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Conservatoire de Paris, Paris, France, 1990 design by Christian de Portzamparc

The challenge facing the architect was to design a building that would let in as much light as possible and facilitate encounters among its users. “The building as a whole is divided into four blocks running north-south and separated by corridors of light. [...] The rooms are arranged in acoustically insulated sub-assemblies, connected up by meeting places and open, well-lit, fluid and resonant passageways [...] This solution allowed easy circulation while at the same time satisfying acoustic insulation specifications that prevented certain superimpositions.” -- official web site

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Valencia Congress Centre, Valencia, Spain, 1998 designed by Foster + Partners

Following principles rooted in the vernacular local architecture, the roof consists of two layers: an outer metal shield floats above a heavy concrete shell, encouraging a cooling flow of air in between, thus optimising the buildings passive thermal performance. The roof sweeps through 180 metres in a single line, surging forward at its peak to create a canopy above the entrance, which provides shelter from the sun.  -- architect's web site

Source:  Philippe Ruault.

Cultural and Congress Center, Lucerne, Switzerland, 2000 design by Jean Nouvel

These elements are unified under an immense sloping copper roof, which projects, unsupported, twenty meters from the main façade, and landmarks the building from the opposite side of the lake. -- architect's web site.

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The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas, USA, 2002 designed by Tadao Ando

The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth's building was designed by the Japanese architect Tadao Ando. The Modern is located in Fort Worth's celebrated Cultural District, directly opposite the Kimbell Art Museum, designed by Louis I. Kahn, and near the Amon Carter Museum, designed by Philip Johnson. Ando's design, which embodies the pure, unadorned elements of a modern work of art, is comprised of five long, flat-roofed pavilions situated on a 1.5 acre pond. -- The Modern

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Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC), Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 2004 designed by Rafael Viñoly Architects

The Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC) is the largest exhibition center in the Northeast United States , with some 516,000 square feet (about 4.8 hectares) of contiguous exhibition space. The new convention center was designed by Rafael Viñoly Architects, New York City, in association with The HNTB Companies, Boston. It was completed in 2004. Shen Milsom Wilke provided the information technology design, including a flexible, re-configurable telecom network. -- wikipedia

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Valley Performing Arts Center at California State University, Northridge, California, USA, 2010 designed by HGA Architects and Engineers

Graceful arcs of glass, white plaster, and stone capture the sun and sweep north, pulling into the campus from Nordhoff Street. These arcs contrast with the rectilinear metal panel courtyard massing which recalls the surrounding campus structures. -- ARCHITECT

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Solvay Brussels School, City of Brussels, Belgium, 2010 designed by ART & BUILD ARCHITECT

....the quality of the lecture theatres and classrooms, the communication between them by way of a central street, the light distribution, and the site’s integration into an environment planted with trees. The building is designed to give an impression of efficiency and legibility, as well as a sense of peace on a scale that is central to the concerns of this seat of learning. A large overhanging roof, integration into the site planted with trees. The architecture is the expression of an active and peaceful relationship with the environment. -- ArchDaily

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Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Cardiff, Wales, 2011 designed by BFLS

Although the building appears to be a single structure it is in fact three separate new buildings and a renovated existing structure. Each performance space has been conceived separately, the individual components of the building united under a single floating roof, its height determined by the theatre fly-tower.  -- ArchDaily

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Wuxi Grand Theatre, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China, 2012 designed by PES-Architects

....the building is an impressive landmark, rising up to a total height of 50 meters like a big sculpture from the terraced base.  Its eight gigantic roof wings stretch far over the facades, giving the building a character of a butterfly, while protecting the building from the heat of the sun. -- ArchDaily

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Stedelijk Museum extension, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2012 designed by Benthem Crouwel

.... instead of building out to the property line, Crouwel put half the new gallery space (plus an auditorium) on an upper floor and buried the other half, leaving the ground level for a plaza sheltered by an extravagantly cantilevered canopy. There is talk of keeping that outdoor area buzzing with activities. But left alone, the plaza, which is bounded by the glassed-in lobby and that unfortunate wall, seems likely to become an isolated and needless appendage to a grand civic square.  -- Architectural Record

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Gota de Plata Auditorium Theatre, Pachuca, Hidalgo, México designed by Migdal Arquitectos

....one of the main elements of this large ensemble; it is situated at the south end of the Culture Park and given its position within the complex, it acts as The Visual Culmination of this great “sea of colors”. Hence arises the idea of reflecting the mural square through a reflective glass roof, set 25 meters above the ground and with a 40 meter overhang on both ends. -- ArchDaily

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Bahrain National Theatre, Manama, Bahrain, 2012 designed by AS.Architecture Studio

The National Theatre fits in this landscape, connecting the sky and the sea. It expresses a cultural belonging to the Arab world and its layout is that of an Arab palace, settled around an empty central space. The traditional palace patio is replaced by the main foyer. -- ArchDaily