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Police Station, Vaals, Bart Lootsma
Police Station, Vaals, Bart Lootsma
Oz
Vaals is a small town at the southern tip of Holland, where the country meets Belgium and Germany. With its gently sloping hills, the fine landscape around here is very un-Dutch. (Ed. note: The project is by Wiel Arets Architects and Associates and text by Bart Lootsma.)
Remaking L.A. Into The New City With Big Shoulders, Elizabeth Martin
Remaking L.A. Into The New City With Big Shoulders, Elizabeth Martin
Oz
Great streets often form the vibrant edge of two distinct neighborhoods. Streets, especially wide arterials, need simple broad-stroke design solutions, rather than overly detailed ideas that are lost on moving motorists.
Commerzbank Headquarters, Frankfurt, Norman Foster
Commerzbank Headquarters, Frankfurt, Norman Foster
Oz
The new headquarters for Commerzbank in Frankfurt is the world's first ecological high-rise tower. The outcome of a limited international competition held in 1991, our design transforms the fundamental nature of a large office building by developing new ideas for the ecology and working patterns in an office environment.