tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23968014163838014772024-03-16T00:09:03.825-07:00ArchetypeArchitectural marvels from around the globeTannebaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318808453533163827noreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396801416383801477.post-62875436499577134182014-01-29T15:44:00.000-08:002014-01-29T15:44:00.284-08:00Five Longest Buildings in the World This is a list on the five longest buildings in the world (this does no include bridges). An interesting fact about these buildings, only one of them was built in the 21st century.
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<b>5: Dubai International Airport Cargo Gateway</b></div>
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This building in Dubai built in 2008 is the first in the list, being 1774m long. </div>
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<b>4: Moldin Fortress:</b></div>
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It took from 1832 to 1862 to build this building. The 4th place of the list is a Fortress located in Poland, it's 2.25km long!</div>
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<b>3: Klystron gallery, above the Stanford linear accelerator:</b></div>
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The 3rd place of the series is pretty easy to understand what and where
it is based on the name. Menlo Park, California, USA. This enormous
gallery & accelerator are 3073.72m (scientist are very precise). 8
years (1962-66) took to build this 3km monster.</div>
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<b>2: Ranikot Fort:</b></div>
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Pakistan, home of the more than 8km monster. The Ranikot Fort was built
in the 17th century, for protection obviously. It is 8600m long giving
him the 2nd place in the list.</div>
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The next building has a similar number in length, only in another measurement...</div>
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<b>1: Great Wall Of China</b></div>
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Probably you imagined this was the first place, because it's famous for it's more than 5000km!</div>
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The great wall of China, built in an east to west line across the
northern borders of China. It was used to protect the civilization of
China from the various northern attackers. Other duties of the wall was
to prevent commerce without asking for tax in return, so then all the
routes of the exchange of silk, would bring incomes. </div>
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Here they are some photos of the great wall of China</div>
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Fun fact:</div>
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If you walked the whole wall of China it would take 1716hrs, that's about ten weeks and a day!</div>
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By car (at 100k/h) it would take 3days!</div>
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Feeling like for an adventure?</div>
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The great wall of China was officially started named as the Great Wall
Of China in 200BC. But, it was finished as we know it now (this is also
due to reparations of the wall, expansions & fortifications) in the
17th Century! This means it took more than a millennium to finish the
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The Great Wall, has an actual size of 8851.8km long! That's what makes
this the winner on The Five: Longest buildings in the world.</div>
Tannebaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318808453533163827noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396801416383801477.post-85934518890236218572014-01-22T15:43:00.000-08:002014-01-22T15:43:00.106-08:00Architecture in Space<b><img alt="File:Mir on 12 June 1998edit1.jpg" height="382" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Mir_on_12_June_1998edit1.jpg/626px-Mir_on_12_June_1998edit1.jpg" width="400" /> </b><br />
<b>Space architecture</b>, in its simplest definition, is the theory and practice of designing and building inhabited environments in <a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" title="Outer space">outer space</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1"><span></span><span></span></sup>
The architectural approach to spacecraft design addresses the total
built environment, drawing from diverse disciplines including <a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" title="Physiology">physiology</a>, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" title="Psychology">psychology</a>, and <a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" title="Sociology">sociology</a>
as well as technical fields. Like architecture on Earth, the attempt is
to go beyond the component elements and systems and gain a broad
understanding of the issues that affect design success.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2"><span></span><span></span></sup> Much space architecture work has been in designing concepts for orbital space stations and lunar and Martian exploration ships and surface bases for the world's space agencies, chiefly the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://www.blogger.com/null" title="National Aeronautics and Space Administration">National Aeronautics and Space Administration</a> (NASA).<br />
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The practice of involving architects in the space program grew out of the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" title="Space Race">Space Race</a>,
although its origins can be seen much earlier. The need for their
involvement stemmed from the push to extend space mission durations and
address the needs of astronauts including but beyond minimum survival
needs. Space architecture is currently represented in several
institutions. The <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://www.blogger.com/null" title="Sasakawa International Center for Space Architecture">Sasakawa International Center for Space Architecture</a> (SICSA) is an academic organization with the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" title="University of Houston">University of Houston</a>
that offers a Master of Science in Space Architecture. SICSA also works
