Back in the 1960’s when Marina City, designed by architect, Bertrand Goldberg, was first being built in Chicago, its towers were the first circular apartment buildings in history; as well as being both the tallest concrete structures and tallest residential towers in the world. “More importantly, they were an experiment in a new urban philosophy: building a city within a city.”
Category: Public Art
229 – Weaving Basket Mandala
Texas basket weaver, Donya Stockton, created this award-winning inter-weaving basket which, per her flickr site, received Best of Sculpture at the Southwest School of Art Annual Faculty and Student Exhibition 2011 and [was] accepted to Latitude, Convergence 2012 in Long Beach, California.
227 – Happy Birthday Mandala
Today we take a bit of a light-hearted approach to the MotD. It takes birthday candles to a whole new, creative level…from happybirthdaycandle.com.
226 – Shadow Mandala
Mandalma of “Mandal’arte ~ mandalas na natureza” on facebook, recently posted this reverse shadow of a mandala onto a tree. What a cool idea! And the cat is a delightful added touch to the scene.
223 – Halls Hill Labyrinth Mandala
Portland, Oregon builder of gardens, Jeffrey Bale, created this amazing 11-circuit stone labyrinth on Bainbridge Island in Washington State. Based on his blog site, he started this project around September 2013 and completed it around May 2014.
222 – Gold Medallion Mandala
This stunning gold ceiling medallion took my breath away when I first spotted it. The craftsmanship, the detailing, the patterns … More
220 – Seattle Blue Moon Mandala
On July 31, 2015 we experienced a second full moon in one month…called a blue moon. Photographer Tim Durkan capture this gorgeous shot of that very blue moon next to Seattle’s Space Needle.
