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The Building, Digitally Remastered

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The Building, Digitally Remastered

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By Michael Patrick Gibson on December 18, 2007

Dancing House
Frank Gehry
Prague, Czech Republic
1996

With hourglass bends and tapering profiles, each of the two towers–dubbed Fred and Ginger–displays the computer-generated irregular geometry that has become Gehry’s signature.

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See how computer modeling has revolutionized building design and construction.

Credit: Ralph Richter/Archenova/Estostock

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