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1997.03.20
Capriccio: An Analogous Building
Canaletto's "Capriccio" painting and Rossi's notion of an analogous city here inspire the notion of an analogous building. Like the painting, the new "building" is a composite of pieces that, although not related programmatically, share a formal commonality. The example here incorporates parts from three distinct architectural projects: Louis I. Kahn's Hurva Synagogue, Stirling & Wilford's Museum for Nordrhein Westfalen, and Le Corbusier's Palais des Congrès.
The pavilion-like synagogue replaces the entrance pavilion of the museum, and a merger takes place between the main "box" of the museum and the "box" of the Palais. The resultant "building" appears familiar yet altogether new at the same time. Moreover, such a recombinant analogical approach to building design suggests a potential linkage within and among modern architecture's otherwise overwhelmingly diverse stylistic pluralism.
seeking precedents... ...finding inspiration
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