#linear stair

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S T A I R S  

images 1+2 - SPIRAL STAIR:  HENNING LARSEN, BIOTOPE, LILLE / France; spiral stair in the atrium of the biotope..... 

images 3+4 - LINEAR STAIR: DAVID CHIPPERFIELD, JACOBY STUDIO HEADQUARTERS, PADERBORNL; linear stair in an double-height void

images 5 - STAIR AS OBJECT: DAVID CHIPPERIFIELD, BBC office building, SCOTLAND; a tiered sequence of platforms and terraces connected with stairs.

image 6+7 - SEATING STAIR: RCR architects, DE KROOK LIBRARY, GHENT / Belgium; a stair for walking, sitting, lingering, moving

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SOM, THE NEW SCHOOL, NEW YORK

Faceted concrete staircase connects a string of social spaces inside the campus building for the New School in New York, visible outside the building through huge diagonal windows.

Social areas, dubbed "sky quads", are interspersed throughout the building to provide areas where can staff and students can interact, whether relaxing between classes or working on group projects.

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SOM completes campus building for The New School in New York

Faceted concrete staircases connect social spaces inside SOM's university campus building for The New School, visible through huge zigzaggin