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Building: Embassy of Finland, New Delhi
Location: New Delhi, India
Address: E-3, Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, Delhi 110021, India
Originally Constructed: 1986
Renovation Started: 2013
Renovation Completed: 2018
Area: 4437 m²
Original Architect: Raili & Reima Pietila
Renovation Architect: ALA Architects
Engineering: Sitowise
Project Manager: WSP Finland
Local Architect: CP Kukreja Architects
Landscape Design: Jasleen Waraich Landscape Architecture

AE Interests: sculptural roofs resemble natural landscape of Finland and India, modernization of buildings technology (energy efficiency), use of local sandstone for façade, use of architectural theory to inform building design (united spatial massing)

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Name: Bathing Pavilion (Pavelló del bany)
Location: Girona, Spain
Address: Carrer Sant Narcís, 32, 17800 Olot, Girona, Spain
Architect: RCR Arquitectes
Structural Engineer: Blázquez-Guanter SLP
Contractor: Mecàniques Bassegoda
Client: Olot City Hall & La Garrotxa Volcanic Zone National Park
Completed: 1998

AE Interests: Oxidized finishing on metal exterior, curvilinear form to mimic nearby river, raised platform to prevent flooding, minimal use of materials, use of steel lintels to reinforce roof.

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Essay

The original article for this building was posted on January 25, 2010 by Ben Ash.