tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post1479754953429575940..comments2024-03-10T00:00:31.355+00:00Comments on BRIAN SIBLEY : his blog: SPEND A PRETTY PENNYBrian Sibleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-2432087279650625792010-02-26T23:23:45.378+00:002010-02-26T23:23:45.378+00:00You're right, Chuck! Disney is there in my res...You're right, Chuck! Disney is there in my response, too! <br /><br />When I finally got to Disneyland - after years of reading about the place and looking at pictures (still and moving) of it - I wanted to <i>live</i> there! I guess Walt Disney did, too, which is why he built himself an apartment over the Firehouse! And, of course, that's why he conceived EPCOT - not the theme park that was built after his death, but the original concept of an Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow.<br /><br />I made a documentary for British TV about EPCOT when it opened and we called it <i>Waltopia</i> which was the name that 'Imagineer' Marty Sklar had suggested Walt give the project when it was still in the 'dreaming' stage...Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-74508330935550872002010-02-26T18:30:09.893+00:002010-02-26T18:30:09.893+00:00Thanks for posting these pieces of Hundertwsser...Thanks for posting these pieces of Hundertwsser's architectural whimsy! Before I went to Virginia Tech for architecture (and discovered Gaudi as part of my education), I was introduced to Hundertwasser through a set of UN postage stamps which I collected. I have admired the absolute fantasy with which these two approached the built environment. That possibly comes out of a never-ending love of things Disney, but that's another story.Chuck Munsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02815223305362131302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-54811160926182651652010-02-12T13:21:56.916+00:002010-02-12T13:21:56.916+00:00Understandable! And when patrons suddenly whip out...Understandable! And when patrons suddenly whip out their cameras, I don't suppose anyone gives it a second thought.Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-47298176780430815622010-02-12T13:18:58.403+00:002010-02-12T13:18:58.403+00:00Coincedentally, I just happened to be in that part...Coincedentally, I just happened to be in that part of the world. I think Kawakawa has more "wee tourists" than anywhere in the world....https://www.blogger.com/profile/06997769037777266730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-22212855123822879122010-02-12T13:00:04.823+00:002010-02-12T13:00:04.823+00:00EUDORA - I agree! And now I'm off to google Et...<b>EUDORA</b> - I agree! And now I'm off to google Etiénne Louis Boullé!<br /><br /><b>HEMULEN</b> - It's a heck of a long way to go for a p...Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-52231552032278291002010-02-12T12:51:55.826+00:002010-02-12T12:51:55.826+00:00I've actually spent a penny in said toilet!I've actually spent a penny in said toilet!.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06997769037777266730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-83362031973757977042010-02-12T11:16:07.224+00:002010-02-12T11:16:07.224+00:00A little bit of Gaudi, a little bit of english neo...A little bit of Gaudi, a little bit of english neoclasical... I like the concept of Hunderwasser, I like the architects who believe that buildings should be a place where people live or work, not just a set of materials prepared to look beautiful and modern, or even "cool".<br /><br />I am fascinating with modern architecture since I wrote a little work in college about Etiénne Louis Boullé, the architect who never built the buildings that he designed on paper.Arts and Craftshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06747217179477869995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-55367052461239149372010-02-12T09:10:16.072+00:002010-02-12T09:10:16.072+00:00SUZANNE - Next time, eh? And be sure to take and s...<b>SUZANNE</b> - <i>Next</i> time, eh? And be sure to take and send some photos when you're there! I'm, intrigued by his work: arresting, daring (maybe even outrageous) and <b>FUN!</b><br /><br /><br /><b>SHARON M</b> - What I love about the 'pink creation' ('confection' might, actually, be a better word!) is the fact that the building is roofed with grass. Almost a variation on a hobbit hole!<br /><br /><i>Condoms??</i> Just look at the size of them, Sharon! In your <i>dreams</i>, my dear! <br /><br />No, that is the <i>window</i> and it is made of <i>wine bottles!</i> :)Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-48024727637651070642010-02-12T07:43:16.482+00:002010-02-12T07:43:16.482+00:00There's certainly something Gauiesque about hi...There's certainly something Gauiesque about his buildings - though the pink creation is a bit to 'in yer face'.<br /><br />Going back to the convenience, is that predominantly green condoms on the board?SharonMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369769107190148944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-212245504469854992010-02-12T07:35:33.373+00:002010-02-12T07:35:33.373+00:00Better be completely sober when you go in there!
I...Better be completely sober when you go in there!<br />I've been to Vienna twice but never managed to get round to visiting the Hundertwasser house - what a shame!Suzannenoreply@blogger.com