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BuildingManyThings.
Architect, curious about why things
are designed the way they are.

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They call it "Gowon's cap" because it looks like a military hat. The real story of Nigeria's National Theatre is even better 🎭 #Nigeria #FESTAC77 #Architecture #Lagos

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They call it "Gowon's cap" because it looks like a military hat. The real story of Nigeria's National Theatre is even better 🎭 #Nigeria #FESTAC77 #Architecture #Lagos

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A Dutch designer built every euro banknote bridge for real in the Netherlands. 🌉

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Two months of trauma in one minute 😭 If you're job hunting right now, I'm rooting for you.

#Storytime #JobHunt #ArchitectureCareer

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This museum was built inside out. Every pipe, duct, and escalator sits on the outside, like veins on skin. The Centre Pompidou, Paris, 1977. 🏭

#architecture #CentrePompidou

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In China, a phone number once sold for $300,000. 8 means prosper, 4 means death, so some buildings skip the 4th floor. Would you pay extra for a lucky number? #Architecture

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What does African Architecture look like? 🏛️ #architecture #design

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John Randle Centre, Lagos

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Nostalgia in taste #design

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Why airlines make you put your seat upright for takeoff and landing ✈️ #design #architecture #designdaily

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The most famous chair in the world #design #monoblocchair #architecture

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Santiago Calatrava’s 25 million dollar masterpiece.

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Why are Barber poles Red, White and Blue?

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Why this building gets wider as it goes up. #design #architecture #designthinking

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Why luxury stores display fewer products. #design #designthinking #architecture

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Visited one of the most expensive chandeliers in the world. $4.8m #design #architecture

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One of Calgary’s most interesting buildings. Calgary Central Library by Snøhetta + DIALOG.

#architecture #design #designideas