James Dyson is also known for his trial-and-error approach in building function-led product designs.
The original function of the building had been forgotten for centuries, but it is now fascinatingly restored and offers a tragic insight into the darker side of German history.
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Each team has a specific function, such as building engines or doors, and each team member is trained to do approximately 30 different jobs in that area, so that people don't get stale from doing repetitive tasks.
"It's a building with no function, that has no program, " Libeskind says.
But the Merck-bound scientist's main interest has been in the structure and function of proteins, the building blocks of all living things and the basis for most drugs.
Caribbean experts, together with representatives from institutions in Latin America and Europe, examined the challenge posed when a historical building is restored to function as a museum or cultural centre.
The building he designed demonstrates equal clarity of form and function.
Kobel says between 500 and 700 people are working on the project at any time, building below ground while the old station continues to function above.
As part of the plans the cathedral also said it wanted to renovate its gardens and remodel the building's interior, while retaining its primary function as a place of worship.
The traditional construction processes require both technical skills to design the building with consideration to its size, site and function, and aesthetic sense to select the lumber for the construction materials, cut and shape the wood, and assemble and interlock the separate wooden pieces without using nails, creating the so-called joints that withstand a millennium.
You do not replace a building every few years because it no longer provides the same service or function.
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