BUILDING OF THE COLLEGE BY LEVI-STRAUSS ARCHITECTS TANK

Tank Architects developed this project, although it was built entirely of bricks, the College of Levi-Strauss has no corners and edges, only curves. The building surrounds an enclosed courtyard, but the classrooms are turned out. The main building is solved in urban avenue, the main hall, highly transparent, opens to the plaza in front, it gives an institutional feature for the school, which plays an important role within the district.

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DESIGN OF DYNAMIC TABLE WITH LEGS BY CHUL AN KWAK

This table developed by Chul An Kwak was inspired by images of running horses, breaking through the static and rectilinear forms in these creative works, which are somewhere between industrial design and artistic sculpture. The legs of the table seem to have a life of its own. The top is simple and elegant, but the legs below are dynamic and appear to be moving. While giving the appearance of being weak, this table can surprisingly hold a heavy load without breaking, is only available in one color, although neutral, with many interior combines.

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Modern cafe in the face of Indian university campus

The new cafe, design studio designed Romi Khosla Design Studios was built as the centerpiece of student life and all events on school grounds in New Delhi, India. The problem of local cafes and restaurants is mainly the lack proper ventilation and air conditioning. In the summer months when temperatures in the capital city of India reached 45 ° C, most such areas is almost uninhabitable. Romi Khosla Design Studios decided to solve this problem peculiar. Half open, half closed. This is Castro Cafeteria in New Delhi, which blurs boundaries between exterior and interior.

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Dynamic sculpture in Frankfurt Bank

Interesting steel ball appeared in the entrance hall of the bank in Frankfurt, Germany. Front part, established between the two huge towers that are a landmark for miles away, got a new face thanks to the sculpture by the Italian architect Mario Bellini. The entire building has undergone extensive Deutsche Bank renovations at which buildings were to have the latest technology to ensure its sustainability and nízkoenergetičnost. The new entrance area with a glass roof has become the most important element in the transformation of a large sealed

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Sensitive simultaneous extension of the historic architecture offers Art Brut in Lille

Lam, Museum of modern, contemporary and marginal art located in the French border Lille, since 1983 brick building boasts an original design based on the famous French architect Roland Simouneta. It is no longer considered its short existence managed to become a national historic monument. Museum in addition to the interesting area also attracts visitors to its set in the free city park. Call to expand the current museum, which was built before the author's home Manuella Gautrand and certainly not a simple challenge.

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The house literally embedded into the surrounding landscape

Dutch landscape near the town grow Geldrop had an atypical one family house. Right from its roots on the surface appears perfectly simple, functional family housing, which represents the current trend of family architecture - traditional rural life in the form most modern design.

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Family residence in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo

At first glance an interesting house in the Brazilian city of Piracicaba was built as a meeting place for families whose members are scattered across various cities. Designed by Isay Weinfeld architectural firm, from the same country. Architects have managed to design an interesting, three-storey house, which is their establishment on a specific site. For each floor because we can easily go directly to the ground. For such location of the house played in particular that the relatively steep slope is poorly oriented to the road.

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