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John F. Kennedy Federal Building, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1966 designed by Walter Gropius

Technically one building, it consists of twin 26-story high-rise towers, which sit on axis to each other....The double towers increase the number of offices lit by natural light and decrease the visual bulk that a single monolithic building would create. -- Wikipedia

Source: panoramio

Boston Road Plaza, Bronx, New York, USA, 1972 designed by Davis, Brody Bond Architects

Boston Road Plaza is a Bronx development exclusively for seniors with 230 apartments housing an estimated 246 residents in a 20-story building. Completed August 31, 1972 -- New York City Housing Authority

Source: Richard Saad archdaily.com

CMA-CGM Headquarters, Beirut, Lebanon designed by Nabil Gholam Architects

Three carefully detailed glass prisms, intersected by a full-height atrium, slide against each other to create an efficient machine to work in. The prisms follow a rational design concept that allows for the greatest efficiency and flexibility in space planning. An ambitious structural design and a judicious location for the vertical service shafts and circulation cores mean the 81% of floor plates are virtually clear of any columns obstructing the views or the furniture layouts. -- ArchDaily

Source: davisbrody.com

One Sutton Place, New York City, New York, USA designed by Davis, Brody Bond Architects and Planners

This high-rise residential complex located on East 61st Street and York Avenue stands as a powerful addition to its neighborhood, as well as to the New York City skyline. -- architect's web site

Source: Frankfurt.de

Exhibition Hall 9 “Gatehouse”, Frankfurt am Main, Germany designed by O.M. Ungers

The similarity with a gate is created by the construction of two interlocking structures (a 22-floor stone building with a large gate and a glass building penetrating this part). In this way, the Gatehouse is a symbol of the openness of the Frankfurt Trade Fair to the world, and also serves as a central contract point for exhibitors and visitors. -- Frankfurt.de

Source:  Miguel de Guzman / DPA / Adagp archdaily.com

Hotel ME Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, 2008 designed by Dominique Perrault Architecture

The tower is composed of two volumes stuck together: a “cubic” building acting as a counterpoint and a tower 120 m high, a rectangular parallelepiped cut lengthwise in two. A cantilever, 20m above street level, marks the entrance: on the Avinguda Diagonal it serves as the Hotel’s identifying signal. -- ArchDaily

Source: Laurent Brandajs archdaily.com

Swelling LV, Seneffe, Belgium, 2008 designed by LR Architects

Both a construction area reduced to an 11 meters square and the south orientation of the front façade led us to choose the construction of a cube scooped up in some places to create terraces. -- ArchDaily

Source: Peter Vanderwarker Boston Globe

MassArt Residence Hall, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 2012 designed by ADD, Inc.

Through a programming effort that included student focus groups, benchmarking tours of comparable projects, and freshmen core-curriculum demands, the building was designed to cater to the unique living/learning requirements of incoming art school freshmen. On every residence floor, project workrooms, casual seating lounges, and snack kitchens create an informal studio atmosphere conducive to artistic dialogue and inter-disciplinary friendships. -- architect's web site

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