The design came from a traditional famous Indian Arch after few design improvements using modern design techniques, then repeat along a path in a parametric way and the path came from precise design study for Le Corbusier city in a very careful way, Le Corbusier in the beginning of his Architect’s life was fond of a strict geometry shapes but in his later Architect’s life he started to love non geometrical shapes.

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The big challenge in designing this museum was creating a contemporary design with respect of its location from two main parts as an Indian city and as a city designed by Le Corbusier. 

In 1983, The University of Florence acquired the complex of Santa Verdiana. The project of reorganization by the architect Roberto Maesto enter in an urban planning plan to requalify the district. Fifty years later, the monastery still hosts students and teachers in architecture. 

Before that it used to be a jail for women since 1816.

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The purpose of the restoration is to make the church suitable for architectural exhibitions, show rooms and a conference hall.

The design of a new building in Florence as new access for Architecture’s Department in Santa Verdiana and as well as exhibition space for architecture works. The area is located in front of Largo Annigoni and it close the side of the historical complex of Santa Verdiana, that partially (in open spaces as yards) could be redesigned. The design area is now an empty space made of old and ruined walls but in the next few year the University of Florence, with Township, will start to build a new building for access the S.V. area based on a competition made in 2005. 

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The new building to design as final exam will have to be built thinking the area as free and also to think about its relationship with Largo Annigoni and with the inner yard system of Santa Verdiana.

This project consist of two separate buildings residential and commercial also a separate parking for each one building spread on two basement floors.

Location Analysis: The land of this project located in the middle of the capital  Damascus between Omawyen and Abasssien square at Morshid Khater street.