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Fondation Louis Vuitton: Frank Gehry Reflects on the Making of an Architectural Icon in Paris

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Completed in 2014, Gehry’s landmark building is undoubtedly an architectural icon, but manages to retain a reference for both its site in the heart of Paris’s beloved park and for the city as a whole. Frank Gehry: I’m very pleased with the building. It was a dream to build a building in that location.

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How to Layout a Pediment: 350 years of instructions

Jane Griswold Radocchia

In 1540 Sebastiano Serlio drew this sketch in Book IV of his On Architecture.* The diagram shows the actual twine held tight at Points A and B. A complete English translation of Serlio's 5 Books on Architecture , including the sketch of the pediment's layout, was available in the UK about 1720. He wrote, ". He wrote, ".

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HarborPlace Design Review - Round 2: More Questions

Community Architect Daily

There needs to be a much more rigorous investigation of the possibilities with regard to the massing and placement of buildings. The proposed buildings could be placed anywhere in the world; what about this site in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor has shaped the buildings? Will they be redesigned? It needs space around it.

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10 Design wins competition for Dongguan University of Technology in China

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The University’s shared facilities and laboratory spaces unfold around this green space, providing equal access and visibility and delivering a first-class R&D building to attract the best research talent from across the world. A series of cascading gardens within the building’s frame create a lush green oasis. Image © 10 Design.

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Charting the Future of Downtown Baltimore

Community Architect Daily

But the Architecture and Design Center across Fayette Street located in Mies van der Rohe's Charles Center building in a space once occupied by Burger King and then Staples was filled to capacity by folks who cared about the future of downtown. Each table had a moderator, sketch paper and a map at the ready in the usual charrette manner.

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Share Your Work With the World | Upload Your Projects to Architizer

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From conceptual designs to projects under construction to completed buildings, we are proud to serve as a platform for showcasing the talent and innovation of architectural designers, visualizers, engineers, manufacturers and photographers from across the globe. engaged followers. ➡️ Click here to explore the latest featured projects 2.

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Cangzhou Mingzhu International Clothing Industry Characteristic Town’s Service Community | y.ad Studio

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They did not want us to deliberately build an “internet-famous spot” or “landmark” by creating catchy architectural form or spaces. There was an existing R&D office building in the southwest corner of the site, which had re-shaped the site from the original square to an L-shaped one. Formal diagram. Axonometric diagram.