Archive for the category Places
Dentsu Tower – Tokyo
21-11-10
Arriving from Ginza to the Shimbashi area, the appearance of the Dentsu Tower is a fresh relief when considering the other surrounding towers.
Unité d’Habitation Nursery School – Firminy
19-10-10
The nursery–and primary school–of the unité d’habitation in Firminy, and the dedicated toit terrasse, are closed since 1998 because of modern safety regulations.
Unité d’Habitation Duplex Apartment – Firminy
14-10-10
Visiting the interior of the unité d’habitation in Firminy, including one of the duplex apartment, was a really intimate experience, as there were only the two of us and the guide.
Unité d’Habitation – Firminy
05-10-10
The latest, and probably the least famous, unité d’habitation by Le Corbusier is a few kilometers away from Lyon, in Firminy.
Velodrome and Olympic Swimming Pool – Berlin
17-09-10
Two basic volumes, a cylinder and a parallelepiped, covered in steel meshes and sinked in a low-raised plateau, is all that can be seen from outside of this complex extending several floors underground.