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People have exchanged Valentines Day cards on February 14 since at least the year 270, when it is said St. Valentine was executed for secretly marrying couples to spare men from war. Valentine wrote a letter to his jailers daughter, signing it Your Valentine. Hallmark however didnt start selling cards for the holiday until 1913. And while it is estimated 145 million Valentines cards are exchanged annually, that number leaves out the sentiments and love-centered puns shared digitally. AN editors combed through social media feeds to find the architects, industry organizations, and designers sharing messages of love today. From the use of hearts in the Arts and Crafts movement to a portfolio of red and pink buildings, here are some of the Valentines wishes circulating the architecture sphere this year.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Marvel (@marvel_is_design)Marvel ArchitectsMarvel Architects took to Instagram with memetic messages that make playful jokes perhaps only those in architecture can truly appreciate. The final slide in the carousel is an idea everyone can get behind, literally, Love everywhere for everyone. To: You From Marvel.View this post on InstagramA post shared by National Building Museum (@nationalbuildingmuseum)National Building MuseumThe Washington, D.C. institution shared a carousel of digital cards with idioms and puns about architecture, including (a personal favorite): Youre the Wright one for me! View this post on InstagramA post shared by Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation (@wrighttaliesin)Frank Lloyd Wright FoundationIn keeping with the spirit of the holiday, to share messages of love, the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation posted images of handmade cards crafted by former fellows while at Taliesin and Taliesin West. The works of art use collage and incorporate illustrated patterns and designs reminiscent of Wrights work.View this post on InstagramA post shared by NBBJ Design (@nbbjdesign)NBBJ DesignIts not everyday one comes across a red or pink building, NBBJ Design noted in its Valentines Day social media post. The firm scoured its portfolio for projects with shades of pink and red, sharing images of the lit-up Hangzhou Sports Center in China, a spiraling red staircase at the American International University in Kuwait, among others. In its caption NBBJ wrote these hues are always a good structure for romance.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Ringo Studio (@ringostudiodesign)Ringo StudioRingo Studio shared an image of a rose-printed curtain hung inside an archway lined in shades of pink. The picture captures the immersive florals in a project the firm worked on for Venus et Fleur.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Royal Institute of British Architects (@riba)Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)RIBA looked back in its collection for V-Day inspiration, finding it in the work of C.F.A Voysey, an Arts and Crafts architect and furniture designer who used motifs of hearts in creative waysas wallpaper, knobs, tiles. View this post on InstagramA post shared by PANTONE (@pantone)PantonePantone has a long list of pink and red hues to pull from for Valentines Day content. The color brand elected for Pantone 1797, a classic rosy red for its themed post, sharing an image of a single rose. In the caption the company shared its own take on a classic poem we all know the words to: Rose are red, violets are blueView this post on InstagramA post shared by Van Alen Institute (@van_alen)Van Alen InstituteVan Alen Institute got creative with its words. The nonprofit shared a reel wishing its community partners a Happy VanAlentines Day, naming them all in a moving graphic.View this post on InstagramA post shared by UNStudio (@unstudio_architecture)UNStudioUNStudiogot creative and festive, sharing a slew of architecture- and building-themed digital cards, ripe for sliding into DMs.
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