Butler College Dormitories in Princeton, United States

Butler College Dormitories that located in Princeton, United States, was designed by PEI COBB FREED & PARTNERS Architects LLP. The complex has been carefully conceived in scale, material, and detail so as to offer the much-needed new dormitory space in an architectural form characterised by warmth, eventfulness, and informality aimed at creating a connective thread [...]

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Forest School, Major overhaul for school in Riga, Latvia

Designed by Arhitektu birojs Forma , SIA, Forest School is located in Riga, Latvia. Reconstructing and adding new buildings to schools can be a challenging project type, but the creative expression of the designer is often severely limited by strict program requirements and financial limitations of a municipal client. Nonetheless, the architects efforts succeed in [...]

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Whitman College in Princeton, New Jersey, United States

Designed by Porphyrios Associates, Whitman College is located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. While many colleges and universities are building cutting edge modern buildings, Princeton is banking on its strong tradition of Collegiate Gothic architecture. While Princeton has built a number of modern buildings, including a Gehry- designed Science Library that is under construction [...]

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NYC Fire Department Rescue Company 3 in Bronx, United States

Located in Bronx, United States, NYC Fire Department Rescue Company 3 was designed by Polshek Partnership Architects. This high performance, durable, well-organised, maintainable ‘machine’ is one of five special operations rescue facilities in New York City. In addition to firefighting, these elite companies respond to more specialised emergency situations such as building collapses, subway emergencies [...]

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Wooden Forest Apartments in Tokyo, Japan

Located in Tokyo, Japan, Wooden Forest Apartments was designed by IKEDA YUKIE ARCHITECTS. Originally, this second floor space was an old style Japanese dormitory with several walls dividing the floor into tiny rooms. Since then, numerous renovations and extensions were carried out but many of the old features remained. Immediately prior to Ikeda Yukie Architects [...]

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