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Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport Terminal B / Fentress Architects

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© Ken Paul

Architect: Fentress Architects
Location: San Jose, ,
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Ken Paul, Mark Rothman, Jason A. Knowles, Nick Merrick

Terminal B at the Mineta San Jose International Airport by Fentress Architects fits right in to its Silicon Valley Home. Fentress Architects created a building that takes advantage of available technology to assure a safe building with state of the art amenities for its users.

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Containers of Hope / Benjamin Garcia Saxe Architecture

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© Andres Garcia Lachner

Architects: Benjamin Garcia Saxe Architecture
Location: , Costa Rica
Project area: 100 sqm
Project year: 2011
Photographs: Andres Garcia Lachner


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Video: eCloud Sculpture at San Jose International Airport

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Taking inspiration from the behavior and volume of an idealized cloud, Dan Goods, Nik Hafermaas, and Aaron Koblin created eCloud an interactive sculpture for the San Jose International Airport. The dynamic liquid crystal scultpure hangs from the ceiling displaying weather data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. eCloud is constructed from polycarbonate tiles appearing as transparent and opaque depending on the pattern which is in constant motion transforming every 20 seconds.

Mixed Use Tower / Moho Architects

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Spanish firm Moho Architects are currently in the schematic design phase of a for San Jose, .  The tower, whose programmatic elements will range from commercial and retail spaces to offices and hotels, aims to create a strong model of sustainability for the region that will promote eco-friendliness.

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Cebra Files 02

We recently received a monograph of Cebra’s work. This young firm is energetic, pushes the boundaries, goes after competitions, and has been successful in pushing many projects into reality. We are fan their work and have featured Cebra 16…

 

Thermally Active Surfaces in Architecture / Kiel Moe

Thermally Active Surfaces in Architecture / Kiel Moe

Departing from the simple question Why do we heat and cool buildings with air?, this book focuses on the technique of thermally active surfaces. This technique uses water in building surfaces to heat and cool bodies – a method

 

London Unfurled / Matteo Pericoli

London Unfurled / Matteo Pericoli

If you haven’t finished all your holiday shopping, and you need something for someone who loves both architecture and London then we might have the right gift for you. We recently received Matteo Pericoli’s London Unfurled. This accordion-style book folds out…

 

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