{"id":48953,"date":"2019-02-06T08:45:01","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T13:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=48953"},"modified":"2024-03-19T11:06:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T15:06:19","slug":"elevations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/collections\/elevations\/","title":{"rendered":"Architectural Drawings: 10 Elevations with Stunning Fa\u00e7ades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><p><em>Do you have an outstanding image that tells a compelling architectural story? The <a href=\"https:\/\/info.architizer.com\/vision-awards?utm_source=architizer&amp;utm_medium=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>2026 Vision Awards<\/strong><\/a> has a range of categories, from hyperrealistic or artistic renderings to expressive drawings or hybrid digital mediums.<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visionawards.architizer.com\/a\/organizations\/main\/submissions\/submissionnotcompleted?solicitationId=31&amp;utm_source=architizer&amp;utm_medium=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Start your entry &gt;<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Architectural elevations are a classic mode of communication for architects, the third in a tripartite along with plans and section drawings. These orthographic projections lay out a structure\u2019s external appearance, usually as a flat depiction of one fa\u00e7ade. A typical elevation drawing shows what can be seen from ground level upwards, but is more akin to a diagram than a real-world representation of a building, since it lacks perspective. Generally, three-dimensional qualities are indicated through the variation of line weights and the graphic addition of shadows.<\/p>\n<p>Elevations can reveal a range of information, from dimensions and materials to assemblies and structure. Increasingly, architects are exploring the potential of the elevation as a way to test formal and spatial ideas. The following collection of architectural elevation drawings show the relationship between orthographic projections and built projects. Drawn from across the world, they represent a survey of contemporary designs focused on rethinking traditional fa\u00e7ades, enclosures and building envelopes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-49099 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-27-1.jpg\" alt=\"architectural drawing elevation\" width=\"989\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-27-1.jpg 989w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-27-1-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-27-1-768x325.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 989px) 100vw, 989px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-48957 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-24.jpg\" alt=\"Elevation Drawing The Imprint by MVRDV\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-24.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-24-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-24-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-24-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-24-66x50.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/the-imprint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Imprint<\/a><\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/mvrdv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MVRDV<\/a>, Seoul, South Korea<\/p>\n<p>MVRDV\u2019s The Imprint is part of the larger Paradise City complex of 6 buildings in total, which will provide a full suite of entertainment and hotel attractions less than a kilometer away from South Korea\u2019s largest airport. Given the proposed program of the two buildings \u2013 a nightclub and indoor theme park \u2013 the client required a design with no windows, yet one that still integrated with the other buildings in the complex. The design of The Imprint therefore arises from a simple question: can the design have an expressive fa\u00e7ade that connects with its surroundings even though it has no windows? As a result, the fa\u00e7ades are lifted like a curtain at the entrances to reveal mirrored ceilings and glass media floors.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-49100 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-23-1.jpg\" alt=\"architectural drawing elevation\" width=\"1417\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-23-1.jpg 1417w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-23-1-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-23-1-768x362.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-23-1-1024x483.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1417px) 100vw, 1417px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_48965\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48965\" class=\"size-full wp-image-48965 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-21.jpg\" alt=\"Elevation Drawing\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-21.jpg 780w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-21-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-21-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-48965\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">VIA 57 West by BIG &#8211; Bjarke Ingels Group<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/via-57-west\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>VIA 57 West<\/strong><\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/big-bjarke-ingels-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BIG &#8211; Bjarke Ingels Group<\/a>, New York, NY, United States<\/p>\n<p>VIA 57 West is a hybrid between the European perimeter block and a traditional Manhattan high-rise, combining the advantages of both: the compactness and efficiency of a courtyard building with the airiness and the expansive views of a skyscraper. By keeping three corners of the block low and lifting the north-east corner up towards its 450 ft peak, the courtyard opens views towards the Hudson River, bringing low western sun deep into the block and graciously preserving the adjacent Helena Tower&#8217;s views of the river. The fa\u00e7ade features <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/brands\/mechosystems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mecho<\/a> shading systems and the form of the building shifts depending on the viewer&#8217;s vantage point. While appearing like a pyramid from the West-Side-Highway, it turns into a glass spire from West 58th Street.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-49102 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-27-2.jpg\" alt=\"architectural drawing elevation\" width=\"1283\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-27-2.jpg 1283w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-27-2-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-27-2-768x305.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-27-2-1024x406.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1283px) 100vw, 1283px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-49113 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1391464028514Boathouse_Steve_Hall_c_Hedrich_Blessing_012-1.jpg\" alt=\"architectural drawing architectural studio gang boathouse\" width=\"1680\" height=\"742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1391464028514Boathouse_Steve_Hall_c_Hedrich_Blessing_012-1.jpg 1680w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1391464028514Boathouse_Steve_Hall_c_Hedrich_Blessing_012-1-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1391464028514Boathouse_Steve_Hall_c_Hedrich_Blessing_012-1-768x339.