The unloved one

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The 1953 Daphne Funeral Home in San Francisco, CA, is about to be demolished to allow the construction of low-income residential units. The funeral home, designed by architect and former University of Southern California Dean A. Quincy Jones, is a testament to the Zenlike aspect of high modernism with its elegant closed and open spaces, glass and redwood, cantilevers and grounded forms. Beige terrazzo, plaster and redwood emit a sense of rational warmth for the funeral home.

Funeral industry, San Francisco, California

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Order in the court

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The Fenton Judicial Center in Lawrence, MA, maintains a proper balance between projecting a sense of authority or decorum and promoting public access to the judicial system. The state district courthouse, designed by Leers Weinzapfel Assoc Architects Inc, integrates three previously separate court buildings into a single entity that includes a child care center and a nonmandated public law library. The courthouse's design also puts premium on security.

Laws, regulations and rules, Courthouses, Lawrence, Massachusetts

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Wing of desire

Article Abstract:

Cathay Pacific's lounge at the Chek Lap Kok International Airport in Hong Kong gives a sense of eternal luxury. Designed by UK architect John Pawson, the lounge features granite, walnut, glass and shoji screens for travelers coming to Hong Kong. The lounge also boasts of a first class library, a business class library, bathrooms, shower rooms, a living room, a news kiosk and other amenities that travelers will enjoy.

Airlines, Hong Kong, Airports, Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.

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