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Thom Mayne on Performalism
United States Architecture News - Jan 18, 2010 - 12:13 9747 views
What is the nature of the relationship between environmental performance and formal architecture? How can the boundaries between performance drive design and formalism be broken down? Through discussion of select projects including the San Francisco Federal Building, 41 Cooper Square (the new academic building at the Cooper Union) and the forthcoming Phare Tower in Paris, Thom Mayne will discuss his firms evolving integrated approach to design and environmental performance.
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