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1391464028514Boathouse_Steve_Hall_c_Hedrich_Blessing_012-1-1024x452.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/wms-boathouse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WMS Boathouse at Clark Park<\/strong><\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/studio-gang-architects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Studio Gang<\/a>, Chicago, IL, United States<\/p>\n<p>The design for the boathouse structures translates the time-lapse motion of rowing into an architectural roof form. In addition to providing visual interest, this form also offers spatial and environmental advantages. The project features glass along the fa\u00e7ade that was manufactured by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/guardian-industries-corp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guardian Industries Corp.<\/a> With structural truss shapes alternating between an inverted \u201cV\u201d and an \u201cM,\u201d the roof achieves a rhythmic modulation that allows southern light into the building\u2019s upper clerestory. The clerestory glazing warms the floor slab of the structure in winter and ventilates in summer to minimize energy use year-round.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-48966 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11.png\" alt=\"architectural De Rotterdam by OMA Elevation Drawing\" width=\"1000\" height=\"777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11.png 1000w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-768x597.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-625x487.png 625w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-66x50.png 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_49103\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49103\" class=\"size-full wp-image-49103 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16990117938_cceabdb65d_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16990117938_cceabdb65d_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16990117938_cceabdb65d_b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16990117938_cceabdb65d_b-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16990117938_cceabdb65d_b-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-49103\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image by Matthias Van Rossen via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/matvanros\/16990117938\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/rotterdam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">De Rotterdam<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/oma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OMA<\/a>, Rotterdam, Netherlands<\/p>\n<p>Standing as the largest building in the Netherlands, OMA\u2019s De Rotterdam project explored urban diversity and density through three monumental towers joined by a shared plinth. Made with subtly irregular stacks, the design organizes program into distinct blocks that embrace a wide variety of uses. The building envelope was designed with floor-to-ceiling glass windows overlooking the River Maas with fa\u00e7ades by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/brands\/permasteelisa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Permasteelisa<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tgm-facades.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TGM<\/a>. De Rotterdam\u2019s external faces have been clad with an aluminum post-and-beam construction, making for a filigree appearance which changes depending on the viewer\u2019s position.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-48960 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-24.jpg\" alt=\"Elevation Drawing Grove at Grand Bay by BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-24.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-24-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-24-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-24-1024x731.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_48961\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48961\" class=\"size-full wp-image-48961 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-24.jpg\" alt=\"Elevation Drawing\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-24.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-24-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-24-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-24-1024x819.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-48961\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grove at Grand Bay by BIG &#8211; Bjarke Ingels Group<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/grove-at-grand-bay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grove at Grand Bay<\/a><\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/big-bjarke-ingels-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BIG &#8211; Bjarke Ingels Group<\/a>, Miami, FL, United States<\/p>\n<p>The two towers of the Grove at Grand Bay respond to the surroundings and to each other, to give optimum views at every level. The towers take off from the ground to capture the full breadth of panoramic views from sailboat bays and the marina to the Miami skyline. The project was made possible by using <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/brands\/cemex\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cemex<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/brands\/aljoma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aljoma<\/a> for the building materials. Along the fa\u00e7ade you can see the horizontal component of the gravity load in the columns that\u2019s resolved in the slabs by transferring it to the interior core shear walls, which are the only consistently vertical structural elements in the building.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-49105 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1075-doc-4.png\" alt=\"Palace of Justice by Mecanoo architectural drawing elevation\" width=\"1196\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1075-doc-4.png 1196w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1075-doc-4-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1075-doc-4-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1075-doc-4-1024x437.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1196px) 100vw, 1196px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-48963 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-23.jpg\" alt=\"Elevation Drawing Palace of Justice by Mecanoo\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-23.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-23-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-23-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-23-1024x724.