Olivetti-Underwood Factory by Louis Kahn
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- Опубликовано: 3 июл 2024
- The Olivetti-Underwood Factory was designed by architect Louis Kahn. Olivetti, an Italian company, commissioned Kahn in 1966 to design the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania building for the manufacture of their Underwood line of typewriters and related products. It was completed in 1970.
The design followed Kahns monumental and modular philosophy.
Oh. That's what that building is. I have seen it for my entire life and never knew what it was
COMCAST! 😢. What a loss. It reminds me of the Johnson Wax building by Frank Lloyd Wright.
I believe he was actually inspired by it!
I have visited the Carlo Scarpa Olivetti showroom in Venice which has been restored and is very elegant. But I had no idea that Olivetti invested in this type of design outside of front of house customer facing buildings.
Thank you for showing this. Are there other examples of this approach by Olivetti in Italy ?
That showroom is incredible. Scarpa as a jeweller 😄
@@Dev1nci The shop front in Bologna is also great. It’s in one of my videos on my RUclips channel Mark’s Italian Garage.
@@marksitaliangarage I'd like to watch it, which video is it? Nice channel btw, classic cars are just incredible, I was at a classic car show a few weeks ago.
@@Dev1nci It’s in Auto Moto d’Epoca Bologna 2023 part 2 not far in to the video. Most of my videos are about making things and what I do in the workshop. But if I get to go somewhere and I I think it’s interesting for the viewers I make some content. Hope you enjoy it.
@@marksitaliangarage O yes! I have the detail at 1:08 saved for inspiration that I return to from time to time. It's the vertical brass inlay at the top of the sliding gate. It terminates in a lipped L-section with bush-hammered concrete which has been hammered in a herringbone pattern. Very cool. (Pity about the gate). I've marked the rest of the vid to 'watch later'. Thanks for sharing.
very interesting video! Im following ;-)
It's software dictating the wikipeia page 🤣 🤣 🤣
:-) Well most content is lol still need good taste to choose the right thing ! @@sdrc92126
Subbed. But I would have liked more upbeat music.
Nice channel.
I was one of the first subs for the B1M channel. Keep making this kind of quality content and you’ll maybe pass them by one day!
Good luck and thanks for the upload!
Yes it is a good video explanation but I in fact really liked the background music. Makes a change from the generic non copyrighted sound tracks which are so prevalent and bland. They can also be quite distracting from the videos content.
@@brianpeers often a video is better with no music :)
This whole thing is a software voice reading the wikipedia page verbatim. 🤣 I think wikipedia is going to be soon filled with this garbage
1:56 it looks like not too many of the bays are used for light. Some seem to be concrete and some have plant on them.
O it seems that may have been later work.
"removing original character and openness" yup sounds like Comcast.
Terrifying roof drainage system.
because it runs through the support structure?
@@m_tpa Is the support structure fully visible for inspection especially where the drainage pipes are running right next to it? Each drainage point requires yearly inspection and possible maintenance. Imagine a house with 100 gutter downspouts going into the exterior walls before traveling elsewhere.
@@Urbanhandyman well you can look at the outside of the pillars from inside the building i guess. might be a bit late when you spot something though : )
that was the turning point for american capitalism, when corporations went from creating things of value to destroying things of value
First, why spend some much time (and money) designing a unique roof structure and have it obscured by the HVAC and light supports? Secondly, Harrisburg gets snow and ice. How the hell does that roof drainage system work when clogged with snow and ice? Really an example of form over function.
Prestressed concrete allows more graceful structures...
Not in that building!
Why the creepy noise? This sounds like a mindless video game
Anyone can read from Wikipedia word for word. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivetti-Underwood_Factory
Wikipedia use the same sources that I do, word for word. I take info from multiple sources.