design contracts with corporations and space agencies. In Europe, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" title="International Space University">International Space University</a> is deeply involved in space architecture research. The <a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" title="International Conference on Environmental Systems">International Conference on Environmental Systems</a> meets annually to present sessions on <a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" title="Human spaceflight">human spaceflight</a> and space <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://www.blogger.com/null" title="Human factors">human factors</a>. Within the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" title="American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics">American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics</a>,
the Space Architecture Technical Committee has been formed. Despite the
historical pattern of large government-led space projects and
university-level conceptual design, the advent of <a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" title="Space tourism">space tourism</a> threatens to shift the outlook for space architecture work.Tannebaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318808453533163827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396801416383801477.post-78314020666833390742014-01-15T10:32:00.000-08:002014-01-15T10:32:00.079-08:00Amazing Antarctic Research Posts<h3>
THE BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY'S HALLEY VI</h3>
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We've covered the Seussian Halley VI station before, and out of the
research stations listed here, it's probably the most well-tested: the
first in the line of Halley stations is from the late 1950s, and VI
opened up in February. This variation has hydraulic legs (<a href="http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2013-02/weird-antarctic-research-station-skis-ice">it can ski!</a>) and houses up to 52 researchers. <br />
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PRINCESS ELISABETH</h3>
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The Princess Elisabeth Research Station, built in 2009, is notable for being <i>crazy</i>
green: it's the first zero-emissions antarctic research station,
running solely on wind and solar power. Plus, through the miracle of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_solar_building_design">passive architecture</a>--designing to take advantage of the environment to minimize heat loss--it doesn't require any internal heating. <br />
Yep. No heating. In Antarctica.<br />
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THE BHARATI RESEARCH CENTER3>
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This one actually almost looks like a multi-million Pacific coast
beach house. Except, you know, with snow instead of surf out the window.
India's Bharati Research Center (the country's third Antarctic station)
is made from 136 prefab containers, but you wouldn't know from looking.
The station's designed to keep a minimal carbon footprint and is
wrapped in an aluminum case to protect against wind and cold. <br />
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JANG BOGO ANTARCTIC RESEARCH CENTER</h3>
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This station, scheduled to open in April 2014, is still under
construction, to be occupied and managed by the Korea Polar Research
Institute. The design 1) is meant to aerodynamically fend off polar
winds, and 2) looks nutso, in a great way. Do you know that
flying-saucer carnival ride that spins and sticks you to the wall? Sorta
looks like that, with wings. It'll be big, too, able to comfortably
hold as many as 60 researchers at a time. <br />
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ICEBERG LIVING STATION</h3>
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The Iceberg Living Station is still a purely speculative design from
Denmark's MAP Architects, but it's well worth mentioning. Basically,
it's a gigantic igloo: an iceberg gets hollowed out and everything
necessary for research (including people) is placed inside. But won't
that melt? you ask. Yes, which is the idea: after seven to 10 years,
it'll be gone, and the researchers won't have to worry about removing
the discontinued research center, as is usually the case.Tannebaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318808453533163827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396801416383801477.post-63113292726645093762014-01-08T10:31:00.000-08:002014-01-08T10:31:00.565-08:00Ancient Churches<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b>1. Dura-Europos church</b></div>
The Dura-Europos church is the earliest identified Christian house
church. It is located in Dura-Europos in Syria and dates from 235 AD.
The site of Dura-Europos, a former city and walled fortification, was
excavated largely in the 1920s and 1930s by French and American teams.
Within the archaeological site, the house church is located by the 17th
tower and preserved by the same defensive fill that saved the nearby
Dura-Europos synagogue (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dura-Europos_house_church" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>).<br />
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The designation of the oldest church in
the world requires careful use of definitions, and must be divided into
two parts, the oldest in the sense of oldest surviving building, and the
oldest in the sense of oldest Christian church congregation. Even here,
there is the distinction between old church buildings that have been in
continuous use as churches, and those that have been converted to other
purposes; and between buildings that have been in continuous use as
churches and those that were shuttered for many decades. In terms of
congregations, they are distinguished between early established
congregations that have been in continuous existence, and early
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<b>2. Megiddo church</b></div>
Megiddo church in Tel Megiddo, Israel is one of the oldest church
buildings ever discovered by archaeologists, dating to the 3rd century
AD. In 2005, Israeli archaeologist Yotam Tepper of Tel-Aviv University
discovered the remains of a church, believed to be from the third
century, a time when Christians were still persecuted by the Roman
Empire. The remains were found at the Megiddo Prison, which is located a
few hundred meters south of the Tel. Among the finds is an approx.
