My parents both went to Guelph. They took me to see the Residence building where they met when I was very young, and I'm sure that's what sparked my interest for Brutalism.
Maybe it's "soft" Brutalism, but John Portman is one of my idols. I've stayed in one of his hotels (Hyatt Regency O'Hare) a couple of times, and his other works are on our list of "to stay at" places someday. The one in Atlanta is just out of this world.
I do desperately want to stay at the Contemporary Resort some year at Walt Disney World, too - but I always chicken out at the rates for a tower room, and settle for a visit at the cafe in the atrium, having a beer in the massive concrete atrium, with the monorail gliding silently overhead. It's heaven.
Maybe it's "soft" Brutalism, but John Portman is one of my idols. I've stayed in one of his hotels (Hyatt Regency O'Hare) a couple of times, and his other works are on our list of "to stay at" places someday. The one in Atlanta is just out of this world.
I do desperately want to stay at the Contemporary Resort some year at Walt Disney World, too - but I always chicken out at the rates for a tower room, and settle for a visit at the cafe in the atrium, having a beer in the massive concrete atrium, with the monorail gliding silently overhead. It's heaven.