With a certain day right around the corner, our hearts are aflutter with all things sugary and sweet. So, when we stumbled across this unidentified candy-coated building, we couldn’t help but wonder what other delights might be out there.
More commonly associated with Pepto Bismol, Papermate erasers, and bubblegum, the color pink isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when we think of divine architecture, but the psychological properties of the hue actually make it an obvious choice for the built environment. Prison holding cells are painted pink to reduce erratic behavior. Sports teams paint the opposing teams’ locker room pink to keep the players passive and make them less energetic. Pastries taste better when they come out of pink boxes. With that, it’s only fitting that the soothing, romantic color has been used on buildings to jaw-dropping effect that we think is nothing short of poetic.
Here’s our survey of the the world’s greatest built confections. Let us know in the comments what you think of adding a little more pink to our world.
Image credits: Villa Hermina on the outskirts of Cernín, Prague by hsh architects via designboom
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Edgewater Beach Apartments, Chicago, IL 60640. Edgewater Neighborhood. Lovingly known as “The Pink Building.” Built in the 1920′s with its pink sister building, Edgewater Beach Hotel (hotel now torn down). Pink as pink is!
Arquitectonica’s “Pink House” in Miami Shores deserves a mention: http://bit.ly/zno27N
The Guggenheim in NYC was originally meant to be painted Flamingo paint. Sometimes I’m disappointed it wasn’t.
No US Bancorp Tower aka Big Pink, Portland OR?
What about the “Royal Hawaiian” hotel in Waikiki? http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2007/02/01/dd_royalhawa.jpg
what about argentina’s house of goverment, La casa rosada (the pink house) http://www.buenosaires54.com/images/casarosada07.jpg
I used to work in this pink building: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rabbit57i/2460188402/
And Has anyone mentioned Big Pink?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_from_Big_Pink
I used to work in this pink building:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rabbit57i/2460188402/
found an original rendering of the Guggenheim in pink:
http://moreintelligentlife.com/story/frank-lloyd-wrights-war-boxes
incredible.
@Gaby, i’m also disappointed.
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