54-square-metre (580 sq ft) large mosaic with a Greek inscription
stating that the church is consecrated to “the God Jesus Christ.” The
mosaic is very well preserved and features geometrical figures and
images of fish, an early Christian symbol (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megiddo_church" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>).<br />
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<b>3. Monastery of Saint Anthony</b></div>
The Monastery of Saint Anthony is a Coptic Orthodox monastery
standing in an oasis in the Eastern Desert of Egypt. Hidden deep in the
Red Sea mountains, it is located 334 km (207 miles) southeast of Cairo.
It is one of the oldest monasteries in the world, and was established by
the followers of Saint Anthony, who is considered to be the first
ascetic monk. The Monastery of St. Anthony is one of the most prominent
monasteries in Egypt and has strongly influenced the formation of
several Coptic institutions, and has promoted monasticism in general.
Several patriarchs have been pulled from the monastery, and several
hundred pilgrims visit it each day (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery_of_Saint_Anthony" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>).<br />
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<b>4. Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains basilica</b></div>
Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains basilica is a historic church building in
Metz, France that was built in 380 AD and is one of the oldest churches
in Europe. The building was originally built to be part of a Roman spa
complex, but the structure was converted into use as a church in the 7th
century becoming the chapel of Benedictine monastery. A new nave was
constructed in the 1000s with further interior renovations. In the 16th
century the building became a warehouse and remained so until the 1970s
when it was restored and opened for concerts and exhibitions (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains_basilica" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>).<br />
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<b>5. Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion</b></div>
Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church is
the most important church in Ethiopia. The original church is believed
to have been built during the reign of Ezana, the first Christian
emperor of Ethiopia, during the 4th century AD, and has been rebuilt
several times since then. The church is in the town of Axum in the
Tigray Province. Its first putative destruction occurred at the hands of
Queen Gudit during the 10th century. Its second, confirmed, destruction
occurred in the 16th century at the hands of Ahmad ibn Ibrihim
al-Ghazi, after which it was rebuilt by the Emperor Gelawdewos, then
further rebuilt and enlarged by Fasilides during the 17th century (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Our_Lady_Mary_of_Zion" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>).<br />
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<b>6. Cathedral of Trier</b></div>
Cathedral of Trier is a church in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate,
Germany. It is the oldest cathedral in the country. The edifice is
notable for its extremely long life span under multiple different eras
each contributing some elements to its design, including the center of
the main chapel being made of Roman brick laid under the direction of
Saint Helen, resulting in a cathedral added on to gradually rather than
rebuilt in different eras. Its dimensions, 112.5 by 41 m, make it the
largest church structure in Trier. Since 1986 it has been on the UNESCO
list of World Heritage Sites (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_Trier" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>).<br />
<img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-10213" height="266" src="http://wondrous.ipl.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Cathedral-of-Trier-600x399.jpg" title="Cathedral of Trier" width="400" /><br />
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<b>7. Church of Saint Simeon Stylites</b></div>
The Church of Saint Simeon Stylites is a well preserved church that
dates back to the 5th century, located about 30 km northwest of Aleppo,
Syria. It is built on the site of the pillar of St. Simeon Stylites, a
famed hermit monk. It is popularly known as Qalat Seman the ‘Fortress of
Simeon’ (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Saint_Simeon_Stylites" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>).<br />
<img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-10214" height="300" src="http://wondrous.ipl.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Church-of-Saint-Simeon-Stylites-600x450.jpg" title="Church of Saint Simeon Stylites" width="400" /><br />
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<b>8. Hagia Sophia</b></div>
Hagia Sophia is a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later a
mosque, and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. From the date of its
dedication in 360 until 1453, it served as the cathedral of
Constantinople, except between 1204 and 1261, when it was converted to a
Roman Catholic cathedral under the Latin Patriarch of Constantinople of
the Western Crusader established Latin Empire. The building was a
mosque from 29 May 1453 until 1934, when it was secularized. It was
