What would Viollet-le-Duc do today? He would pay respect to the past and build into the future. In this Q&A with architect Stuart Peaslee, discover how the 21st century Notre Dame Restoration could stand for his Top-Down Method.
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Notre Dame Cathedral could be a vessel for change. Considering its impact on society, the proper precautions need to be put in place so that we don’t lose this international treasure. Explore options for the restoration through the eyes of a professional designer in this exclusive Q&A.
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Architect Louis Kahn is famous for designing the Yale University Art Gallery, yet we know now his assistant and lover Anne Tyng played a much larger role than previously recognized. When I visited the gallery last week, it struck me just how much of Anne Tyng and Louis Kahn’s relationship is reflected in the design, and in the other artwork on display.
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When TCube Solutions asked us to help them resolve their space planning issues in the First Base Building, it felt as though they were literally working on top of each other – due to very rapid growth. They were “bursting out at the seams” and needed more space and needed it fast.
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Wortmann Architects tailors workspaces to support a company’s commercial purpose and its employees’ needs, balancing continuity and changing conditions.
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When Tanya, an Iranian-American, showed me this Persian carpet that sparks so many fond memories, it became the focal point of her WELL Designed™ Home.
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Villa Tres Mares is a wonderful example of how to design a luxury home in Guanacaste National Park, meeting the needs of the client … and the turtles who live there, too.
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Let us be your architect in Panama because we understand the underlying reasons for costly project detours.
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Architects create meaning with lines but also the space in between. I value boundaries because once they are set, the design can make the most of the space, which presents the exciting opportunity for a functional and visually pleasing solution. When I begin a project, I see lines and all the possibilities in between – like in Piet Mondrian’s painting “Broadway Boogie Woogie.”
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At BIM World Munich conference, I shared a live walkthrough that got 300 people — architects, designers, software providers — on the edge of their seats.
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