Architecture

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Kaiser’s dome

KAISER’S DOME Hilton Hawaiian, Waikiki   The Geodesic Dome Auditorium in Henry J. Kaiser’s Hawaiian Village was put up in less than 36 hours. Work was begun at 7:00 am on Saturday,…
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Urban Sketches

“Room with view” by Donna Yuen I received by email a friend’s Happy Holidays wishes, and attached to the email I found these sketches, like a little present. I want to…
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WGT

Waikiki Galleria Tower Waikiki, Honolulu Formerly Bank of Hawaii Tower, this striking building rising above a duty-free shopping mall is defined by an exoskeleton of concrete swoops intended to evoke Polynesian motifs,…
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IBM

IBM  BLDG 1240 Ala Moana Blvd  The architect that designed the building told the  Honolulu Advertiser  in 1966: “The most important point of the building, however, is the character of…
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Calatrava in Mons

Santiago Calatrava Sunday October 6th, 2019. Fourth and last day of the conference, at 10am, we left the Hotel Metropole headed to Mons with approximately 1-hour bus ride to visit…
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Art Nouveau in Brussels

Art Nouveau Saturday October 5th, 2019. Third day of the conference, after a short bus ride, the conference’s attendees split in two groups and started a 2-hours guided tour focused on Art Nouveau in…
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