opened as a museum on 1 February 1935 (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>).<br />
<img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-10215" height="300" src="http://wondrous.ipl.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Hagia-Sophia-600x450.jpg" title="Hagia Sophia" width="400" /><br />
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<b>9. Saint Catherine’s Monastery, Mount Sinai</b></div>
Saint Catherine’s Monastery, Mount Sinaiies on the Sinai Peninsula,
at the mouth of a gorge at the foot of Mount Sinai in Saint Katherine
city in Egypt. The monastery is Orthodox and is a UNESCO World Heritage
Site. According to the UNESCO report (60100 ha / Ref: 954), this
monastery is one of the oldest working Christian monasteries in the
world together with the Monastery of Saint Anthony, situated across the
Red Sea in the desert south of Cairo, also lays claim to that title (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Catherine%27s_Monastery,_Mount_Sinai" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>).<br />
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<b>10. Church of the Nativity</b></div>
The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is one of the oldest
continuously operating churches in the world. The structure is built
over the cave that tradition marks as the birthplace of Jesus of
Nazareth, and thus it is considered sacred by Christians. The site is
also revered by followers of Islam (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Nativity" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>).<br />
<img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-10217" height="266" src="http://wondrous.ipl.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Church-of-the-Nativity-600x399.jpg" title="Church of the Nativity" width="400" />Tannebaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318808453533163827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396801416383801477.post-20488680151058610812014-01-01T10:24:00.000-08:002014-01-01T10:24:00.802-08:0010 Out of This World Subway Stations<img alt="Toledo Station 1" height="266" src="http://jaybanks.ca/images/2013/07/698/Toledo-Station-1.jpg" width="400" /><span class="img-caption"> </span><br />
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<span class="img-caption"> Toledo Station by Andrea Resmini</span></h5>
Beneath a city’s streets lie endless tunnels that transport people
from A to B seamlessly and efficiently. Some tunnels lie deeper than
others, crisscrossing each other like veins in the ground. Some of these
tunnels are wide, some narrow, some strewn with rubbish and lonely,
partnerless winter gloves, some polished and endlessly captivating.
Depending on where your travels take you, you'll come across infinite
subway stops on your journey — and some may even leave you a lasting
impression. Subway stations are designed to serve public transit users
in the most effective way possible, but there are some that also
captivate their audience of migrants on their journeys of work and
pleasure. Here are some of the most beautiful and breathtaking subway
stops in the world.<br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Bockenheimer Warte Station (Frankfurt, Germany)</b><br />
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This subway station will drive your senses wild!
Originally constructed in 1986 but expanded by architect Zbiginiew Peter
Pininski in 2001, the entrance to this station baffles locals and
tourists alike on a daily basis. It appears as a vintage train spewing
itself out of the concrete, evoking some sort of horrific transit crash.
Pininski has stated that he was strongly influenced by popular
surrealist artist René Magritte — and the influence shows! Upon entering
the bowels of the decrepit train on street level, transit users are
carried downwards into the station proper, where they're greeted by a
straight-lined, minimalist environment evocative of a space-age
laboratory. Blue tinted glass, polished steel frames, and
porcelain-white subway tiles lend the space a really clean and powerful
edge.</div>
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<img alt="Bockenheimer Warte Station by Daniel Petzold 1" height="299" src="http://jaybanks.ca/images/2013/07/698/Bockenheimer-Warte-Station-by-Daniel-Petzold--1.jpg" width="400" /> </h5>
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Unique Entrance to Bockenheimer Warte Station </h5>
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This Looks Nasty!</h5>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">City Hall Station (New York City, United States)</b>
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Not all subway stops are dark and foreboding. Some
can be exceptional and blessed with actual rays of sunlight penetrating
the tunnel ceilings. How do designers achieve this effect? City Hall
subway station in New York City is located closer to ground level and
incorporates steel-rimmed glass skylights on the tunnel’s ceiling,
bathing the station in natural light during the day. It makes a nice
change and calms those transit users who feel uncomfortable in confined
spaces. Constructed in October 1904, City Hall Station was designed with
Victorian architecture in mind — and many of its original fittings
remain in place to this day.</div>
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<img alt="City Hall Station by Paul Lowry 2" height="268" src="http://jaybanks.ca/images/2013/07/698/City-Hall-Station-by-Paul-Lowry-2.jpg" width="400" /> </h5>
