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10 Facts About Barcelona’s Soon-To-Be-Completed Sagrada Família

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In 2005, UNESCO designated the Nativity faade and the Crypt, parts completed by Gaud before he died in 1926, as World Heritage sites. This technique eliminated the need for traditional buttresses. Traditional techniques remain central to the Sagrada Famlia’s construction.

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Anna Heringer's Anandaloy was the most significant building of 2020

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The thick walls of the building were created using an ancient technique known as cob, with local earth, straw, sand and water kneaded like dough and formed into walls atop fired-brick foundations. The illustration is by Jack Bedford and the photography is by Kurt Hoerbs.

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Architecture 101: What is Modern Architecture?

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These advantages enabled architects to experiment with structure and building envelopes, helping them to break away from traditional forms and construction techniques. Philip Johnson (1906-2005). History of Modern Architecture Constructivist building (1933) by Russian architect Ivan Fomin. Moscow, Russia. |

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Ten highlights from Naoto Fukasawa: Things in Themselves exhibition

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Photo by Sarah Croop Bunch Vase, 2005, B&B Italia "One of Fukasawa's earliest designs for B&B Italia , this vase illustrates the current of humour that lies beneath much of his work.

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Kaisho Forest Viewpoint by Atsushi Kitagawara

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The Kaisho Forest Viewpoint, completed in 2005 by the renowned Japanese architect Atsushi Kitagawara, is a testament to the harmonious integration of traditional Japanese woodworking techniques with contemporary architectural design. The post Kaisho Forest Viewpoint by Atsushi Kitagawara appeared first on ArchEyes.

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Macdonald Wright Architects creates low-energy home in London as "scalable prototype"

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The standard focuses on using simple techniques and technologies to reduce the operational carbon dioxide emissions of a building by 70 per cent when compared to the average UK structure of the same size and typology. Macdonald Wright founded his eponymous studio in east London in 2005. Porotherm clay blocks are used on party walls.

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An Architect Couple’s Experimental Home Is an Ode to Recycled Materials

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In 2005, recently graduated architects Asha Nicholas and Chris Stanley bought a tiny worker’s cottage in the Melbourne suburb of East Brunswick—and they spent the next 15 years experimenting and evolving the space into a three-bedroom home as they started a family. "It It also provided a bit of privacy for the rooftop bath."

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