Hackenkreuz (swastika) building discussion

GEHFileBot · 07-18-2005, 09:36 PM

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Hackenkreuz (swastika) building

This building looks like a hackenkreuz (swastika).

Appletom · 07-18-2005, 09:38 PM

What was this architect thinking?

The long history of the swastika is pretty interesting. Be sure to set your pop-up blockers to high, then go to http://history1900s.about.com/cs/swa...ikahistory.htm

logruszed · 07-22-2005, 07:06 PM

I think that this design is intended to give maximum sunlight/view with a minimum footprint. As you can see pretty much every part of the building has natural light.

juliachristiena · 07-28-2005, 04:29 AM

but the architect MUST have been aware of what the building will look like afterwards and ANY decent person would have thought about that building twice...

araT · 07-28-2005, 05:11 AM

Especially since it is a military building.
see this thread: http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat....c=&Search=true

T.

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07-18-2005, 09:38 PM	#2
Appletom Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: El Paso, Texas Posts: 1,051	What was this architect thinking? The long history of the swastika is pretty interesting. Be sure to set your pop-up blockers to high, then go to http://history1900s.about.com/cs/swa...ikahistory.htm

07-22-2005, 07:06 PM	#3
logruszed Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Portland, Oregon. USA Posts: 3	I think that this design is intended to give maximum sunlight/view with a minimum footprint. As you can see pretty much every part of the building has natural light.

07-28-2005, 04:29 AM	#4
juliachristiena Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 6	but the architect MUST have been aware of what the building will look like afterwards and ANY decent person would have thought about that building twice...

07-28-2005, 05:11 AM	#5
araT Licensed to Ban Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sydney, Oz Posts: 1,244	Especially since it is a military building. see this thread: http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat....c=&Search=true T.