicism for the secularists, at least with regards to the Church of the Sacred Heart in Munich. I don't know what the inside of Christ Church in Austria looks like, but if the exterior is any indication, I'll pass. Good luck with the renovation of your parish:) Hope to see some pics!<BR/><BR/>Katie-<BR/><BR/>I have seen the exterior of the L.A. Cathedral, and it looks like something Frank Lloyd Wright might have designed.<BR/><BR/>Katie, I HATE the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright:( But I do like modern architecture nonetheless. I just prefer structures that have cohesion to them instead of a disjointed assemblage.Tom in Vegashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17821971426359725229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527242886340702312.post-11515394530934274442008-06-01T08:55:00.000-07:002008-06-01T08:55:00.000-07:00Have you seen the new Los Angeles cathedral? It's...Have you seen the new Los Angeles cathedral? It's quite modern. I'm really torn between appreciating modernism and still providing indication of the building's function. To me, churches are supposed to be reaching for something. There should be some upward energy in their design.Katie Alenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17210222751354931694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527242886340702312.post-38174919553476263102008-06-01T07:05:00.000-07:002008-06-01T07:05:00.000-07:00I'm with you on this one, Tom. I would rather go t...I'm with you on this one, Tom. I would rather go to Mass outdoors than attend in those "churches"!At least outdoors your mind, heart and soul can be lifted up to heaven; in those places you would feel like you were in prison!<BR/>I have just initiated a project in our little country church to paint the interior, which is currently stark white with grey wainscoting. I will try to get pictures of the before and after. Now is seems cold and uninviting, we are going to warm it up so that when it is winter it will look different than the snow outside!:)Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15454110560303310751noreply@blogger.com