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Rays of Sunlight Penetrating the Tunnel Ceiling<a href="http://jaybanks.ca/images/2013/07/City-Hall-Station-by-Paul-Lowry-1.jpg" rel="lightbox[slideshow]" title="City Hall Station by Paul Lowry 1"> </a>at City Hall Station</h5>
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<img alt="City Hall Station by Paul Lowry 1" height="268" src="http://jaybanks.ca/images/2013/07/698/City-Hall-Station-by-Paul-Lowry-1.jpg" width="400" /> </h5>
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City Hall in NYC was Designed with Victorian Architecture in Mind</h5>
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<img alt="City Hall Station by Salim Virji" height="300" src="http://jaybanks.ca/images/2013/07/698/City-Hall-Station-by-Salim-Virji.jpg" width="400" /> </h5>
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This Doesn't Look Like a Subway Station, does it?</h5>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Formosa Boulevard Station (Kaohsiuna, Taiwan)</b>
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Chances are if you’ve had the pleasure of visiting
Taiwan’s Formosa Boulevard subway station, you‘ve walked away knowing
that you'll never see anything quite like it again. This transit stop
underwent extensive remodelling in the late 2000s in time for the 2009
World Games.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s best known for its massive <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dome of Light,</i>
designed by Italian artist Narcissus Quagliata. The dome is the largest
piece of glass work in the world and now hosts weddings underneath its
spectacular scenes of nature and wildlife. Vivid colours and stunning
wrap-around views grace the station’s ceiling, and circular columns
offer a splendid feast for the eyes during both day and night.</div>
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<img alt="Formosa Boulevard Station by Atsuhiko Takagi" height="268" src="http://jaybanks.ca/images/2013/07/698/Formosa-Boulevard-Station-by-Atsuhiko-Takagi.jpg" width="400" /> </h5>
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Dome of Light at Farmosa Boulevard Station</h5>
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<img alt="Formosa Boulevard Station by James Kirk" height="266" src="http://jaybanks.ca/images/2013/07/698/Formosa-Boulevard-Station-by-James.Kirk.jpg" width="400" /> </h5>
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What Is This Reminding You Of?</h5>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Kirovsky Zavod Station (St. Petersburg, Russia)</b>
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Stepping into Kirovsky Zavod subway station feels
as if you're stepping into a marbleized crypt dedicated to the memory of
Russian revolutionary and communist leader Vladimir Lenin. Natural
light floods the marble and porcelain station, where skylights running
along the tunnel’s roof ultimately guide all transit users to a giant
bust of Lenin sitting proudly at the end of a hallway. A museum-like
hush fills the station’s busy platforms as locals and tourists navigate
their way in and out of Kirovsky Zavod station. This particular subway
stop is an architect’s symmetrical dream in that all archways, columns,
and floor tiles line up precisely, forming clear passageways through the
underground mecca. Opened in November 1955, Kirovsky Zavod station is
part of the St. Petersburg Metro line.</div>
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<img alt="Kirovsky Zavod Station by Wikipedia" height="266" src="http://jaybanks.ca/images/2013/07/698/Kirovsky-Zavod-Station-by-Wikipedia.jpg" width="400" /><span class="img-caption"> </span></h5>
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<span class="img-caption">Kirovsky Zavod by Wiki Media Commons</span></h5>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Muenchner Freiheit Station (Munich, Germany)</b></h3>
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Originally opened to the public in October 1971,
this subway station was extensively renovated by lighting designer Ingo
Maurer from 2008 to 2009. Despite the fact that most of the station’s
major structure was left intact, the station now evokes a very modern,
sci-fi feel with lighting panels installed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in
the walls, columns, and ceiling tiles. Pops of colour emerge
intermittently amid the station’s main colour scheme of light grey and
porcelain white. Muenchner Freiheit subway station serves as a major
junction between the U-Bahn U3 and U6.</div>
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<img alt="Muenchner Freiheit Station by Metro Centric" height="266" src="http://jaybanks.ca/images/2013/07/698/Muenchner-Freiheit-Station-by-Metro-Centric.jpg" width="400" /> </h5>
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Sci-fi? No, Muenchner Freiheit Station!</h5>
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<img alt="Muenchner Freiheit Station by digital cat" height="266" src="http://jaybanks.ca/images/2013/07/698/Muenchner-Freiheit-Station-by-digital-cat.jpg" width="400" /> </h5>
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Look Up!</h5>
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<img alt="Muenchner Freiheit Station by Vastman" height="267" src="http://jaybanks.ca/images/2013/07/698/Muenchner-Freiheit-Station-by-Vastman.jpg" width="400" /> </h5>
