Final Goodbye to Kona Lanes~Costa Mesa, CA - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Thu, Jan 8, 2009 9:00 AM Sad but true. That's what I am trying to hint at in Tiki Modern when I talk about the basically great concepts of modernism -simplicity, functionality, lack of extraneous ornament -having been abused as excuse and license to build cheap and boring boxes. Sliding glass windows are my favorite example: They were innovations in the 50s, allowing "the outside to come in" in modern homes, now I hate their airtight flush/no windowsill cheapness. Jim, while you collect material for the bowling alley book, on the side start with collecting images of mid-century modern church architecture, the next subject worthy of a book -and one of which a lot of examples are still standing! [ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2009-01-08 09:02 ]

Sad but true. That's what I am trying to hint at in Tiki Modern when I talk about the basically great concepts of modernism -simplicity, functionality, lack of extraneous ornament -having been abused as excuse and license to build cheap and boring boxes. Sliding glass windows are my favorite example: They were innovations in the 50s, allowing "the outside to come in" in modern homes, now I hate their airtight flush/no windowsill cheapness.

Jim, while you collect material for the bowling alley book, on the side start with collecting images of mid-century modern church architecture, the next subject worthy of a book -and one of which a lot of examples are still standing!

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2009-01-08 09:02 ]

Post #427823 by bigbrotiki on Thu, Jan 8, 2009 9:00 AM