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West Vancouver Aquatic Centre features access for people with disabilities and is described by Hughes Condon Marler as:

“The West Vancouver Aquatic Centre provides the community with a striking facility that speaks of wellness, accessibility and health.”

“The facility features a hot pool, sauna and steam room, sun deck, family changing rooms, multipurpose room, fitness facilities and public viewing areas.”

“A custom glulam glazing system accommodates glazed overhead doors and a series of electrically operative solar shading devises feature a bold public art piece.”

“Along with natural lighting, the use of glazed overhead doors and operable vents allow fresh air to naturally ventilate through the building.”

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Architect Daniel Fuster describes Casa Delpin in San Juan, Puerto Rico as:

“Casa Delpin is the product of the renovation and addition to an existing single-family structure located on a small lot on the Miramar sector in San Juan, Puerto Rico.”

“The design objective was to create a spatially rich living experience and provide a great capacity for passive lighting and cooling, while also allowing mechanical cooling when needed.”

“The perforated glass reinforced concrete (GRC) panels help to redefine and reorient exterior public patios and interstitial spaces towards the interior.”

“This strategy of absorbing the remnant exterior areas of the lot, allows the house to open-up, while also providing greater privacy.”

Book review of 1000 x Architecture of the Americas

continues tomorrow, November 21

The book sells for $125.

http://www.braun-publishing.ch

1000 x ARCHITECTURE OF THE AMERICAS -- PART 5

1000 FULL COLOR PAGES OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE IN THE AMERICAS

Architect Daniel Bonilla describes Edificio Julio Mario Santodomingo building in Bogota, Colombia as:

“The building is conceived as a new element that interconnects the campus of the University, concentrating various programs and integration pedestrian flow spaces like the access plaza and the first-floor gallery.”

“The mixed program that includes parking and post graduate programs is represented in pure and forceful geometry which clearly expresses the duality through the materials used on the façade.”

“This lowers the building’s impact on the area as an intersection of university housing and mixed use.”

"The terrace garden of the upper floors of the building creates welcoming contemplation areas.”

Book review of 1000 x Architecture of the Americas

continues tomorrow, November 20

The book sells for $125.

http://www.braun-publishing.ch