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Unique Building: Rathaus Crailsheim

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The competition entry for the extension to the Crailsheim Town Hall, Germany by Madrid based architects Rodriguez & Oriol. The proposal is a compact volume, shaped to relate to the context of gabled roofs adjacent to the site but moulded and patterned as a sculpture with light and shadow to emphasize its abstraction.

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Unique Building : Royal Liver Building

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The Royal Liver Building designed by Rogers, Stirk + Harbour Partners was conceived to be a catalyst for ongoing urban regeneration in Liverpool. The design proposes a grand glazed serpentine roof providing a sheltered venue for major public events and framed views towards the River Mersey.

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Unique Building At Swedish

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Swedish Modernism, produced by Black Dog publishers, is

a comprehensive reader analysing the role of modern architecture, city planning and consumption in the construction of the Swedish welfare state. The book draws mainly from the formative phase of the Swedish model, but also on European and American examples, and highlight the contradictions and complexities of the process of modernisation.

From now until 31st December readers of architechnophilia will get a 40% discount any orders for this title. To order, simply email jess@blackdogonline.com with architechnophilia in the subject line with your delivery address and the book(s) will be despatched with an invoice.

Also available, Colonial Modern: Aesthetics of the Past, Rebellions for the Future

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Unique Building : Weathers Permitting

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Weathers Permitting was a proposal for the 2010 MoMA/ P.S.1 by architect William O'Brien Jr. The installation was envisioned as a continuous yet varied landscape, that manifests as an elevated boardwalk that invites participants in the repetitive cycles of time and the environment.

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Unique Building : Water Tower

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Seeking a design solution to the increasing water shortage in the Sudan, Polish firm UGO Architecture (previously H3AR) have proposed a building that formally marries access to and storage of underground waters with a building inspired by a traditional water tower and also by the symbol of the african savanna - the baobab.

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Unique Building : Tampa Covenant Church

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The Tampa Covenant Church located in Tampa, Florida by Alfonso Architects. The 25,000 ft² volume contains a sanctuary, offices and classrooms for a congregation of 450. Although modernist in appearance the proportions of the church's interior and exterior were designed from a marriage of the Fibonacci series and numbers of biblical importance.

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