Sanskar Kendra Museum

The Sanskar Kendra Museum was designed by Le Corbusier as a closed box elevated from the ground. On the roof is a pool that can be filled with water on a hot day. Le Corbusier imagined a poetic experiment: flowers and plants would be put directly on the…

Harumi Apartment Buildings

Banham emphasizes that the Harumi Apartments were actually built four years before Kenzo Tange’s Kurashiki City Hall. He uses the example to illustrate Maekawa’s pioneering role in Japanese brutalism.

Yomiuri Hall

While in Japan the brutalist design language was characteristic above all of government construction projects such as town halls, museums, concert halls and for residential projects, this is an early example of brutalism in a commercial setting.

Keeling House

Banham took this complex as an example for new trends in building in clusters.

Complesso Zipser Grado

The mixed use complex features a unique, curved facade. The curved elements of the facade continue inside with stair cases and other elements. The Foundation Le Corbusier called the Condominio Zipser a perfect example of seaside architecture in a pretty…

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