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New Sleek, Slender Tower by BNKR Will Enhance The World's Largest Mural

New Sleek, Slender Tower by BNKR Will Enhance The World's Largest Mural - Historic Preservation, Facade, Cityscape
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The Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros is an outstanding example of extraordinary artistry crafted by Mexican muralist, David Alfaro Siqueiros, together with Diego Rivera and Jose Clemente Orozco. The building was constructed in 1971, taking the shape of a diamond and housing “The March of Humanity,” what is recognized as the world's largest mural. It blankets both the interior and exterior surfaces, covering a total of 8,000 square meters. In 1981, the Polyforum was declared a monument of Mexico’s National Patrimony.

New Sleek, Slender Tower by BNKR Will Enhance The World's Largest Mural - Historic Preservation, Facade, CityscapeNew Sleek, Slender Tower by BNKR Will Enhance The World's Largest Mural - Historic Preservation, FacadeNew Sleek, Slender Tower by BNKR Will Enhance The World's Largest Mural - Historic Preservation, FacadeNew Sleek, Slender Tower by BNKR Will Enhance The World's Largest Mural - Historic Preservation, Facade, CityscapeNew Sleek, Slender Tower by BNKR Will Enhance The World's Largest Mural - More Images+ 9

International Competition: Landmarker for a Nuclear Waste Site

How do we design architecture with a message that could endure for millennia ?

Since the Cold War, one of the most challenging and urgent tasks facing governments around the world has been the disposal of transuranic nuclear waste. As a by-product from nuclear weaponry production, transuranic waste is not only harmful, but also boasts a formidable decay process lasting thousands of years. To address this issue, millions of barrels of highly radioactive waste have been buried in repositories deep beneath the earth’s surface. One such disposal site is the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico, United States. To ensure public safety, it is imperative that the site remain undisturbed for the duration of the waste’s decay process.