Antique primitive sideboards. There is something ironic about collecting furniture when, as an architect—in particular when a loft renovation is in order—I design built-in cabinetwork as much as possible.
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Swisscom telephone booth in Zürich. Following up on a recent blog describing a barometer pavilion in Gratz, Austria, I concluded by mentioning that “Happily, much urban furniture has survived as design problems, and I am pleased to see that many of those artifacts have been reborn through the talent of some of the most notable contemporary architects.” I included photographs of one of my favorite public telephone booths in Zürich, Switzerland, thus this blog to describe more in depth about this particular artifact.
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Barometer pavilion in Graz, Austria. When planning a stopover with students in the Austrian city of Gratz, I had made sure that our sightseeing intentions for the day were well laid out.
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