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Letters from a traveling Architecture Student | Life of an Architect

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Home / Life in General / Letters from a traveling Architecture Student Letters from a traveling Architecture Student Bob Borson — October 24, 2013 — 38 Comments 23 years ago, as a fourth year architecture student, I spent the Fall semester traveling around Western Europe soaking in all the architectural wonders I could find.

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Toni Cumella: Ceramic Visionary

Diary of a Tile Addict

After the death of his father in 1985 Cumella redirected the focus of the Ceramica Cumella towards architectural projects and large-scale artworks, working closely with Studio PER, Enric Sòria and Jordi Garcés, among other. Toni Cumella enjoys a close relationship with the Architectural Association.

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Office Design Envy: Awesome Office Spaces at 10 Brands You Love

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Image: Bestor Architecture They may be owned by Apple, but they definitely don’t look like it. Image: Bestor Architecture 6. In fact, Google’s Zurich, Switzerland location took real ski gondolas and converted them into hanging cubicles. Image: Studios Architecture 10. Image: Apple 5.

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11 Beautiful Handmade Plates for More Instagram-Worthy Eats

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

In today’s world of mass production, there are so few things we can still make entirely with our own hands. 11 handmade plates and dishes for more Instagram-worthy eats: A gray for everyday These monochromatic plates come from the Etsy shop GoldenBiscotti , and t hey are handmade in Switzerland.

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A Photo Tour of Salisbury Cathedral | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

link] Bob Borson I choose not to make this a forum for religious or political commentary, but rather an appreciation of the architecture at hand. If you are only able to appreciate buildings that contribute in a positive way (by your definition whatever that may be) to society, there is a lot of good architecture you are missing out on.

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Time2Design: MIELE | BUILT FOR LIFE

Time2Design

And they continue to provide a product that is built for life! Dr. Miele started off by sharing that as a company, Miele is always working on new innovation to make their products function to the peak of their ability. The Generation 6000 product family also comprises new built-in refrigerators. glass-edge lighting.

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Patented Innovative Window System Slides Around Corners

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Founded 20 years ago in Switzerland by Eric Joray, Vitrosca’s vision was to “ create large sliding glass structural elements that support window space and therefore minimalise the framework.” Another feature is that this product uses the Invisible track system so only a 10mm slot is visible on your floorin g.”

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