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Thomas Phifer's United States Courthouse is covered in vertical sun shades
White vertical fins clad the glazed exterior of this Salt Lake City courthouse by Thomas Phifer and Partners, shading the interior from direct sunlight without restricting the views from inside (+...
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Schmidt Hammer Lassen completes headquarters for the International Criminal...
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has completed a new building for the International Criminal Court in the Hague, featuring chequerboard facades that create shifting patterns of light and shadow (+...
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AAU Anastas completes Palestinian courthouse featuring stone walls and golden...
This courthouse in northern Palestine, which was commissioned by The United Nations, has chunky stone walls and an ornamental overlay of gold steel (+ slideshow). AAU Anastas was commissioned to design...
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Tengbom adds "monolithic" zinc-clad extension to Alingsås District Court
Stockholm architecture studio Tengbom has added a zinc-clad extension to a traditional brick courthouse building in the Swedish town of Alingsås (+ slideshow). Tengbom's addition to the Alingsås...
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Kaan Architecten completes new Supreme Court of the Netherlands
Six bronze statues mark the entrance to Kaan Architecten's new Supreme Court of the Netherlands, which features a facade of green glass louvres and an interior dominated by marble (+ slideshow). Set to...
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Ciutat de la Justícia by David Chipperfield Architects
Here are a few photos, plans and elevations of Barcelona's new law courts complex, designed by David Chipperfield Architects. The giant, nine-building complex, called Ciutat de la Justícia (City of...
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Palácio de Justiça de Gouveia by Barbosa & Guimarães
Photographer José Campos has sent us these photographs of the recently completed law courts in Gouveia, Portugal, by architects Barbosa & Guimarães. Located between two parks, The Gouveia Law...
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Singapore Subordinate Courts by Serie Architects and Multiply Architects
London-based architects Serie and Singapore architects Multiply have designed an extension to a law court in Singapore with terracotta-clad courtrooms stacked up inside a giant cage. They won a...
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LCV. Law-Court Offices in Venice by C+S Architects
This mysterious dark gable facing the Piazzale Roma in Venice marks the entrance to a long narrow courthouse by Italian studio C+S Architects (+ slideshow). Designed to house the Supervisory Law...
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Court of Justice by J Mayer H
German studio J Mayer H Architects has completed a building housing a law court, university library, auditoriums and offices in the Belgian city of Hasselt (+ slideshow). Photograph is by Philippe Van...
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Ilona Gaynor designs staging for a hypothetical court case
London designer and filmmaker Ilona Gaynor looks at how the setup of a courtroom can manipulate how a case is perceived for her Designers in Residence commission at London's Design Museum (+...
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Gardens separate rooms wrapped in brick, stone and wood at Mexican courthouse
An oval stone wall encloses brick and timber volumes that offer varying levels of privacy and connection with the gardens at the centre of this courthouse in Pátzcuaro, Mexico, by Mauricio Rocha and...
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First photos emerge of tiered tower built by Renzo Piano to house Paris law...
Work has completed on Tribunal de Paris – a tiered skyscraper, designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop to become the largest law complex in Europe. Comprising a series of stacked glass volumes, the...
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Mecanoo completes modern Palace of Justice in historic Córdoba
Mecanoo's vast law courts in the Spanish city of Córdoba features cut-out courtyards and golden details, in reference to the city's medieval history. The Dutch architecture studio collaborated with...
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OMA unveils plans for coloured glass courthouse in Lille
Dutch firm OMA has revealed its design for a six-sided courthouse in Lille, France, which will feature sheer facades of coloured glass. Commissioned by the Ministry of Justice, the Palais de Justice...
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Renzo Piano unveils new courthouse for Toronto
Renzo Piano Building Workshop has revealed its first project in Canada: a Toronto courthouse elevated on columns to expose tall glazed walls and a 20-metre-high atrium. Italian architect Piano and his...
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SOM wraps Downtown LA courthouse in pleats of glass
Global firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has designed and engineered a federal courthouse for a sloped site in Downtown Los Angeles, which appears as an elevated cube with folded glass facades....
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SOM designs Fort Lauderdale Federal Courthouse informed by classical...
Architecture practice Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has received approval for a new 10-storey federal courthouse with a fluted metal and glass exterior in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Recently...
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Renzo Piano stacks Toronto courthouse on top of massive atrium
Architecture studio Renzo Piano Building Workshop has created a justice building for Toronto to display "the identity and values of a modern justice institution" while respecting nearby historical...
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