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A Photo Tour of Salisbury Cathedral | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

If you can’t look at a building like this and appreciate the design and the effort and craftsmanship that went into it, I don’t have anything further to say. You could stick you finger the hole and wiggle it around because the stone is only 2 inches thick at that point. Stone structure with steel framing as back-up.

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Letters from a traveling Architecture Student | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Cheers, Consider sharing More Email Digg Print Share on Tumblr In Life in General , Observations , Travel a day in the life , about bob , Architecture School , bob borson , Travel , traveling Graphic Standards heard around the. Halo Stone Designs This is awesome Bob. Rebecca Warren This is awesome. Thanks for sharing!

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I love you Building - Happy Valentine's Day | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Architect: Peter Zumthor complete 1996 One of my favorite buildings is the thermal baths in mountain village of Vals, Switzerland. From those who have experienced the baths, it is said to be a multi-sensory experience as you move through the different rooms constructed from slabs of the local stone quartzite taken from below the site.

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