#architecturephotography

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Kirche am Hohenzollerndamm, by Ossip Klarwein and Fritz Höger (1930-1933).

Berlin, Germany.

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Rush Creek Village - Lot 27

Built : 1960

Architect : Theodore van Fossen

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Public library in Palazzo Sormani, by Arrigo Arrighetti (1947).

Milan, Italy.

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The Melnikov House, by Konstantin Melnikov (1927–1929).

Moscow, Russia.

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The Rope, the Drop, and the Quiet Lift Inside You

In 1853, a man named Elisha Otis walked into history with something very small and very stubborn: trust. Back then, elevators were more rumor than reality. People liked the idea of riding up instead of climbing endless stairs, but there was one thought that wouldn’t leave them alone: What if the cable snaps? One frayed rope, and the whole thing becomes a death trap. So people stayed…

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VM Houses, by Bjarke Ingels - BIG and Julien De Smedt - JDS Architects (2005).

Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Wind tunnel Hispano-Suiza, by Haour Frères company (1937).

Built by the company Hispano-Suiza for aircraft testing, it could create winds up to a speed of 325 km/h.

Tests were stopped after the 1950s, and the building was later used as office space until it closed for good in 1999. The architects Patrice Novarina and Alain Béraud converted it into a school in 2005: the noise of the wind tunnel has been replaced by the noise of school kids.

Bois-Colombes, France.

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