Olin & Kieran Timberlake | Philadelphia, PA Strategy: CULTURAL/HISTORICAL CONTEXT
Dilworth Plaza has been viewed as an unsuccessful urban renewal project. Olin’s new proposal for the site covers the transportation center below, bringing the groundplane back to the level of city hall. The historic hall behind serves as a backdrop for activity and newer modern elements in the plaza. The design of the glass entrances to the lower levels as well as the color paths that light up and follow the paths of the trains below also reference the sites transportation functions and history.
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CASE STUDIES | Precedent as Strategy
Dilworth Plaza
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International Retreat
Weiss/Manfredi | Location Undisclosed Strategy: CULTURAL/HISTORICAL CONTEXT
This UN retreat, built on a secluded estate, is located on a site that already featured a number of historic structures. Weiss/Manfredi embraced these historic buildings and redesigned and subtracted from them to integrate the surrounding landscape and minimize the percieved boundaries between interior and exterior landscape.
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