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021.09 Gráficos de Arquitectura 3d: Hedgehog Oficina Erizo | Moxon Architects | Arquitectura 3d

May 1, 2009
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021.09 Gráficos de Arquitectura 3d: Hedgehog Oficina Erizo | Moxon Architects | Arquitectura 3d

http://arquigraf.blogspot.com/2009/04...

Passive solar design meets pointillist pincushion in this stunning porcupine-inspired office recently cleared for construction in Prestons, England. Designed by UK-based Moxon Architects, the building features a bristling brise-soleil composed of andonized aluminum fins suspended from tensile rods. This striking facade acts as a rain screen while filtering sunlight and contributing to the building’s energy-efficient profile.

075.08 Gabion: From diagram to architecture: Tate Modern extension redesigned by Herzog and de Meuro

Jul 19, 2008
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075.08 Gabion: From diagram to architecture: Tate Modern extension redesigned by Herzog and de Meuro

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The redesigned extension to the Tate Modern contemporary art museum in London, launched today, shows Jacques Herzog moving from what would effectively have been a built diagram of stacked boxes - his first attempt of two years ago - into something considerably more smoothly sculpted. It's turning into architecture.

062.08 CONTINUITY IN ARCHITECTURE » Small change for The Exchange

Jun 11, 2008
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062.08 CONTINUITY IN ARCHITECTURE » Small change for The Exchange

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In a brief period of warmth during the Cold War a waggish Whitehall mandarin was no doubt responsible for the designation of the 1967 telephone exchange at 34 George Street in Manchester as Rutherford House, subtly indicating (with that reference to the scientist who had worked in the city and experimented on the atom) the presence of the atomic bomb-proof nuclear bunker code-named ‘Guardian’ (Ho ho!). The Russkies would never have worked it out!

006.08 urban explorer » Blog Archive » FOA Trinity EC3

Jan 11, 2008
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006.08 urban explorer » Blog Archive » FOA Trinity EC3

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Foreign Office Architects has recieved planning permission for is Trinity EC3 commercial project for developer Beetham. The £700 million Trinity EC3 project comprises of three crystal-shaped buildings ranging from 12 to 22 storeys on a 1.3ha site in Aldgate. The renders below show the revised scheme after it was remodelled to avoid spoiling strategic views of the Tower of London. The physical model shows the project in its original form.