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Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian, Rio de Janeiro — Trip Tap Go

TRIP The Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião is a modern cathedral located on the fringes of Rio de Janeiro’s city centre. This classic piece of mid-20th century South American modernist architecture is a must see when visiting Brazil’s most popular … Continue reading

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Aerial Photographs Explore the Unique Geometric Patterns of Coastal Barcelona

Márton Mogyorósy explores the coastal city of Barcelona from above, creating geometric images of the Spanish city’s buildings, shore, and sea. Mogyorósy browses the city via Google Earth to get an idea of the natural and manmade shapes he would … Continue reading

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Planar House by Studio MK27 – Faith is Torment

A minimalist residence with an imposing concrete roof covered in grass by Studio MK27. Located in Porto Feliz, Brazil the architects describe the house as “a radical exercise in horizontality”– an aspect often explored by the architectural studio in their projects. The … Continue reading

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Special Ghibli Exhibition in Kobe — Project Kobe

Japanese Architecture in Animation: From the Films of Studio Ghibli exhibition The Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum located near Shin Kobe Station is holding a special exhibition showcasing the traditional Japanese architecture in the classic Studio Ghibli films. It will feature … Continue reading

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Sambinha Architecture and the Latent World

They say that architecture brings out attributes of the world that may have gone unexpressed or unnoticed in its absence. Sometimes intentionally sometimes unintentionally, and sometimes subconsciously, http://favelissues.com/2015/12/05/sambinha-architecture-and-the-latent-world/

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Looking Up In Manchester

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Looking Up…Art Deco On King Street

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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.

The John Rylands Library is a late-Victorian neo-Gothic building on Deansgate in Manchester, England. The library, which opened to the public in 1900, was founded by Enriqueta Augustina Rylands in memory of her husband, John Rylands. The John Rylands Library … Continue reading

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Manchester : the Central Library

Coup de cœur (ENORME) pour la Central Library de Manchester, en Angleterre. Ouverte pour la première fois au public en 1934, la bibliothèque centrale a connu une toute récente rénovation qui lui confère aujourd’hui un charme exceptionnel. Comparée au Panthéon, … Continue reading

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Manchester’s skyline of the future

A flythrough video of the centre of Manchester after the £800m development by the Co-op is completed in the next 10-15 years

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