On our way to Cologne we visited a Frank Gehry Museum with a
great Buckminster Fully exhibit. Something I’ve noticed is that a lot of these
small towns have some great museums designed by well-known architects …
Blacksburg should take note. Once in Cologne we visited the Cologne Cathedral,
the tallest gothic cathedral in the world. Oddly enough for me it didn’t
compare to the cathedral in Prague, maybe it was because it was just there for
me to enter and I didn’t have to climb up a million stairs or possibly with its
reputation I was expecting much more. One interesting thing about the cathedral
is there is one stained glass window that is not a biblical depiction but
rather multi-colored squares, it seemed so modern but I actually enjoyed it. Then we went
into a Peter Zumthor Museum. Part of the Museum was built over Roman Ruins and
the way light punctures through the wall and trickles down towards the ruins
feels very spiritual . The main space is definitely in my top
three favorites. We saw two other buildings in Cologne that are worth
mentioning. One was a very colorful and environmentally friendly building that
looks like it would be a great place to work in. The other was a Sanaa building
located in an old coal mine district that is now being infiltrated by the arts
and this specific building was intended to be used as an architecture school.
Cowgill could definitely use a similar upgrade. Aufwierdersehen Germany,
Bonjour Paris.
FROM COLONGE (GERMANY),
WITH LOVE GRACEGehry Museum
Cologne Cathedral
Window
Zumthor Museum
Sanaa
