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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. When I walked the site for the first time, I cried imagining the history of the Jardin de Climitation.

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10 Design wins competition for Dongguan University of Technology in China

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Situated in an ecological belt of the Songshan Lake district, the new campus sprawls over a wider site area of 137,273 sqm. Nick Cordingley, Design Partner commented: “Our design for the new campus is deeply rooted in the natural environment of the site, offering a people-oriented, sustainable and technology-driven campus.

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The Reel House by MCA under costruction

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Image © MCA This vision and diagram extends into the design of the rest of the house: on the second floor, through a new spiral wooden staircase and a new circular bathroom, while in the basement through an oval, fully equipped projection room. Source by MCA.

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HarborPlace Design Review - Round 2: More Questions

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The proposed buildings could be placed anywhere in the world; what about this site in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor has shaped the buildings? In all, UDAAP members once again told MCB and lead architect Gensler that revisions were needed to their highly debated plan to redo the city's iconic Inner Harbor site. What will people do there?

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

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Site location. Site conditions. In the initial site survey, the client took us to the site and some completed projects. 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.

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Prince Bay Taiziwan by 10 Design

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Site Plan Diagram Diagram Diagram Plan Diagram Diagram Sketch Model The post Prince Bay Taiziwan by 10 Design first appeared on aasarchitecture. The unrivalled access of amenities has further exemplified exactly what sets Prince Bay Taiziwan apart from all others.

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Prince Bay Taiziwan by 10 Design

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Site Plan Diagram Diagram Diagram Plan Diagram Diagram Sketch Model The post Prince Bay Taiziwan by 10 Design first appeared on aasarchitecture. The unrivalled access of amenities has further exemplified exactly what sets Prince Bay Taiziwan apart from all others.

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