Gumbo’s had a great travel year so far and still is wandering the globe. He leaves behind the beautiful gold mosaics of the Monreal Cathedral in Sicily and heads here.
As usual, we ask that you not jump too quickly if you’re sure you have the answer; give others time to chime in and see if you can all find your way to the end. More clues and photos of the building will follow in the coming days.
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So, where is Gumbo visiting today? We’re looking for the name of a specific building in this puzzle.
Frank Gehry have a hand in this?
Clue time! I can tell you both photos above have been taken from inside the building.
To me, it bears no resemblance to Gehry’s flowing, shining surfaces. I suppose it’s possible when we see the whole thing. But I’m betting not.
Could the puzzlemaster tell us whether this structure is made of wood or brick/concrete?
There are some subtle clues above in the original photo, if you look close. I’ll add a photo tomorrow. I can tell you this building looks very different, depending on where you are standing, and that’s true for both the inside and outside of it. There’s a lot of glass, metal, stone and wood that were used in the construction.
Here is a photo that I think will help some people figure it out. It also ties the above two photos together. Separately they look totally different, don’t they?
Looks so familiar. Museum gallery is my guess.
It’s still unsolved, so make sure to get bragging rights and put your guess in by Sunday night.
Had no idea who John Portman was and now discover that I stayed in his first atrium hotel, the Atlanta Hyatt Regency, within a year of it’s opening ’67 or ’68. Then at the one at Chicago O’Hare, which I assume was his too, in 1971. I sat in front of a window in our room in one of the silos, which looked out over the runways, amusing myself counting the planes back to infinity as they lined up to land, while I cared for my infant son. Thanks for the memories, John.
I admit it’s a wild reach, but something about the not-parallel alignment tickled a neuron or two. Will be very embarrassed if it turns out to be John Portman.