Completed in 2005 in Brione sopra Minusio, Switzerland. Images by Hannes Henz. The new building is located in a privileged but sprawled urban area above Locarno, with an overwhelming view on the city, the surrounding mountains...
Completed in 2010 in Dutchess, United States. Images by Susan Wides. On a four acre site in Dutchess County, New York, a new wooden ”T” space sits near a stone “U” house from 1952, which has a steel “L” addition from...
The renovation of the original 1890 building of the New York University Deparment of Philosophy by Steven Holl is "organized around a backbone of light." "Here it isn't only a metaphor of light to learning, but practical space of interaction between students and professors who can meet casually on the large landings. A new stair shaft below a new skylight joins the 6-level building vertically with a shifting porosity of light and shadow that change seasonally." "The inspirations of words…
The Building is the City: Le Corbusier’s Unbuilt Hospital in Venice
The "New Venice hospital" is an unbuilt yet renowned project by Le Corbusier. The first phase of the design took place between 1964 and 1965, the year of the architect's death, in the site of a former slaughterhouse in San Giobbe neighborhood in Cannaregio. This preliminary design was approved...