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Futuristic and Old School at the Same TIME</h5>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Museum Station (Toronto, Canada)</b>
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Museum Station originally opened in 1963 and was
named for Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum (the ROM). Extensively
remodelled in April 2008, the new design incorporates popular exhibits
from the ROM and takes on a more minimalist and streamlined look. The
station’s structural columns were modelled after the ancient Egyptian
deity Osiris, Toltec warriors, Doric columns found in Greece’s mighty
Parthenon, and First Nations house posts. Steel, aluminum, and polished
subway tiles replaced the somewhat tired-looking décor of the 1960s,
allowing a truly modern look to bring the city's underground to life.</div>
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<img alt="Museum Station by Konstantin Papushin" height="266" src="http://jaybanks.ca/images/2013/07/698/Museum-Station-by-Konstantin-Papushin.jpg" width="400" /> </h5>
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Explore ROM right at the Museum Station in Toronto!</h5>
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<img alt="Museum Station by Tony Hisgett" height="257" src="http://jaybanks.ca/images/2013/07/698/Museum-Station-by-Tony-Hisgett.jpg" width="400" /> </h5>
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Meet the Past</h5>
<img alt="Museum Station by booledozer" height="300" src="http://jaybanks.ca/images/2013/07/698/Museum-Station-by-booledozer.jpg" width="400" /><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Olaias Station (Lisbon, Portugal)</b></h3>
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Stepping into Lisbon’s Olaias Station is like
stepping into a kaleidoscope of colour! It was recently voted ninth on
British newspaper <i>The Telegraph</i>’s list of the 22 most beautiful
subway stations in Europe. Designed by architect Tomas Taveira and
opened in May 1998, this station is part of Lisbon’s busy red subway
line. Steel and aluminum escalators carry transit users down into the
station’s depths, bypassing spaces filled with coloured glass panels and
intricately decorated structural columns. The station’s multi-coloured
floor tiles are haphazardly placed but still look like they line up
perfectly. Veins of colour run from the floors and walls all the way up
to the ceilings. In the evenings, the station lights dim and bathe
pedestrians in a calming, soft yellow glow. </div>
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<img alt="Olaias Station by Ingolf 2" height="300" src="http://jaybanks.ca/images/2013/07/698/Olaias-Station-by-Ingolf-2.jpg" width="400" /></h5>
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<img alt="Olaias Station by Ingolf 3" height="300" src="http://jaybanks.ca/images/2013/07/698/Olaias-Station-by-Ingolf-3.jpg" width="400" /> </h5>
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Olaias Station was Designed by Tomas Taveira</h5>
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<img alt="Olaias Station by Ingolf 4" height="400" src="http://jaybanks.ca/images/2013/07/698/Olaias-Station-by-Ingolf-4.jpg" width="299" /> </h5>
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Kaleidoscope of Colour at Olaias Station in Lisbon</h5>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Stadion Station (Stockholm, Sweden)</b></h3>
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Feel like stepping into a rainbow? Then your best
bet is to pay Stadion Station a visit. Opened in 1973, this cavernous
underground hub serves the busy Stockholm metro red line. Colourful
ceilings, stone walls and glossy grey tiles lead transit users down to
the station’s platforms, which are drenched in bright white light
courtesy of modern track lighting fixtures. The tunnel walls pulse with
colour, making pedestrians feel as if they’re floating above the clouds
and into a rainbow. The real question is whether they'll find the pot of
gold at the end of the rainbow — but chances are they already have.</div>
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<img alt="Stadion Station by Mikel Ortega" height="400" src="http://jaybanks.ca/images/2013/07/698/Stadion-Station-by-Mikel-Ortega.jpg" width="400" /> </h5>
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Rainbow at Stadion Station in Stockholm</h5>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Toledo Station (Naples, Italy)</b></h3>
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Opened in September 2012, Toledo subway station is
one of Europe’s newest metro stops. It's also one of the deepest, at 50
metres below street level. Designed by Spanish firm Oscar Tusquets
Blanca, this station was modelled after water and light. Just below
street level, transit users immerse themselves in what almost seems to
be an art museum. Intricate tile mosaics adorn the walls, blue-tinted
skylights and spotlights cover the ceiling, and reflective steel-covered
staircases lead passengers to the terminal’s turnstiles. Visitors are
then taken down into the station’s depths via glass-framed steel
escalators that are bathed in a bluish glow. As you descend to the
bottom level, you'll feel as if you’re diving deeper and deeper into a
Mediterranean sea, surrounded by aquatic-themed walls and glass panels.
