the Iowa Advanced Technology Laboratories, pictured here, was built by good ol' Frank Gehry in 1992. now i'm normally no fan of Gehry's style, so-called Deconstructionist architecture, but i must admit that i have grown accustomed to seeing this structure perched, as it is, on the east bank of the Iowa River. i find it to be a nice contrast to the numerous drab, Brutalist-style buildings that dominate this area of town (i'll get to those in due time). i snapped this on one of my many wild and zany rides along the local MUP.
Thursday, April 26, 2007
buildings of the republic, part 1
the Iowa Advanced Technology Laboratories, pictured here, was built by good ol' Frank Gehry in 1992. now i'm normally no fan of Gehry's style, so-called Deconstructionist architecture, but i must admit that i have grown accustomed to seeing this structure perched, as it is, on the east bank of the Iowa River. i find it to be a nice contrast to the numerous drab, Brutalist-style buildings that dominate this area of town (i'll get to those in due time). i snapped this on one of my many wild and zany rides along the local MUP.
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I heard that if you take a shot of tequila, spin around ten times, stand on your head and cross your eyes the Iowa Advanced Technology Laboratories (or I always called it the Laser building)is supposed to look like a combine (the farm machinery not the try-outs for collegiant football players going pro) or it will make you hurl. Either way it is a better hunk of architecture than the School of Nursing, but a waste of Jose Cuervo.
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