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Parc de la Villette is the "largest deconstructed building in the world"

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French-Swiss architect Tschumi designed the park as a deconstructed building. "It I call it the largest deconstructed building in the world as it's one building, but broken down in many fragments.". The post Parc de la Villette is the "largest deconstructed building in the world" appeared first on Dezeen.

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Trace Architecture Office creates bookstore "with spatial experiences" within historic academy

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Trace Architecture Office transformed a historic academy into a book shop "Chongzheng Academy was one of the first academies in the history of Yunnan and boasted the most extensive collection of books in the region," TAO associate Sheng Zhong told Dezeen. "To

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"Deconstructivism left us with the notion that architecture can be an act of continual revolution"

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I used the phrase, coined by Coop Himmelb(l)au as part of its Blazing Wing installation (pictured), for a book I wrote and believed, at least for a while, that architecture could burn. First, there was the literal deconstruction of buildings, of which Gehry was the pioneer. The fire was ablaze in 1990.

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Architecture Unbound

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

The two terms had little to do with each other, he admits, but he found it an apt description to the work of Gehry, Hadid, and others at the time and a fitting name for the book he was working on.

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Dezeen to co-host more than 10 New York events during NYCxDesign

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Click here to register to attend the event › Dezeen x ICFF talk: Look Book Live Date: Monday 20 May Time: 4:00pm Address: ICFF, Javits Center, 429 11th Avenue, New York, NY 10018 Dezeen has teamed up with ICFF to moderate a talk with North American design showcase Look Book.

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On Case Studies

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

Although the word monograph literally applies to any book devoted to any individual subject — be it a person, a place, a thing, or even an idea — in the realm of architecture books that one-word term is used more prevalently, if not strictly, in regards to individual architects and/or firms. A book on Le Corbusier is a monograph.

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Hot Chip co-founder Joe Goddard set to headline Dezeen Awards 2024 party

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Harnessing the interior skin as our canvas, we’ve created a physical expression of the award's identity – a deconstruction of layers achieved through a unique palette of light and projected image." Plus, save an additional 10 per cent on the standard ticket price when you book a package of five or more tickets.