This subway station earned the distinction of being one of the only
Metro Art stations in Europe.</div>
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<img alt="Toledo Station 1" height="266" src="http://jaybanks.ca/images/2013/07/698/Toledo-Station-1.jpg" width="400" /> </h5>
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Can You Count the Tiles? </h5>
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<img alt="Toledo Naples 2" height="266" src="http://jaybanks.ca/images/2013/07/698/Toledo-Naples-2.jpg" width="400" /> </h5>
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Step into the Universe!</h5>
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<img alt="Toledo Naples 4" height="277" src="http://jaybanks.ca/images/2013/07/698/Toledo-Naples-4.jpg" width="400" /> </h5>
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Toledo Station was Designed by Oscar Tusquets Blanca</h5>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Zoloti Vorota Station (Kiev, Ukraine)</b>
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Never before or since has a subway station seemed
as cavernous and medieval at the same time! Zotoli Vorota's arched
ceilings are hung with giant, steel-rimmed chandeliers that evoke a
medieval banquet. Intricate tile mosaics adorn each archway, and dark
grey slate tiles cover the floors. Giant circular columns stand
throughout the station, supporting the thick tunnel walls. A cool, crisp
breeze fills the inside of Zoloti Vorota thanks to all the marble used
in its construction, and echoes of footfalls, conversation, and laughter
fill the air. Zoloti Vorota Station opened in December 1989, and it
remains one of the most popular (and busiest) subway stations on the
Kiev Metro line. </div>
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<img alt="Zoloti Vorota Station by Wikimedia Commons 1" height="263" src="http://jaybanks.ca/images/2013/07/698/Zoloti-Vorota-Station-by-Wikimedia-Commons-1.jpg" width="400" /><span class="img-caption"> </span></h5>
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<span class="img-caption">Zoloti Vorota Station by Wiki Media Commons </span></h5>
For many city dwellers and tourists, using public
transit is a real eye-opener. Let’s be honest — when you enter the
depths of a subway tunnel, the last thing you’re expecting is to be
blown away by architecture and design. Have you visited any impressive
subway stations lately?<br />
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<img align="absmiddle" hspace="3" src="http://www.oddee.com/_media/imgs/oddee/top1.gif" /> Stockholm Tunnelbana <small>(Sweden)</small></h2>
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`Subway stations are usually designed in a clean and modernistic style
in order to make people forget they are traveling deep underground. It
is different in the Stockholm subway though, in which several of the
deep underground stations are cut into solid rock which were left with
cave-like ceilings. Oldnature meets nextnature. The fine ‘cave
paintings' make the finishing touch.
<nobr><small>(<a href="http://www.nextnature.net/2009/12/stockholm-underground-cavepaintings/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Link</a> | <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/miltoncorrea/1383919036/%60" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Photo</a>)</small></nobr><br />
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<img align="absmiddle" hspace="3" src="http://www.oddee.com/_media/imgs/oddee/top2.gif" /> Munich U-Bahn <small>(Germany)</small></h2>
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Munich Public Transport System (MVV) is a splendidly constructed system
consisting of dozens of S-Bahn (suburbian trains), U-Bahn (subway),
Tram-Bahn / Straßenbahn (streetcar) and bus lines, connecting all parts
of the city perfectly. This metro system has been opened in 1972 and has
spacious and clean stations. The earlier ones are rather minimalistic
in design while the later ones got more interesting architectural
features and some works of art.
