Someone Has Built It Before

le Corbusier _  Maison a’ Stuttgart _ 1927

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MVRDV Architects _ Dutch Pavilion _ EXPO 2000 _ Hanover - Germany _ 2000

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David Chipperfield Architect _  America’s Cup Pavilion _  Valencia _ 2005-6

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Herzog de Meuron Architects _ Car Park _ Miami _ USA _ 2008

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Eliinbar sketches 2011

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TEXT FROM WIKIPEDIA:

le corbusier five points of architecture

First, Le Corbusier lifted the bulk of the structure off the ground, supporting it by pilotis – reinforced concrete stilts. These pilotis, in providing the structural support for the house, allowed him to elucidate his next two points: a free façade, meaning non-supporting walls that could be designed as the architect wished, and an open floor plan, meaning that the floor space was free to be configured into rooms without concern for supporting walls. The second floor of the Villa Savoye includes long strips of ribbon windows that allow unencumbered views of the large surrounding yard, and which constitute the fourth point of his system. The fifth point was the Roof garden to compensate for the green area consumed by the building and replacing it on the roof. A ramp rising from ground level to the third floor roof terrace allows for an architectural promenade through the

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