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Crawford Manor is a public housing community built initially as an elderly enclave in 1962. It was the first high-rise project for the elderly in New Haven, and it is…
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Ziggurats were ancient towering, stepped structures built in the ancient Mesopotamian valley and western Iranian plateau, having a terraced step pyramid of successively receding stories or levels. They were made…
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At the end of the 50s decade, the Velasca Tower in Milan rapidly became one of the most analyzed and discussed buildings. Design by the partnership formed by Gianluigi Banfi,…
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The Tsunami Evacuation Tower designed by Japanese architect Hiroshi Nakamura takes the form of an elliptic cylinder with its narrow end receiving the oncoming tsunami. The shapes allow evacuating by…
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