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Geodesic Structures

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Le Meridien Lingotto—Once a Fiat car factory, this hotel is an example of a popular blend of architecture in Europe which mixes the old with the new. A competition was held to see which architect would bring the old factory into the 21st century, and the winner was Renzo Piano, who took on the 800,000 sq.ft. factory and transformed it into the successful hotel you see today. Photo by: ilsole24ore Where: Turin, Italy What: Design hotel; old meets new Designed by: Renzo Piano
Le Meridien Lingotto—Once a Fiat car factory, this hotel is an example of a popular blend of architecture in Europe which mixes the old with the new. A competition was held to see which architect would bring the old factory into the 21st century, and the winner was Renzo Piano, who took on the 800,000 sq.ft. factory and transformed it into the successful hotel you see today. Photo by: ilsole24ore Where: Turin, Italy What: Design hotel; old meets new Designed by: Renzo Piano
Urban Matrix by Stanley Tigerman (1967)
Urban Matrix by Stanley Tigerman (1967)
City in the Air by Arata Isozaki
City in the Air by Arata Isozaki
The recent exhibit: Dome: Ralph Tubbs and the Festival of Britain at Chelsea Space in London helped the dome reach a new audience during the 2012 London Design Festival. Photo courtesy CHELSEA Space.
The recent exhibit: Dome: Ralph Tubbs and the Festival of Britain at Chelsea Space in London helped the dome reach a new audience during the 2012 London Design Festival. Photo courtesy CHELSEA Space.
The interior - which is a mere 44 square feet - glows with sunlight thanks to its translucent fabric skin.
The interior - which is a mere 44 square feet - glows with sunlight thanks to its translucent fabric skin.
"I won’t take the job if I can’t be real with myself in order to get it done," Hasui says.
"I won’t take the job if I can’t be real with myself in order to get it done," Hasui says.
Singing Concrete Tvisongur by Lukas Kuhne
Singing Concrete Tvisongur by Lukas Kuhne
The plan of Romaldas and Ausra Silinskan's Hydrokilinika. Romaldas and Ausra Silinskan, Hydroklinika, Druskinkai. Plan.
The plan of Romaldas and Ausra Silinskan's Hydrokilinika. Romaldas and Ausra Silinskan, Hydroklinika, Druskinkai. Plan.
outer space
outer space
Utopian at least in appearance, Grimshaw's Eden Project is Cornwall, UK, from 2001, owes a debt to Bucky Fuller. Photo by Peter Cook/VIEW.
Utopian at least in appearance, Grimshaw's Eden Project is Cornwall, UK, from 2001, owes a debt to Bucky Fuller. Photo by Peter Cook/VIEW.