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Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Work done by Marcos Lago and Adrian Candano: Gate of Europe

The gate of Europe:

The architect that design it was Philip Jonson:
Philip Cortelyou Johnson was an American architect. He is best known for his works of Modern architecture, including the Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut, and his works of postmodern architecture, particularly 550 Madison Avenue which was designed for AT&T, and 190 South La Salle Street in Chicago. In 1978, he was awarded an American Institute of Architects Gold Medal and in 1979 the first Pritzker Architecture Prize.
Builder: Fomento de construcciones.
It began to be built in 1989 and ended in 1996, in the post modern architectural era .
Where? The two towers are located on the Paseo de la Castellana in Madrid
Uses: They are office buildings used by employees of bankia and realia.
Architecture:
They are parallelepipeds shaped, with an inclination of 14.3 degrees, with concrete counterweights; The central core is made of concrete and the facade is built with glass panels.
The two buildings have a lot of style and are very peculiar, it also highlights the inclination that they have to support it thanks to the counterweight .

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