The best interiors in your city/metro

[xzmattzx]

What are the best interiors in your city, county, metro, area, etc?

To me, there are several categories that

~ Church of place of worship
~ School or university
~ Civic building: city hall, courthouse
~ Other public building: library, etc
~ Industrial or factory
~ House or residence
~ Office building
~ Retail
~ Restaurant or bar
~ Other commercial: bank, etc
~ Stadium or arena
~ Other types?

[Pedestrian]

This, the Garden Court dining room/lounge of the Palace Hotel, is one of my favorite indoor spaces in SF. I used to take my Mom to afternoon tea here whenever she visited:


https://www.oyster.com/san-francisco.../palace-hotel/

And this, the Herbst Theater, is my favorite small performance space in SF:


https://evergreene.com/projects/herb...rans-building/

It's the perfect place for chamber music recitals.

[jd3189]

^^^ Nice. SF has quite a few buildings that are in the Beaux Arts style.

Last time I visited NYC, I took some photos of two of the major cathedrals in Manhattan, St.Patrick’s and St. John the Divine. Grand Central is great, as well as the new WTC station. I’ll see if I can post some from Flickr of those places.

[suburbanite]

Calatrava's atrium (or Allen Lambert Galleria) at Brookfield Place:


from: https://bharchitects.com/en/project/...rly-bce-place/


from: https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2019/12...rava-christmas

[Boisebro]

I was impressed with the Idaho Statehouse interior when I first visited.


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One thing I also hear a lot from clients and friends who visit for the first time is how squeaky-clean and nice the Boise airport is, as well, especially compared to other smaller airports:


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The main entry of the airport also features a nice terrazzo:


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[Echostatic]

The Austin Central Library is beautiful.


https://www.aia.org/showcases/187056...entral-library

[jd3189]

St. John the Divine:


Cathedral of St. John the Divine - NYC by Marc Perrella, on Flickr

WTC transport hub:


New York (2018) World Trade Center Transportation Hub - Oculus by Giorgio Dua, on Flickr

Trinity Church:

Trinity Church by frederic baiges, on Flickr


Rockefeller Center Lobby:

Rockefeller Center Lobby by Nikki Jo Black, on Flickr


I had the opportunity to visit most of these, at least the churches.

[dc_denizen]

Grand central station

No train station in Europe can match its grandeur

[vanman]

New York has so many exceptional examples.

American Museum of Natural History




Grand Central Station

(my pics)

[galleyfox]

Chicago has spent entirely too much of its history trying to build the most ornate domes and atriums and lobbies.


Chicago Cultural Center - Tiffany Dome

https://urbanmatter.com/chicago/wp-c...ral-Center.jpg

Rookery - Frank Lloyd Wright Atrium


https://www.chicagomag.com/images/20...y-interior.jpg

Uptown Theatre - Abandoned Theatre

https://photorator.com/photos/images...nts--30997.jpg

Chicago Theatre

https://live.staticflickr.com/8252/8...a0592409_b.jpg

Avalon Regal Theatre

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...er_-_Lobby.jpg

Elks Memorial

https://s3.amazonaws.com/architectur...es/elks-07.jpg

Bahai Temple

https://img.theculturetrip.com/450x/...9/06/how-3.jpg

https://i2.wp.com/www.cityeyesphoto....size=950%2C633
Michigan Ave Starbucks

https://www.foodserviceequipmentjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Starbucks-roastery-Chicago-5.jpg

KAM Isaiah Israel

https://velocitymobilemarketing.com/...AMinterior.jpg

Kluczynski Federal Center


Yale Building

https://s3.amazonaws.com/architectur...lix-rogers.jpg

[nameless dude]

I'll post a few for Sydney:

St Mary's Cathedral:



State Theatre:





Capitol Theatre:



Sydney Opera House:



1 Bligh Street:

[dc_denizen]

Need some John Portman

[dave8721]

Originally Posted by nameless dude

I'll post a few for Sydney:


Capitol Theatre:

Looks just like the Olympia Theater in Miami:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/33749923@N08/8438901517


https://www.flickr.com/photos/epicarroyo/9391016281

[MonkeyRonin]

On the topic of theatres - the stacked Elgin & Winter Garden Theatre

Main floor:


https://www.mirvish.com/theatres/elgin-theatre

And upstairs:


https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/...garden-theatre

[hauntedheadnc]

University of North Carolina at Asheville:


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Basilica of St. Lawrence:


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Meanwhile at Biltmore House...

The Library:


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The Tapestry Gallery:


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[MonkeyRonin]

TD Pavilion


http://www.margaretpriest.com/docs/i...s/8908_jpg.htm



Trinity College Chapel


https://callumpinkney.com/trinity-co...ronto-wedding/



Osgoode Hall


osgoode hall library by Mohammed Alosaimi, on Flickr


Watching the Detectives by beyond the prism photography, on Flickr



Knox College, UofT


https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/ph...aphy/503750324


https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/455848793513384270/



Scott Library at York University


Scott Library, York University, Toronto by Thomas Guignard, on Flickr



Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library


Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library by dtstuff9, on Flickr[/QUOTE]



Toronto Reference Library


_1079984 by Paul, on Flickr

[Steely Dan]

this thread is ALL KINDS of awesome!

Originally Posted by galleyfox

Chicago has spent entirely too much of its history trying to build the most ornate domes and atriums and lobbies.

indeed!

here's another spectacular chicago atrium that's actually in danger of possibly being demolished.



The Thompson Center:


source: https://urbanmatter.com/chicago/thompson-center/



source:https://archpaper.com/2017/12/best-p...-stories-2017/



and we also have to include Union Station:


Chicago Union Station by Jim Bauer, on Flickr

[Boisebro]

Originally Posted by Steely Dan

here's another spectacular chicago atrium that's actually in danger of possibly being demolished.

seriously?!? they just fricking BUILT that thing!

I know it was controversial when it was built (both the design and the HVAC issues), but IMO, it's become iconic.

[Steely Dan]

Originally Posted by Boisebro

seriously?!? they just fricking BUILT that thing!

The Thompson Center is actually 35 years old now.

the building has become a bit of a white elephant, it apparently needs untold millions in deferred maintenance costs, and the eternally cash-strapped state of illinois (the owner) no longer wants it and intends to sell the property to a developer who might demolish the building and redevelop an entire city block in the heart of chicago's loop (a pretty rare opportunity).

of course, preservationists, and even the building's original architect Helmut Jahn, are already sounding the alarm to preemptively head-off any potential demo plans, but we'll see what happens. chicago is no stranger to ripping down its landmark architectural treasures.

[Boisebro]

Originally Posted by Steely Dan

The Thompson Center is actually 35 years old now.

35 years seems like yesterday to me, I guess. heck, when I was born, the One Prudential building still dominated the skyline.

see? isn't this beautiful?!?


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now kindly get off my damned lawn.