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Richmond / Continental Building

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Continental Building seems best known for its next-door neighbors: the crinkled-aluminum Markel Building to the west and the Willow Lawn shopping center to the east. Yet, it’s a surprising (though modest) piece of architecture. The entire three-story building is raised on stilts a la Le Corbusier’s Villa Savoye – providing shaded parking. The high arched […]

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Richmond / Enterprise Center

Richmond, VA / By

Inspired by a foil-wrapped baked potato the architect consumed at an American Institute of Architects dinner. Each floor is clad in a 555-foot sledge-hammered sheet of aluminum. Name:  Enterprise Center, aka Markel Building Location:  5310 Markel Road Year Completed:  1965 Architect:  Haig Jamgochian Style:  modern Architecture Richmond:  Markel Building Google Map All images copyright ©

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