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EPISODE · Nov 7, 2018 · 13 MIN

The Colossi of Buffalo

from The Big Ponder · host Goethe-Institut

Buffalo, New York, was at one time the world’s foremost grain port. More than a dozen enormous grain silos still attest to that fact: Awesome colossi made of wood, steel, and reinforced concrete. Their surreal quality also fascinated European pioneers of modern architecture, including Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier, and Mies van der Rohe.

Buffalo, New York, was at one time the world’s foremost grain port. More than a dozen enormous grain silos still attest to that fact: Awesome colossi made of wood, steel, and reinforced concrete. Their surreal quality also fascinated European pioneers of modern architecture, including Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier, and Mies van der Rohe.

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