Maybe it is a bit tenuous to make a link with the shape of this reception desk and the architect of this buildings more famous cousin the Chinese national stadium in Beijing but but we will. Here a functional piece of furniture is given a subtle take with tight radius counter edge and shallow conical sides. Housed in the reception of the Cottbus University library designed by the globe trotting Herzog and De Meauron architects,with its alphabetical envelope, shares its detail with other similar elements around the space. For further reading, thanks and viewing see Archin, Tenuous Resilience, and KSA .
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