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Jean Nouvel, the bold French architect known for such wildly diverse projects as the muscular Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and the exotically louvered Arab World Institute in Paris, has received architecture’s top honor, the Pritzker Prize.

Via-www.nytimes.com

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We have some updated images of the Myto chair.

Step 1:Get black scarf, Step 2:Get old man, Step 3:Pretend like you are talking, Step 4:Take picture, Step 5:Rake in the $$$ read more

The programmatic elements of the house can be further reinforced through an expressive assignment of materials and forms. Depicted here, the archive , positioned at a lower elevation, retains the cool temperatures of the earth which promote the preservation of family heirlooms and other various items. read more

Perspective section drawing illustrating the parallels of the sun’s rotation and the program layout of the STOCKhouse. Starting from midday to late afternoon, the procession through the house moves north, from the living room (public space) to the bedrooms (private space).

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The above image is the final form and articulation of the facade and side walls. read more

Framed here by the vertical circulation system of ramps, the roof scape provides a turbulent visual backdrop beyond the simple and refined geometry of the interior space. read more

The sunken archive is the space in which many of the ideas surrounding the STOCKhouse will be embedded.  read more

As it stands, the house currently takes an aggressive approach to addressing the site conditions. The house rests halfway submerged by the surrounding landscape and halfway open to the Hudson River Valley. read more

Sectional development of the STOCKhouse. read more

Proposal for the house using Velux skylights. The house is intended for older individuals moving towards retirement. The house is designed to promote an idea of archiving and treasuring the familial goods collected through time, from generation to generation. read more