Music and Design

I have been thinking about what I wanted to write today and kept returning to the Nashville Symphony and the Schermerhorn Center.  When I think of design, the building--which took a very long time to build--quickly comes to mind.

Although I am not an architect, I do have an interest in architecture.  Years ago, I only preferred new buildings because I had a sense of dirtiness in the old.  As the years have passed, I began appreciating both old, new, and "not so of either" in terms of design, architecture, and style.

Here are some examples of old, new, and somewhere in between:

Here are several pictures of the Bennie Dillon Building which was built in the late 1920s.  Every time I enter the building I am reminded of the art deco era of architecture.

 The Bennie Dillon Building

The building is named after two physicians and originally housed a collection of doctors, dentists, and surgeons offices.  Now, the building is home for many urban professionals and was converted to lofts in 1998.

This brick tudor was built in 2004.  It is a "copy" of a traditional tudor bungalow in a neighborhood that is "simulating" the original Oak Park.  

Since I began this entry with word of the Nashville Symphony, it's only fitting to share pictures of the Schermerhorn Building.  The building was named after one a symphony conductor.  The inside was designed so that sound was perfect when heard from anywhere in the building.

The main floor.

I took this picture last fall.  The balcony railing shows an iris, the Tennessee state flower.

If you ever need any ideas, try looking at local architecture--the old, the new, and the in-between.  The structures are always interesting and always help me generate ideas!