Súper clarity

Club Deportivo Miguel Hidalgo (1955)

Vladimir Kaspé (1910–1996) was a Russian-Mexican mid-century modernist architect, born in Harbin, China. He moved to Paris in 1926 and studied at the École des Beaux-Arts from 1929 to 1935. In 1942 he emigrated to Mexico.

Migratory movements and political changes generated mainly in Europe during and after the wars favored fundamentally architectural production in the American continent during the 20th century.

The Russian architect put his stamp on the country with the use of local materials and understated aesthetics of their designs. Vladimir Kaspé’s work was characterized by its austere elegance, his good sense in dealing with the materiality of his works and for valuing only the essentials without formal displays and with clarity and moderation.

Among its main architectural works is the Súper Service Lomas (demolished in 2011).

 Club Deportivo Privado, detalle de la fachada de la piscina (1955)

 Detalle de la fachada posterior, Casa en Lomas, Montes Cárpatos, Lomas de Chapultepec (1952)

 Edificio de departamentos (1958)

 Edificio de la Escuela de Economía, UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria, México (1954)

Laboratorios Roussel, México (1956)

 Súper Servicio Lomas (1948-52) 

 Súper Servicio Lomas (patio interior)

Súper Servicio Lomas (garaje)

Interested by mid-century modernism in Mexico and Detroit? Check this tumblr out.

Le plus vieux Paris

Arènes de Lutèce, Paris © Timothy Keefe (2007)

C’est par pur hasard, lors du percement de la rue Monge dans le Ve arrondissement sous le Second Empire, que l’on découvre les Arènes de Paris, construites au 1er siècle.

Travaux d’excavation de la rue Monge, gravure de Burn Smeeton d’après
Jean Louis Provost, Journal Universel, Paris (1868)

Grâce aux grands travaux de la capitale entrepris par les restructurations de la ville par le préfet Haussmann, l’archéologue Théodore Vacquer met au jour les origines gallo-romaines de Paris.

Excavation des Arènes de Lutèce (1869)

Arènes de Lutèce (1910)

Vieux Paris – Arènes de Lutèce

Construction du métro de Montréal

L’éléphantesque chantier de construction du métro de Montréal s'est étendu de mai 1962 à octobre 1966. Le réseau comprenait alors 26 stations. {Source des photos, il y en a 120!}

Station Atwater

"Ça ressemble à la rue St-Vallier."

Station Beaubien

 Station Beaubien

 

Station Berri-de-Montigny en chantier

 Station Crémazie: "L'édifice de la FTQ a par la suite été construit au-dessus."

Station Guy, sortie St-Mathieu

Station Jean-Talon

Station Laurier? "On dirait que le gars mesure 8 pieds." "C'est du granit en passant. Et il venait de la région de Stanstead."

 Station Papineau

Station Peel en chantier, coin Maisonneuve

Station Peel, céramique

Station Place-d'Armes, "avant son incorporation au Palais des Congrès"

"À la couleur des briques, c'est un couloir du métro Place-des-arts."

Station Rosemont

Station Sherbrooke, sortie ouest, "avant l'ITHQ"

 Station Square-Victoria "du haut de la Tour de la Bourse"

 Station St-Laurent: "Un des rares édicules à n'avoir pas changé."

"Il me semble qu'on n'aurait plus l'idée d'inviter un cardinal pour l'inauguration d'un métro."

Hat canal

Pavel N. Matustik, The Hat overseeing the Canal from Trump’s Hotel
[flickr]

Panamas (1902)

Panama canal paintings

Al Sprague, Cascadas

Al Sprague, Ship in Locks

Alexander Brook, Barrage Balloon (1943)
One of many Barrage Balloons used in the defense of the Panama Canal during World War II. This painting shows soldiers preparing one for launch. This scene could have been in any area along the Panama Canal, but most likely near one of the Locks.

Alton Tobey, The Panama Canal

Cynthia Cooley, Panama Canal

Cynthia Guild, Panama Canal (2015)

Cynthia Guild, Sliding Through (2010)

John Dos Passos: Blaise Cendrars, Le panama ou les aventures de mes sept oncles (1931)

Simon Bird, Mira Flores Locks, Panama Canal (2005) 

Tavik Frantisek Simon, Canal of Panama

Wallace Trickett, Ulster Star in the Gaillard Cut, Panama Canal (2007)

Panama canal painting

And when we search for fine art paintings with the key words “panama canal painting”, we also find this kind of images:

Panama Ship Service offers painting services that include grit blasting, hydro-blasting, new hull and deck painting and coatings. We can complete projects on vessels of all sizes and types.

Panamax and New Panamax are terms for the size limits for ships traveling through the Panama Canal. Panamax specifications have been in effect since the opening of the canal in 1914. Ships that do not fall within the Panamax-sizes are called post-Panamax.

source: Panama Canal Authority

Expanding the Panama Canal [very informative large photos]