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Word: gabion (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...DOMINUS WINERY, NAPA It's a shed. A 300-ft.-long two-story shed sheathed in rocks that are held together with the gabion system--a technique used to hold up embankments on highways. But despite its stony visage, this winery, designed by Swiss architecture firm Herzog & De Meuron, is less brutal than brut-worthy and sits well in the Napa landscape. Once inside, visitors find the stony exterior becomes a playful moire that lets in shards of light. The stones are transformed, just like the grapes within each cask...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Best of 1998 Design | 12/21/1998 | See Source »

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