Year: 1974

Lindner Congress Hotel

The high-rise was the first building of the international hotel chain, which is led by the architect. Originally the building was planned for mixed use with office spaces and apartments. Later these plans were changed to turn the project into a hotel. A…

Chemopetrol (today Prague Social Security Administration)

Originally the design had been a Yugoslav project for a compex of hotels in Saudi Arabia which was never realized. After an agreement between the Yugoslav and Czechoslovakian governments parts of the original design were built in Prague as office buildi…

Centro de Exposições do Centro Administrativo da Bahia

In the case of this exhibition center, the design of a suspension bridge is transposed onto a building. An exhibition room and a theater are housed in the opposite ends. Lift and stairs are accommodated in the pillars. There is no inherent need for the …

City Hall

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Caisse d’Epargne

The Guggenheim-esque bank building is part of the large scale neighborhood development Meriadeck, which features a comprehensive elevated walkway system.

Habiflex

Designed as an experimental apartment complex with dynamic floor plans, the building ultimately failed in its execution. Insufficient insulation, problems with humidity and years of mismanagement led to today’s dilapidated state.

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