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The Upward Push of Progress

nobody@flickr.com (nicholsphotos) — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 18:05:20 -0700

Sculpture of Westward travellers in from of the Albuquerque Museum pointing towards Albuquerque's infamous Atomic Museum missile.

Couldn't decide which to post, so I posted both, though they are similar. This one does a better job of pointing to the missile, but I like the angle of the other better: www.flickr.com/photos/nicholsphotos/469187931/

Silver City Museum

nobody@flickr.com (nicholsphotos) — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:07:47 -0700

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A great old victorian home, now housing a history museum.

Pompidou Walkways

nobody@flickr.com (nicholsphotos) — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:10:33 -0800

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(Info from Wikipedia)

Centre Georges Pompidou (constructed 1971–1977 and known as the Pompidou Centre in English) is a complex in the Beaubourg area of the IVe arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles and the Marais.

It houses the Bibliothèque publique d'information, a vast public library, the Musée National d'Art Moderne, and IRCAM, a centre for music and acoustic research. Because of its location, the Centre is known locally as Beaubourg. It is named after Georges Pompidou, who was president of France from 1969 to 1974, and was opened on January 31, 1977.

The Centre was designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, the British architect couple Richard Rogers and Sue Rogers, and the British structual engineer Edmund Happold (who would later found Buro Happold) and Irish structural engineer Peter Rice. The project was awarded to this team in a design competition, whose results were announced in 1971. Reporting on Rogers' winning the Pritzker Prize in 2007, the New York Times noted that the design of the Centre "turned the architecture world upside down" and that "Mr. Rogers earned a reputation as a high-tech iconoclast with the completion of the 1977 Pompidou Center, with its exposed skeleton of brightly colored tubes for mechanical systems. The Pompidou 'revolutionized museums,' the Pritzker jury said, 'transforming what had once been elite monuments into popular places of social and cultural exchange, woven into the heart of the city. The characteristic piping is color-coded according to the contents: yellow for electricity, red for transport(elevators), blue for air, and green for water'"[1].

Pompidou

nobody@flickr.com (nicholsphotos) — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:10:41 -0800

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(Info from Wikipedia)

Centre Georges Pompidou (constructed 1971–1977 and known as the Pompidou Centre in English) is a complex in the Beaubourg area of the IVe arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles and the Marais.

The Centre was designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, the British architect couple Richard Rogers and Sue Rogers, and the British structual engineer Edmund Happold (who would later found Buro Happold) and Irish structural engineer Peter Rice. The project was awarded to this team in a design competition, whose results were announced in 1971. Reporting on Rogers' winning the Pritzker Prize in 2007, the New York Times noted that the design of the Centre "turned the architecture world upside down" and that "Mr. Rogers earned a reputation as a high-tech iconoclast with the completion of the 1977 Pompidou Center, with its exposed skeleton of brightly colored tubes for mechanical systems. The Pompidou 'revolutionized museums,' the Pritzker jury said, 'transforming what had once been elite monuments into popular places of social and cultural exchange, woven into the heart of the city. The characteristic piping is color-coded according to the contents: yellow for electricity, red for transport(elevators), blue for air, and green for water'"[1].

It houses the Bibliothèque publique d'information, a vast public library, the Musée National d'Art Moderne, and IRCAM, a centre for music and acoustic research. Because of its location, the Centre is known locally as Beaubourg. It is named after Georges Pompidou, who was president of France from 1969 to 1974, and was opened on January 31, 1977.

Pompidou Detail

nobody@flickr.com (nicholsphotos) — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:10:28 -0800

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National Gallery

nobody@flickr.com (nicholsphotos) — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:10:16 -0800

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This completes my London set. Take a view of my slide show if you want the full tour.

National Gallery Fountain

nobody@flickr.com (nicholsphotos) — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 06:24:08 -0800

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Louvre in the Afternoon

nobody@flickr.com (nicholsphotos) — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:46:24 -0800

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This was my strongest impression of the Louvre: People, people, people.

Spiral Staircase, Pyramid Interior

nobody@flickr.com (nicholsphotos) — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:46:20 -0800

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This was my strongest impression of the Louvre: People, people, people. Oh, and the great architecture, both old and new.

Spanish Colonial Cabin

nobody@flickr.com (nicholsphotos) — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 07:45:27 -0700

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An example of architecture in Mexico under Spanish Colonial influence. At the Museum of Spanish Colonial Art.

Pensive

nobody@flickr.com (nicholsphotos) — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:47:20 -0700

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This is my favorite statue in the Albuquerque Museum Sculpture Garden. He reminds me of my father at the end of his life.

Destiny Manifested

nobody@flickr.com (nicholsphotos) — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 17:43:34 -0700

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Sculpture of Westward travellers in from of the Albuquerque Museum pointing towards Albuquerque's infamous Atomic Museum missile.

Couldn't decide which to post, so I posted both, though they are similar. Like this one for the the angle of the pioneer sculpture, but in the other one does better in the way the sculptures point toward the missile.
www.flickr.com/photos/nicholsphotos/469202834/