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Architecture as a framework for social cohesion, shaping shared spaces and strengthening bonds among people.

Atlanta Central Library ✖️ Marcel Breuer

Atlanta Central Library Marcel Breuer

Atlanta Central Library ✖️ Architect: Marcel Breuer  ➕ Location: Atlanta, USA◾️Year: 1980  🟰 Annotations: A – main entranceB – auditoriumC – new openings added by Cooper Carry during the 2021 renovation  ➗Drawings:  main facade (with new openings added during the…

Children’s Library ✖️ Kenzo Tange

Children’s Library Kenzo Tange drawing

Children’s Library ✖️ Architect: Kenzo Tange ➕ Location: Hiroshima, Japan  ◾️Year: 1953 🟰 Annotations: A – reinforced concrete shell structure (a cylinder, a partial toriod and a cone) B – reading room C – services ➗Drawings:  cross section diagram ground floor diagram…

Faculty of Architecture ✖️ Nicolae Porumbescu

Faculty of Architecture Iași Nicolae Porumbescu drawing

Faculty of Architecture  ✖️ Architect: Nicolae Porumbescu ➕ Location: Iași, România ◾️Year: 1970 🟰 Annotations:A – main entranceB – inner courtyardC – workshops D – main staircase & multifunctional space ➗Drawings:  cross section diagram first floor diagram eye level view

Carlos Ramos Pavilion ✖️ Álvaro Siza

Carlos Ramos Pavilion Álvaro Siza drawing

Carlos Ramos Pavilion – School of Architecture ✖️ Architect: Álvaro Siza ➕ Location: Porto, Portugal◾️Year: 1986 🟰 Annotations:A – servicesB – studios overlooking a central courtyardC – entrance and main staircase ➗Drawings:  upper level diagram view towards the entrance cross section digram facade

Timmerhuis ✖️ OMA

Timmerhuis OMA drawing

Timmerhuis ✖️ Architects: OMA ➕ Location:  Rotterdam, Neatherlands ◾️Year: 2015 🟰 Annotations:A – existing municipal building (Stadstimmerhuis)B – office spaceC – vertical circulationD – courtyardE – commercial spacesF – floors dedicated to office spacesG – housingH – passagewayI – museum ➗Drawings:  cross…