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/palace-of-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Palace of Justice<\/strong><\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/mecanoo-architecten\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mecanoo<\/a>, C\u00f3rdoba, Spain<\/p>\n<p>The new Palace of Justice in C\u00f3rdoba is located in Arroyo del Moro which is characteristically dominated by anonymous housing blocks, products of the rapid urban development of 21st century Spanish cities. The blocks that characterize the urban fabric of the zone were not designed to generate public space, but collectively they form a compact and coherent urban identity. Each elevation drawing depicts the complex texture of the\u00a0glass fibre-reinforced concrete fa\u00e7ades, as well as cut-out voids that manifest as sculpted courtyards. The project features <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/brands\/reynaers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reynaers Aluminium<\/a> along the fa\u00e7ade to reinforce the idea of urban integration through fragmentation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-49106 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/17-16-1.jpg\" alt=\"Vol Walker Hall and the Steven L. Anderson Design Center by Marlon Blackwell Architect elevation drawing architectural\" width=\"1111\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/17-16-1.jpg 1111w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/17-16-1-300x91.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/17-16-1-768x233.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/17-16-1-1024x311.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1111px) 100vw, 1111px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-48973 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/18-13.jpg\" alt=\"Elevation Drawing Vol Walker Hall and the Steven L. Anderson Design Center by Marlon Blackwell Architect\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/18-13.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/18-13-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/18-13-768x455.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/18-13-1024x606.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/vol-walker-hall-and-the-steven-l-anderson-design-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vol Walker Hall and the Steven L. Anderson Design Center<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/marlon-blackwell-architect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marlon Blackwell Architect<\/a>, Fayetteville, AR, United States<\/p>\n<p>Removing 13,000 square feet of library space in Vol Walker Hall, the new addition of the Steven L. Anderson Design Center features studio and critique spaces as well as an auditorium and roof terrace. Careful material detailing honors the building\u2019s historic counterpart while establishing a powerful language of its own. Conveying a sense of mass and volume, the architectural concrete and Indiana limestone cladding was chosen to portray substance, weight and stability. As shown in the simple elevation drawing, a limestone rain screen by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stonepanels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stone Panels<\/a> frames a fritted glass brise soleil that mitigates solar gain from the west, while simultaneously serving as a way to illustrate construction methods and environmental strategies for students of the school.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-49107 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/13-18-1.jpg\" alt=\"Perot Museum of Nature and Science by Morphosis Architects architectural elevation drawing\" width=\"1227\" height=\"1082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/13-18-1.jpg 1227w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/13-18-1-300x265.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/13-18-1-768x677.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/13-18-1-1024x903.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1227px) 100vw, 1227px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-48969 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-16.jpg\" alt=\"Elevation Drawing Perot Museum of Nature and Science by Morphosis Architects\" width=\"876\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-16.jpg 876w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-16-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-16-768x508.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.morphosis.com\/architecture\/125\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Perot Museum of Nature and Science<\/a><\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/morphosis-architects-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Morphosis Architects<\/a>, Dallas, TX, United States<\/p>\n<p>Giving shape to concrete,\u00a0Morphosis Architects\u00a0explored the material\u2019s potential through the\u00a0Perot Museum of Nature and Science\u00a0in Dallas. Bringing a simple cube and plinth into high relief, the Perot Museum showcases a\u00a0precast-concrete panel\u00a0fa\u00e7ade that\u2019s both striated and refined. As a material investigation integrating structure and formwork, the elegant cladding solution was made possible through computer aided modeling and a collaboration with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/brands\/gate-precast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gate Precast<\/a>\u00a0of Hillsboro, Texas. The Perot Museum is a showcase of versatility and technical ability. Combing creativity and craft, the design achieved LEED Gold certification with recycled materials used in the concrete panels and localized manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-49108 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/15-16-1.jpg\" alt=\"Harbin Opera House by MAD elevation drawing architectural\" width=\"871\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/15-16-1.jpg 871w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/15-16-1-300x116.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/15-16-1-768x296.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-48971 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-16.jpg\" alt=\"Elevation Drawing Harbin Opera House by MAD\" width=\"1680\" height=\"1120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-16.jpg 1680w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-16-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-16-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-16-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/harbin-opera-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Harbin Opera House<\/strong><\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/mad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MAD<\/a>, Harbin, China<\/p>\n<p>Embedded within Harbin\u2019s wetlands, the Harbin Opera House was designed in response to the force and spirit of the northern city\u2019s untamed wilderness and frigid climate. Appearing as if sculpted by wind and water, the building seamlessly blends in with nature and the topography\u2014a transfusion of local identity, art, and culture. The metal roof cladding and curtain walls were both manufactured by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnydgroup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shenyang Yuanda Enterprise Group<\/a>. On the exterior, the architecture references the sinuous landscape of the surrounding area. 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