Architecture Monday
Oh this is neat, a visitor centre for Fort York in Toronto done in part by Patkau Architects (who were some of the first architects I gushed about in these Monday posts). Set as a backing to a hill behind,…
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Architecture Monday
Sound wave? Tectonic shift? Mountains? However you read the shape it forms a strong identity for this library that edges up on one side to a wooded ravine. While its big portico entrance welcomes you inside, only clerestory windows face…
Architecture Monday
I’ve been a fan of the work by Patkau Architects for decades now, admiring the rich complex geometries of their buildings. This otherwise small and humble gathering space is no different. Eight repeating ‘petals’ form a circular room that soars…
Architecture Monday
I first saw the Strawberry Vale school while I was in university, and I fell in love with it immediately. There’s a lot of great stuff going on here, an inventive take on the idea of an elementary school that…
Architecture Monday
Fallingwater, by the larger-than-life Frank Lloyd Wright, is undoubtedly one of the most famous houses in the world. If you were tasked to design six cottages on a field of rolling hills situated a half mile from the site, to…
Architecture Monday
Patkau architects has been crafting fabulous architecture for a couple of decades now. Their playful interlocking and colliding forms create interesting geometries and very lively spaces that have worked great in both residential as well as their many public projects.…
Never use PowerPoint
Actually, the title is a bit misleading, for the main topic of this post is to speak about a lecture I went to last night; this lecture was, however, punctuated by several technical glitches including the afore-mentioned powerpoint which decided…
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