Month: June 2018

belgium coast gets its own eiffel tower.
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Living on a terrace. The project is conceived according to the client’s main desire: a house turned towards the exterior. The operation, however, is not so much to open the views to the terrace as in providing the interior with attributes of the exterior, resonances of the landscape of the roofs of the city, often invaded by clothes hanging in the sun.

titled architectural ethnography, the japanese pavillion’s exhibition at the venice biennale showcases projects that explore how city life is depicted in architectural drawings in the last 20 years.

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One of the most enigmatic and underappreciated architects of the 20th century, Carlo Scarpa (June 2, 1906 – November 28, 1978) is best known for his instinctive approach to materials, combining time-honored crafts with modern manufacturing processes. In a 1996 documentary directed by Murray Grigor, Egle Trincanato, the President of the Fondazione Querini Stampalia for whom Scarpa renovated a Venetian palace in 1963, described how “above all, he was exceptionally skillful in knowing how to combine a base material with a precious one.”

The new library for the University of Bedfordshire is a vital step in the on-going regeneration of their town centre campus in Luton.

the courtyard allows the building to breathe and simultaneously provide a safe and secure environment for learning and social engagement.  

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