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Dec 2024
1h 16m

#425 - What Makes a Building Beautiful?

David Lee and Marina Bourderonnet
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This week David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design discuss beauty in architecture. The two cover formulas for beauty in architecture; symmetry vs beauty; teaching beauty; style vs beauty; music and architecture; lighting; materials and textures; project context; movement; what makes a building beautiful; favorite beautiful buildings; and more.

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