I walked through a beautiful building today.(soundtrack: Bix Beiderbecke, "Sorry" 1927)
MIT's Brain and Cognitive Science Center is a restful space daylit with an atrium featuring slender cable trusses with a single strut in the center. I will return soon to get photos for you, but in the meantime here is a surprisingly beautiful computer rendering which makes me think of my favorite room in the Whitney museum. I have an affection for factory paintings from the 20s and 30s with their bright blues, soft shadows, and gentle curves. Perhaps the BCSC might be described as post-moderne?
I looked up the architect and am downhearted to learn that the office of the elegant Charles Correa is in Mumbai. But happy to have this memento.
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