http://www.sitebits.com/news/ Pierre de Meuron: News and Reviews en Copyright &copy; 1999-2008 Gromco, Inc. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:33:47 EST Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:30:00 EDT info@sitebits.com info@sitebits.com Few makeover projects have been handled with such a degree of architectural audacity as the recent transformation of a disused electric station in Madrid’s Las Huertas district into a cultural center La Caixa Forum - Madrid. <br/><br/> Swiss architects <a href="http://www.sitebits.com/people/jacques_herzog.html">Herzog</a> & <a href="http://www.sitebits.com/people/pierre_de_meuron.html">de Meuron</a> not only gutted the building, removing most of its interiors and changing its shape and size by conspicuously adding a layer of several floors, they also literally lifted it from its foundation, giving the whole structure a tense “suspended” look. <br/><br/> The resulting space now houses a cultural center with its own exhibition space, a large auditorium, a bookstore and a top-floor café... Slavito http://www.sitebits.com/2008/caixa_forum_madrid.html Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:30:00 EDT <div class="oldimagediv"> <img ALT="Patterns of Japan" src="http://www.sitebits.com/images/2006/patterns_of_japan_header.jpg"> </div> The replication wonders of Japan never cease.... Noelia http://www.sitebits.com/2006/patterns_of_japan.html Fri, 04 Aug 2006 02:30:00 EDT