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Swiss Sound Box, Swiss Pavilion, Expo 2000

in Architecture by Peter Zumthor (

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Ethel Baraona Pohl, 14 April 2009

We called the Swiss Pavilion for the 2000 Hanover Expo “Klangkörper Schweiz”. Instead of showing theoretical or virtual information to promote Switzerland, our basic idea was to offer something...

Fagus Factory

in Architecture by Walter Gropius (

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Jordi Ber, 28 May 2009

The Fagus Factory is a shoe last factory in Alfeld on the Leine in Germany, an important example of early modern architecture.The building that is commonly referred as the Fagus building is the main...

Dutch Pavilion, EXPO 2000

in Architecture by MVRDV

contributed by 128

miesvanderrohe, 10 November 2009

The Netherlands is a densely populated country combining a high standard of welfare with a great democratic tradition. It could well be the prime example of a country that has always had to (and...

Phæno Science Centre

in Architecture by Zaha Hadid Architects
contributed by 128

miesvanderrohe, 12 November 2009

Phæno appears as a mysterious object, giving rise to curiosity and discovery. The visitor is faced with complexity and strangeness, which is however ruled by a very specific system of structural...

Haus Ihlow

in Architecture by Eike Roswag Dipl.-Ing. Architekt

contributed by 295

Carlos Lanuza, 29 April 2009

Städtebauliche EinbindungDer Wohnhausneubau ergänzt den Rumpf einer historischen Feldsteinscheune inder Kubatur eines ehemals in Holzbauweise errichteten und eingestürzten Teils des Gebäudes....