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Let’s start talking about architect Ernö Goldfinge Let’s start talking about architect Ernö Goldfinger, this is one of his ‘ greats’, Trellick Tower (add in Balfron and Willow Road, but that would be ignoring the varied and amazing career of a man who transcended one world to become fully entrenched in another. An architect, furniture and toy designer, he was born in Budapest to a family in the lumber business which led to Ernö spending his early years deep in the heart of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in Szaszregen, Transylvania in the Carpathian Mountains and in the Austrian Alps. When he was ten, Ernö was brought back to Budapest to be educated and later continued his studies in Vienna. By the time he’d finished school, the Empire had collapsed, the family had moved to Vienna, there was an assumption he would study engineering and remain close to home. Paris Instead, he headed to Paris in 1920 to study at the École des Beaux-Arts. He hung out with the best, Man Ray, Lee Miller, Max Ernst and more, visiting every important exhibition, including the 1925 Exposition. Goldfinger entered design competitions, ingested the Parisienne cultural vibe and revelled in the best of the city during les années folles; it was here that his political views became fully formed or perhaps another way of thinking of it, Paris was the place where he publicly defined himself as communist, at least in name ….. Link to full article in bio. This brilliant video was created by @fieldmotionn
Room with a view - the beauty of the brutalist Bar Room with a view - the beauty of the brutalist Barbican Estate
The Ector theatre in Odessa,Texas. Opening night i The Ector theatre in Odessa,Texas. Opening night in 1951, according to Cinematreasures.org featured, ‘Joseph Cotton and Loretta Young in Half Angel. Like so many cinemas it experienced highs and lows, by 1985 it was closed, opening again a decade later, only to close down in 2016 - somewhat dramatically, showing on its final evening The Last Picture Show. However, the really good news is that a 2020 renovation saw it reinvented as a live music venue. What’s not clear is how much of the original interior was saved. Photo with thanks to @geoffreygoddardphotography

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