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NEMO

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nemoNEMO, the Science Center in The Netherlands is where a visitor may find world of science and technology in a playful and entertaining way. It located just after the IJ Tunnel from the south to North, or in this case was found on the cruise on the water ways in Amsterdam. It is now green clad copper has made the boat-like green building outstandingly from its surrounding.

The architect was Renzo Piano, through his Building Workshop for the National Center for Science and Technology. The ship-like building seen as if a ship is docked at Oosterdok (eastern dock), just like the rest of the yachts, ships, surrounding it. The roof of the building is sloped and is used as a roof terrace. From this terrace, one can see the most beautiful sunset there is. When the sky is clear, the water reflects all the golden color back and meets the sky. It is of no surprise, in summer time to find many Amsterdamers use it as various functions with bean bag chairs scattered around for people to lounge in.

Although the design itself now looked as if the building is a derelict ship and the combination of the image of many different urban fabrics scattered around it does not look pretty, it is still very easy to find. To understand the concept of the building design, we should see the context of the shape of the curved site it has. Overall the thing may look ugly, but we should appreciate it as it still holds the important role as a landmark of Amsterdam.

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  1. finding nemo on March 27th, 2008 11:01 am

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