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Source: Nico Saieh archDaily.com

Jyvaskyla University, Jyvaskyla, Finland, 1959 designed by Alvar Aalto

Another classic Aalto feature is the stairwell, which is enclosed by a gathering of pine that closely resembles a deeply wooded forrest in the surrounding context. -- ArchDaily

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Media Lab Complex, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 2009 designed by Fumihiko Maki

Both functionally advanced and architecturally distinguished, the complex is an ideal home for technological innovation, design, and the arts at MIT. Inside the new structure’s airy glass and metal framework, nine flexible laboratories are organized around a soaring central atrium. Clustering rows of offices around the labs encourage creative interaction, and transparent partitions offer extended sightlines through the building in every direction, allowing multiple activities to be seen from any vantage point. -- official web site

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The Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, 2011 designed by Machado and Silvetti Associates

The addition’s main public stair is centered in the lobby. Its orientation and openness create a strong relationship between the entry level and the main gallery level. The stair is formed by a continuous band of stone veneer, which is conceived of as a stone “carpet” running uninterrupted, climbing and folding to create, define, and connect a number of different exterior and interior elements and spaces. -- ArchDaily

Source: Zhang Siye – Zhang Ming – Wang Yuan archdaily.com

Power Station of Art, Shanghai, China, 2011 designed by Original Design Studio

The project interprets the deep relationship between human and art through diverse and complex cultural expression. It also decomposes the traditional single-visiting-path system, and opens multiple-paths system for visitors, creating many possibilities for art exploration. -- ArchDaily

Source: Andrés Valbuena archdaily.com

JWT Bogotá Headquarters, Bogotá, Colombia, 2011 designed by AEI Arquitectura e Interiores

The project was thought as a small city which organization starts basically from a clear ordering principle: a center, a plaza, an important gathering landmark created by two traffic lines resembling main city streets, orthogonal and intercepted. -- ArchDaily

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BSA (Boston Society of Architects) Space, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 2011 designed by Höweler + Yoon Architecture

....is centered around a highly visible “cloud” ceiling and an iconic stair. These two architectural elements act as brand markers for BSA Space and an invitation into the exhibits and meeting spaces above. -- ArchDaily

Source: Sergio Grazia archdaily.com

Primary School & Nursery in the “Claude Bernard” ZAC, Paris, France, 2012 designed by Atelier d’Architecture Brenac-Gonzalez

The entrance hall is treated as a flow interchange that highlights the oddly shaped stairways that occupy and cross the empty space. The three-storey atrium clarifies the way the building functions as a whole and shows how the different sections have been superimposed. The monumentality of the entrance hall contrasts with the other areas; it emphasizes movement and creates criss-cross perspectives that lend the design a playful narrative force. -- ArchDaily

Source: Arquitectura en Movimiento Workshop archdaily.com

SDM Apartment, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India designed by Arquitectura en Movimiento Workshop

....the staircase located at the center of the apartment. It was designed as a sculpture in the space with more light and natural ventilation; with very subtle lines but protagonist of the space, it can be seen almost from anywhere in the public areas -- ArchDaily

Source: Wison Tungthunya archdaily.com

VNG Office, Bangkok, Thailand, 2012 designed by Openbox Company

The interior center atrium opens up through all office floors. Staircases were designed as lengthened objects, placed randomly in the middle of the atrium, leaning from one floor to another. Aside from being a composition of objects in space, ones might be reminded of an image of the logging days. -- ArchDaily

Source: Burton Hamfelt Architectuur archdaily.com

MBO College North, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2012 designed by Burton Hamfelt Architectuur

The architectural concept is spatial circulation models were each school is both united and separated through a double helix stair concept. What results is an Escher painting like space where the students from each school see each other but cannot be in reach of each other. While each school has it’s own separate entrance and circulation, the teachers enjoy shared facilities such as a canteen, library, library and support functions. -- ArchDaily

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VUC Syd, Haderslev, Denmark, 2013 designed by AART Architects + ZENI Architects

....it is has been designed as a vibrant and visually engaging educational environment, united by the atrium and the staggered staircase at the heart of the building. -- ArchDaily

Source: Adam Mørk archdaily.com

New Halifax Central Library, Halifax, NS, Canada, 2014 designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen

The interior of the library reflects the diversity of the exterior with stairs and bridges in the atrium connecting the five storeys. The light-filled atrium gives an overview of the wide range of facilities the library offers, including a 300-seat performance space, two cafés, gaming stations, music studios, dedicated space for adult literacy classes, a First Nations reading circle, and boardrooms for local entrepreneurs. -- ArchDaily

Arquitectura à Moda do Porto: Episode 2, Climbing the Stairs of Porto -- ArchDaily

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École Nationale Supérieure Maritime, Le Havre, France, 2015 designed by AIA Asoociés

A spatial continuum develops from the basin to the roof of the building, creating a transition between the water, the ground and the sky. This ascending sequence begins at the quay, opens onto the city with a raised forecourt, and continues with a "stairway street" through the four levels of the structure leading to the upper deck which enjoys panoramic views of the port and the Seine estuary. -- ArchDaily