Sunday, December 11, 2011

Cylindrical 8

These are projects that are segments of cylindrical forms:

Source: csmonitor.com
Sunday School, Christian Science Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1974 designed by Pei Cobb Freed and Partners
At the southwest corner of the plaza the quarter-circle Sunday School both screen Horticultural Hall and connects the Huntington and Massachusetts Avenue faces. -- "A.I.A. Guide to Boston", Michael and Susan Southworth, The Globe Pequot Press, Chester, CT, 1991. P. 295-296

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333 Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1983 designed by KPF
while the northwestern side mirrors the river with a reflective green-glass skin and graceful curving façade, emerging from its context as a luminous glass volume.  -- architect's web site
Ugh--a new sign atop 333 W. Wacker -- Cityscapes

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Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, France, 1987 designed by Jean Nouvel
Located at the threshold of the historical peripheries of Paris along the River Seine, it responds to its immediate context both in plan and elevation. In plan it follows the curvature of the road, whose form is dictated by the river. Its 2 main volumes encompass an inner courtyard with the north mass rising 9 stories and the southern portion rising to 11 stories.  -- ArchDaily

Source: wikipedia.org
17 State Street, New York City, New York, USA, 1988 designed by Emery Roth and Sons
it is most noted for its distinct curved facade. The bottom floors of the skyscraper are home to New York Unearthed, an urban archaeology museum with approximately two million artifacts from local excavation sites.  -- Wikipedia

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