image is from Norberg-Schulz: Sverre Fehn : works, projects, writings, 1949-1996 (1997)
Sverre Fehn Passes Away at the age of 84Norwegian architect Sverre Fehn died on February 23rd, 2009. A New York Times article of February 27th details his career.
Fehn's architecture is well represented in the VRC's digital image database and in the 35mm slide collection. His Archaeological Museum in Hamar (1967-79) is a favorite of professors teaching design and studio in the College of Built Environments.
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image is a Peter Cohan original
Archives Building Collapses in Cologne, Germany
The city archives building in Cologne experienced extreme structural failure on March 4th, collapsing into a heap of rubble that includes the minutes of all Cologne's town council meetings held since 1376, personal papers of world-famous authors, philosophers, and historians, and a half a million photographs.
The six-story concrete building was constructed in 1971 and was considered state-of-the-art at the time. Ominous cracks were noticed by staff in the cellar of the structure last year, but there was no warning of the building's complete collapse on March 4th.
Read more about the collapse in the London Times Online, Spiegel Online International, and the BBC News.
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