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Old 01-16-2013, 07:23 AM
 
Location: SW FL
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I know that there is a fair amount of traditional archietecture in Oakland but I was wondering if there are a fair amount of modern/contemporary buildings as well. These are the types of structures I'm talking about:

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Also, does Oakland have a solid indie music scene? Just curious.
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Old 01-16-2013, 08:43 AM
 
Location: Springfield, Ohio
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The first which comes to mind is the Church of Christ the Light:
http://cdn4.vtourist.com/15/4634291-...ht_Oakland.jpg

There's also the Federal Building complex:
http://www.archnewsnow.com/features/...re0119_01x.jpg

The rest are pretty generic, IMO.
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Old 01-16-2013, 09:13 AM
 
Location: SW FL
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Right idea, shame the majority of buildings are generic
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Old 01-16-2013, 09:21 AM
 
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Most of the attractive architecture is old. Hopefully that'll start to change
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Old 01-16-2013, 09:27 AM
 
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The new buildings are attractive enough, just generic office buildings. They're certainly more attractive than most of the mid-century construction
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Old 01-16-2013, 09:38 AM
 
Location: Los Altos Hills, CA
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I know that there is a fair amount of traditional archietecture in Oakland but I was wondering if there are a fair amount of modern/contemporary buildings as well. These are the types of structures I'm talking about:

Google Image Result for http://www.freefoto.com/images/04/01/04_01_14---Modern-Building--Manchester_web.jpg

Google Image Result for http://www.archicentral.com/wp-content/images/main_view_night.jpg

Also, does Oakland have a solid indie music scene? Just curious.
The building from the first pic is hideous. Ugh.
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Old 01-16-2013, 11:19 AM
 
Location: SW FL
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The structure isn't great I was just trying to illustrate the type
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Old 01-16-2013, 11:53 AM
 
Location: San Diego, California Republic
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To me one of Oakland's charms is it's older style buddings. For the modern run of the mill stuff I can go to any city USA.
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Old 01-16-2013, 02:41 PM
 
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To me one of Oakland's charms is it's older style buddings. For the modern run of the mill stuff I can go to any city USA.
We don't have to have "modern run of the mill stuff" - we could have modern nice buildings in addition to nice old buildings.
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Old 01-16-2013, 03:20 PM
 
Location: East Bay Area
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Center 21

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East Oakland Sports Center

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Jack London Square Market

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