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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Valencia, Valencia, Spainen_US
dc.coverage.temporal2005-2006 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorChipperfield, Daviden_US
dc.date2005-2006en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-16T18:14:23Z
dc.date.available2014-12-16T18:14:23Z
dc.date.issued2005-2006en_US
dc.identifier250839en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 3099en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/166472
dc.descriptionNorth side facing the inland drive; name "Veles e Vents" at right; In collaboration with b720 Architects of Barcelona. Locally known as Veles e Vents (Wind and Sails) named after a poem by Valencian poet Ausiàs March. The building was the centerpiece in the reorganization of the industrial port of Valencia, done for the America's Cup sailing competition in 2007. Four floors the size of half a football field, in reinforced concrete seem to be suspended in the air. The large cantilevered overhangs incorporate viewing terraces with external staircases. The edges of the concrete building are white-painted steel while the ceiling consists of white metal panels. The external floors are solid Brazilian timber decking, and the internal floors are white resin. The two upper floors are reserved for sailing competitors, but the deck and first level is an area for public race viewing. There are also 800 parking spaces for the building. The design has won numerous architectural awards, including the 2006 Emirates Glass LEAF Award and the Royal Institute of British Architects European awards in 2007. It was also nominated for the Stirling Prize in 2007. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 8/2/2014)en_US
dc.format.mediumglass; reinforced concrete; wood; steelen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectureen_US
dc.subjectcontemporary (1960 to present)en_US
dc.subjectrecreation and gamesen_US
dc.subjectfestivalsen_US
dc.subjectBoats and boatingen_US
dc.subjectsportsen_US
dc.subjectinternational sailingen_US
dc.subjectTwenty-first centuryen_US
dc.titleAmerica's Cup Buildingen_US
dc.title.alternativeVeles e Ventsen_US
dc.title.alternativeForedeck Buildingen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A1-CHD-ACB-A17en_US
vra.culturalContextSpanishen_US
vra.techniqueconstruction (assembling)en_US
vra.worktypesociety buildingen_US
dc.contributor.displayDavid Chipperfield (British architect, born 1953)en_US


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