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The 1960s was a transformational era that brought along the change of thought-paradigm, a rupture with old values, and the creation of new musical, artistic and constructive movements. The architecture was used as an instrument of political and social manifestation, as well as cultural. The 60s was an era full of daring projects based on questioning concepts while searching for new heights and breaking free of the old paradigm.
The Geisel Library was designed in the 1960s by architect William Leonard Pereira, famous for its futuristic designs, associated with the space age, including the Trans-American Pyramid in San Francisco. The building’s distinctive…
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Designed in 1960 by Fernando Higueras, the Spanish Cultural Heritage Institute in Madrid (Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural), also known as “La Corona de Espinas” ( The Crown of Thorns), is…
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Designed and built between 1961 and 1964 for the Tokyo Olympics, the National Stadium of Japan, designed by Kenzo Tange, explores and stimulates the creative possibilities of architecture that started…
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In 1963, Danish architect Hans Christian Hansen completed the Ringbo Nursing Home developed under the Danish Welfare State policies when he was the project leader at the Municipal City office…
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The John Ferraro Building, headquarters for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, is an iconic building in the City of Los Angeles. It was designed by the firm…
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In 2011 Canadian architecture firm FABG completed the renovation of the Nun’s Island Gas Station in Quebec, initially designed by Mies van der Rohe, into a civic center for the…
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In the first half of the 1960s, Dutch architect Aldo van Eyck worked on a commission for a sculpture pavilion in the Sonsbeek park to host sculptures of nearly thirty…
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In 1965 Richard Meier completed the Meier House for his parents nestled in a natural setting in Essex Fells. Large glass walls bring the beauty of nature inside blurring the…
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The Bunshaft Residence, sometimes called the Travertine House, was an iconic modernist home designed by architect Gordon Bunshaft for himself and his wife on a 2.4-acre lot on the shore…
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Completed in 1966 by Clorindo Testa and SEPRA Studio, the new headquarters for the Bank of London in Buenos Aires radically changed the traditional image of a bank. The building…
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