tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post2032790510099559787..comments2024-03-29T04:41:47.761-04:00Comments on A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books: New York Presbyterian Church - Rendering and RealityJohn Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14842328320680692310noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-42923882500952963172012-05-10T14:10:59.258-04:002012-05-10T14:10:59.258-04:00It's just always amazing to see how much work ...It's just always amazing to see how much work and effort goes into creating something that looks so simple to others.Lively Magazinehttp://www.livelymag.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-76207827330274234812012-05-10T08:35:29.324-04:002012-05-10T08:35:29.324-04:00I actually find the building somewhat intriguing, ...I actually find the building somewhat intriguing, the surrounding car dealerships and department stores do not do it justice. One day I may even venture inside.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-27083243730046058292012-05-10T08:04:49.553-04:002012-05-10T08:04:49.553-04:00It seems appropriate that a church should appear l...It seems appropriate that a church should appear like a prison, after all it is the function of churches to imprison people's minds so they will believe in medieval nonsense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-33719412826015788752012-05-09T10:38:43.632-04:002012-05-09T10:38:43.632-04:00I pass by this church most days of the week while ...I pass by this church most days of the week while riding the Long Island Rail Road. It's not an ugly building, but it has hulking dimensions, and heavily (altho stylishly) barred windows. The surroundings are indeed gritty. Basically, it looks like a pretty prison.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-2192155823076644242012-05-08T20:50:41.615-04:002012-05-08T20:50:41.615-04:00I am the architectural photographer Brian Rose--ju...I am the architectural photographer Brian Rose--just a few comments. The church complex, which includes an older Deco factory building, is in a gritty neighborhood. Trains pass by day and night, car dealerships line nearby Northern Boulevard, and there is no natural landscaping around the building. What I like about the building is the way in which it engages this rough environment. It is a tough unpretty design itself, at least in the conventional sense. The church sanctuary is hangar-like, and windowed facade facing the parking lot reminds me of a public school building. The rendering obscures and denies the urban landscape that inspired the design of the building. It is a double falsehood.Brian https://www.blogger.com/profile/11952882098333760292noreply@blogger.com