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Throwback Thursday: First City National BankWhen completed in 1961, the First City National Bank complex in Houston connected a 36-story office tower to a low-rise banking pavilion. The contrast between the two buildings is emphasized not only by their scale, but also by their careful detailing and materiality: the tower, with its recessed windows and white marble cladding, stands in deliberate opposition to the banking pavilion’s glass and steel structure. In keeping with the city’s car cul...
Gallery of La Maison du Savoir - University of Luxembourg / Baumschlager Eberle Architekten - 3
Gallery - La Maison du Savoir - University of Luxembourg / be baumschlager eberle - 3