John Camkiran

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In 1683, Sophia of Hanover commissioned French landscaper Martin Charbonnier to expand the gardens of Herrenhausen Palace. The transformation saw its hunting grounds turned into a preposterously large lattice of hedged lawns and water parterres, separated by ornate walkways and surrounded by a single moat-like canal.

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“Le luthier” - the latest in a series of reveals from the forthcoming suite.

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The cathedral-like ribbing of the Los Angeles Times building is exemplary of larger commercial developments from the late Art Deco period. Designed by Gordon B. Kaufmann—best known for his work on the Hoover Dam—the building received a gold medal at the 1937 Paris expo.

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On the fourth year of each decade, the denizens of Wemding, Germany gather to witness the addition of the next 6.5-tonne block to the ‘Zeitpyramide’. The differential weathering of its blocks openly document the structure’s journey through time—from it’s inception in 1993 to its planned completion in 3183.

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Yet another peek at the highly anticipated collection with “La fête”

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Pre-industrial Europeans would typically ’flex’ by demonstrating some ability to impose orderliness upon nature, perhaps most spectacularly by transforming vast swathes of land into immaculate ‘Baroque’ gardens. One of the earliest specimens is Villa d’Este, commissioned in 1550 by a son of Lucrezia Borgia.

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The sunburst motif, emblematic of the Art Deco era, reflects the period’s zeal for innovation just as much as it does the contemporaneous fascination with Ancient Egyptian, Greco-Roman, and American archaeology. A notable instance of the motif is the stained-glass skylight of Buffalo City Hall in upstate New York.

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Widely regarded as one of the finest examples of Art Deco architecture is the Chrysler Building in New York City. Architect William Van Alen cleverly stylised the legally mandated setbacks seen throughout the edifice into a terraced crown and spire, giving the building its iconic, otherworldly façade.

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“La tempête” - a second glimpse at the upcoming collection

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“L’escalier” from an upcoming collection

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Late submission

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There’s an interesting trade-off between the resilience of a network to random failures and its robustness to targeted attacks. A complex network tolerates random failures but not targeted attacks. Conversely, a simple network survives targeted attacks but not random failures.

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Oath of the Horatii by Jacques-Louis David @ The Louvre

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