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Cahill Center For Astronomy And Astrophysics, Pasadena, California, USA
Cahill Center For Astronomy And Astrophysics, Pasadena, California, USA
Cahill Center For Astronomy And Astrophysics, Pasadena, California, USA
Cahill Center For Astronomy And Astrophysics, Pasadena, California, USA
Cahill Center For Astronomy And Astrophysics, Pasadena, California, USA
Cahill Center For Astronomy And Astrophysics, Pasadena, California, USA
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Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics | Pasadena, USA
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The Cahill Center in Pasadena brings together Caltech’s top-ranked astrophysicists under one roof. The standout elements of the new Center are its fractured façade and its dramatic staircase that penetrates all four floors and acts as an “occupiable telescope”.

Cahill Center For Astronomy And Astrophysics, Pasadena, California, USA
  • LocationPasadena, USA
  • ArchitectMorphosis, Santa Monica, USA
  • BuilderCalifornia Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA
  • PartnerAnning-Johnson Company, Los Angeles, USA
  • Year2008
  • PhotographerRoland Halbe, Stuttgart, Germany
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