Detail View: SHIMMER: Weltstadthaus
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Title:
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Weltstadthaus
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Creation Date:
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2005
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Image Date:
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2010
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Period:
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20th century
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Start Date:
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1999
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End Date:
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2005
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Location:
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Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
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Country:
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GERMANY
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Display Creator:
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PIANO, Renzo
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Terms:
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Day lighting ; Use of glazing in modern buildings
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Image ID:
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10-1543
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Description:
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Location: 6567 Schildergasse in Cologne's city centre. Flagship store for the clothing firm Peek & Cloppenburg. 4.900 m² facade is constructed from 66 vertical laminated timber arches and thermally efficient glazing. The building has a curved snaking floor plan.
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Rights:
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© Sheffield Hallam University
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Permissions:
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For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
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Related Information:
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Renzo Piano. For more information see also < http://www.renzopiano.com/ >.
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Photographed by:
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Dave Ball
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Creator:
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PIANO, Renzo
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Creator Dates - Born:
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1937
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Creator Role:
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Architect.
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Culture Gender:
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Male.
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Nationality:
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Italian.
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- Germany
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Subject Heading:
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Arches
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Subject Heading:
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Glass -- In architecture
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Subject Heading:
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Wooden-frame buildings
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- 2000-2100
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Subject Heading:
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Shops
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Subject Heading:
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Shopping -- Germany
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