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Utrecht central bus station, 1985.

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Expo ‘70, Osaka, Japan, March 15- September 13, 1970.

Progress and Harmony for all Mankind.

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University of Cologne / Universität Köln. Ravishing.

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La Grande Motte, Meaux, France

(from Architectures de Cartes Postales)

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Performing Arts Center, University of California, Santa Cruz, California, 1973

(Ralph Rapson & Associates)

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The Hotel Valbièvre, France

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Ivry-sur-Seine, France © Damien Gosset

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Zero fucks given. Good one @hizokucycles

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Throwback Thursday: Wells College Library

When asked to name his best building, architect Walter Netsch of SOM cited the Louis Jefferson Long Library at Wells College in Aurora, New York, completed in 1968. Of the library, he said: “I wanted to work with the environment, so I made it fit the site. In fact, the first design fit the site so well that I had to do the roof over again. … It also fit the concept of what a library should be — a place where you study, put the book on the floor, and read on the floor or on pillows. It’s not regimented. It has volume, it has space and perception. It has small rooms that you can go to, especially on the bridge. And it has native materials. It has brick and wood. So I felt it did all those things, plus. It’s the first time we took three rotated squares and made them work together as a triad. The design of the library is different than any other field theory building because it’s based on that triad.”

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Regenstein Library, University of Chicago.

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Something doesn’t seem quite right here…Adam Bryfogle (Landis Cyclery) will be asking his mechanic a few questions after a mishap at the Tour of the Gila. Thanks to Jono Devich for the photo.

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Space Age Buildings of Africa

Throughout the world, the 1950’s Space Age was known for its beautiful, bold architecture,full of swooshy curves and spaceship-shaped buildings. But some of the most vibrant and retro-futuristic buildings of the Space Age can be found in Africa. Here are the most amazing architectural achievements from Space-Age Africa. By Vince Miklos.

Mausoleum of Agostinho Neto, the first president of independent Angola in Luanda, Angola

Building in Warri, Nigeria

Kariakoo Market in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Memorial to the Martyrs in Ouagadougou, the capital city of Burkina Faso

Bujumbura International Airport, Bujumbura, Burundi

The CNPS building (The National Social Insurance Fund):

St. Paul’s Cathedral in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), designed by Aldo Spirito, consecrated in 1980

The National Assembly, the parliament of Cameroon

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