Tower of Shadows, by Le Corbusier (1957).
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Tower of Shadows, by Le Corbusier (1957).
Chandigarh, India.
© Roberto Conte (2019)
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🏗️ A Giant of Industrial History in the Heart of Winter 🧊🚢❄️
Happy Friday to my wonderful global community! 🌍✨ From the scenic shores of Whidbey Island 🌲🌊 to the hills of Georgia 🍑 and the great state of Michigan ✋; and across the ocean to my friends in Ireland ☘️, Serbia 🇷🇸, Romania 🇷🇴, and Lyon 🇫🇷! 🗺️❤️
Today, I’m taking you to the Old Port of Montreal 🇨🇦. Behind this powerful tugboat bravely breaking the St. Lawrence River ice, stands a legendary monument: Silo No. 5. 🏢⚓️⛓️
Built between 1903 and 1958, this concrete colossus is a vestige of an era when Montreal was the largest grain exporting port in the world. 🌾🚢 Did you know that its raw, functional architecture fascinated modern movement pioneers like Le Corbusier? 📐🏢 For them, these silos were the "cathedrals of the industrial age." ⛪️🏗️✨
Today, Silo No. 5 is a protected heritage site. It stands silent and majestic under the snow, a witness to the historic economic power of the Quebec metropolis, while maritime life continues to pulse despite the deep freeze. 🧊💨⚓️
I wish you all a magnificent Friday, wherever you are in the world! 🌎☀️ May your weekend be as solid, resilient, and inspiring as these giants of steel and concrete! 🏗️🛡️💙
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🎉 BIG NEWS: Your Favorite Modern Furniture Icons Just Got More Accessible! 🪑✨
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This course covers the fundamentals of a minimal architecture portfolio layout. We cover the history of architecture folios and architecture drawing layout with the folio collection of Giovanni Battista Piranesi and The Four Books of Architecture by Andrea Palladio. We create a template in InDesign and go into extreme detail about Minimal Architecture Portfolio Layout, Spacing, Text Sizes, Sequencing. We also cover Resume and presentation of professional work.