Category Archives: Architecture

Christ the Redeemer! | @giulia_couto 

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Francis Kéré Is First Black Man Awarded Pritzker Architecture Prize | My Modern Met

By Arnesia Young on March 17, 2022 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize Winner, Diébédo Francis Kéré. (Photo: Lars Borges, courtesy of The Pritzker Architecture Prize) “This is not just a prize for myself” In the world of architecture, the Pritzker Architecture … Continue reading

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Converted London Church Is Now A Swimming Pool With Gothic Architecture – DesignTAXI.com

By Mikelle Leow, 07 Mar 2022 Fitness devotees may find enlightenment here. Throughout its life, this building in Essex has pretty much nourished the mind, body, and spirit. The mind was (maybe) taken care of when it opened as a … Continue reading

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Paris set to build four-kilometre-long urban cable car | Dezeen

James Parkes | 18 February 2022 Construction is set to begin on Paris’ first urban cable car to connect several suburbs in the southeast of the city to the Metro system. Construction is set to begin on Paris‘ first urban cable … Continue reading

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Maison Saint-Cyr – 11 square Ambiorix, Bruxelles – Architecte Gustave Strauven (1903) | Yvette Gauthier

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Exploring SOVIET abandoned buildings // Why there are so many abandoned constructions in Russia?

n Russia, we a lot of abandoned buildings. Mostly this is constructions that were started just before the fall of the USSR and since that time have never been continued. And while it’s not really safe to walk there, let’s … Continue reading

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The giant chainmail box that stops a house dissolving

The Hill House, in Helensburgh, Scotland was decades ahead of its time… but that means it’s also experimental. And damp. ■ More about the Hill House and how to visit: https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/t… Edited by Michelle Martin: https://twitter.com/mrsmmartin Camera by Ben Fitzhugh … Continue reading

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Why the Pentagon is a pentagon

t’s pentagon time! Honestly, this free DOD book had everything I needed: https://history.defense.gov/Portals/7… That said, here’s a nice pop history I used (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3Kfzw97 Here’s the breathless (and awesome) coverage in Popular Mechanics: https://books.google.com/books?id=WNY… Here’s a ton of construction … Continue reading

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Builders Compete for Best Earthquake-Proof Toothpick Tower | Kottke

Perhaps intuiting our shared love and fond remembrance of school engineering competitions (egg drop! toothpick bridge!), Spencer Wright alerted me to the latest issue of The Prepared, specifically this bit about a competition to design toothpick towers that can withstand simulated … Continue reading

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Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Vizcaya, País Vasco, Spain | Frank Gehry architecture

Jan 23, 2018 – Explore Tomás Fano’s photos on Flickr. Tomás Fano has uploaded 4899 photos to Flickr. Source: Guggenheim Museum. Bilbao. Vizcaya. País Vasco. Spain | Architecture, Gehry architecture, Frank gehry architecture

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