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De Rotterdam / OMA

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Hotels, Residential Architecture, Office buildings
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Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  • Architects: OMA
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  162000 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2013
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Acor, Architectural Titanium, Easy Drain, Kone, Montis, +4
  • Professionals: Arup, DGMR, ABT Bouwkunde, Corsmit, Asten (apartments), +5

Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Art Gallery / FJMT + Archimedia

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visual arts center
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Auckland, New Zealand
  • Architects: Archimedia, FJMT
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  15000 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2011
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Franken-Schotter, Allco, Woods Glass

Heydar Aliyev Center / Zaha Hadid Architects

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Cultural Center
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Baku, Azerbaijan

Jinchang Cultural Centre / Teamminus

Jinchang Cultural Centre / Teamminus - Cultural Center, Facade, Column, Beam
Courtesy of Teamminus
Public Architecture, Cultural Center
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Jinchang, China
  • Architects: Atelier Teamminus
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  18000 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2007

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Vucedol Archaeological Museum / Radionica Arhitekture

Vucedol Archaeological Museum / Radionica Arhitekture - Museum, Fence, Handrail
© Boris Cvjetanovic
Museum
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Vukovar, Croatia

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Sweetwater Spectrum Community / LMS Architects

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Housing
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Sonoma, United States
  • Architects: Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2013
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Draper, Fleetwood

Qunli Stormwater Wetland Park / Turenscape

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Landscape Architecture, Park
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Haerbin, China
  • Architects: Turenscape
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  300000 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2010

Samaranch Memorial Museum / Archiland

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Museum
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Tianjin, China
  • Architects: Archiland
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  17800 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2011

Southern Regional / Sorg Architects

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Recreation & Training
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Fort Washington, United States
  • Architects: Sorg Architects
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  40000 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2013

Orillia Public Library / Perkins&Will

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Library
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Orillia, Canada
  • Architects: Perkins&Will
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  42000 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2013

Shanghai West Bund Biennial Pavilions / schmidt hammer lassen architects

Shanghai West Bund Biennial Pavilions / schmidt hammer lassen architects - Pavilion, Facade, Handrail
Courtesy of Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
Pavilion
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Shanghai, China

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360° Building / Isay Weinfeld

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Apartments, Residential
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São Paulo, Brazil

Danish National Maritime Museum / BIG

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Museum
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Helsingor, Denmark
  • Architects: Bjarke Ingels Group
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  17500 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2013
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Fritz Hansen, Delux Denmark, GLASSBEL, Jakon, Jeld-Wen, +5

Unified Architectural Theory: Chapter 2A

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We will be publishing Nikos Salingaros’ book, Unified Architectural Theory, in a series of installments, making it digitally, freely available for students and architects around the world. The following chapter, part one of Chapter Two, outlines the scientific approach to architectural theory. If you missed them, make sure to read the introduction and Chapter One first.

In order to discuss any supposed contributions to architectural theory, it is necessary to define what architectural theory is. A theory in any discipline is a general framework that:

(1) explains observed phenomena; 

(2) predicts effects that appear under specific circumstances; and 

(3) enables one to create new situations that perform in a way predicted by the theory. 

In architecture, a theoretical framework ought to explain why buildings affect human beings in certain ways, and why some buildings are more successful than others, both in practical as well as in psychological and aesthetic terms. 

Autofamily House / KWK PROMES

Houses
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Poland
  • Architects: KWK PROMES
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  990 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2012
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Sto

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Shenzhen Stock Exchange HQ / OMA

Shenzhen Stock Exchange HQ / OMA - Institutional Buildings, Facade, Cityscape
© Philippe Ruault
Institutional buildings
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Shenzhen Shi, China

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IDEO Morph 38 / Somdoon Architects

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Apartments
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Bangkok, Thailand

Office complex Haokang / Archiplein

Office complex Haokang / Archiplein - Offices, Facade, Cityscape
© Frédéric Henriques
Offices
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Suzhou, China
  • Architects: Archiplein
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  18500 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2011

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