<nobr><small>(<a href="http://mic-ro.com/metro/phototour.html?city=munich" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Link</a> | <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yushimoto_02/2217818564/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Photo 1</a> | <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmauerer/3247999528/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Photo 2</a>)</small></nobr><br />
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<img align="absmiddle" hspace="3" src="http://www.oddee.com/_media/imgs/oddee/top3.gif" /> Shanghai Bund Sightseeing Tunnel <small>(China)</small></h2>
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This has to be one of the most surreal, psychedlic and fun forms of
public transport. The Tunnel connects East Nanjin Rd on the Bund, and
Pudong near the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, running under the Huangpu
river. It's a psychedelic trip in a glass capsule along the 647 metre
flashing, strobing tunnel. <br />
Read more at <a href="http://www.oddee.com/item_97031.aspx#t4RHah8BgRI2IJiJ.99" style="color: #003399;">http://www.oddee.com/item_97031.aspx#t4RHah8BgRI2IJiJ.99</a></div>
Tannebaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318808453533163827noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396801416383801477.post-28858325280464104872013-12-27T12:00:00.000-08:002013-12-27T12:00:00.767-08:00Five Amazing Underwater Structures<br />
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Poseidon Resorts, Fiji</div>
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While construction has been on hold for years, <a href="http://www.poseidonresorts.com/poseidon_main.html" target="_blank">Poseidon</a>
will have no trouble hooking guests if it's ever completed. Plans call
for 24 undersea suites with 4-inch-thick transparent plexiglass windows
to let guests take in the world under the sea. Although all the suites
will be connected to a permanently fixed main corridor, they'll be
detachable stand-alone modules that can resurface if necessary.
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Visitors would access Poseidon's suites <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airlock" target="_blank">airlocks</a> with carbon fiber doors. This form of entry and exit allows the resort
to keep its interior at surface pressure, lessening the possibility of
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Water Discus Hotel, Dubai</div>
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Dubai is no stranger to extreme feats of engineering, and its <a href="http://www.gizmag.com/dubai-water-discus-hotel-sleep-underwater/22422/" target="_blank">Water Discus Hotel</a>
aims to become the first underwater lodging in the emirate. The
structure will include both an above-water and below-water section (both
are disc-shaped like something out of <i>Star Wars,</i> but their
actual sizes aren't yet determined). The above-water disc will be
connected to a series of satellite discs housing the hotel's spa,
garden, and swimming pool. The below-water disc features 21 two-person
rooms, a dive center, and a bar that will let you drink with the fishes.
A vertical shaft containing an elevator and a staircase will offer
access between the two.
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Design mechanics call for five solid legs to extend down from the lower
disc and stabilize the structure on the seabed, while keeping it easily
mobile in case the undersea portion needs to resurface for repairs. In
the unlikely event of flooding, the hotel's satellite discs are buoyant
and can be released and used as flotation devices. Additional high-tech
perks include underwater internet and an upper-deck landing pad for
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14-seat eatery located 16 feet below the water's surface. The boat-size
structure is encased in a transparent acrylic tunnel offering 270-degree
exterior views, so it's almost like dining in a fish tank. Visitors
descend into the restaurant via a spiral staircase that's located in a
thatched pavilion at the end of a jetty.
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workers situated the 175-ton structure on the sea floor by filling it
with 85 tons of sand ballast. They then attached the restaurant to four
steel piles (each of which had been vibro-hammered approximately 15 feet
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and enter via a 5 x 7–foot moon pool at the bottom of the structure, 21
feet below the sea's surface. Compressed air keeps the lodge from
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more than 400 life-size sculptures sitting on the sea floor in 28 feet
of water. It's a museum without walls, and each work of art is made from
pH neutral clay that encourages the growth of corals and attracts sea
life so the sculptures will grow and change over time.
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Artist Jason de Caires Taylor plans to add 63 new pieces to the museum
this July, including a kinetic sculpture boasting wings made of living
fan coral and <i>The Listener,</i> which features an underwater device that projects nearby sounds. MUSA is accessible to divers and snorkelers.</div>
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more than 400 life-size sculptures sitting on the sea floor in 28 feet
of water. It's a museum without walls, and each work of art is made from
pH neutral clay that encourages the growth of corals and attracts sea
life so the sculptures will grow and change over time.</div>
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Tannebaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318808453533163827noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396801416383801477.post-53029276083383037822013-12-26T12:00:00.000-08:002013-12-26T12:00:01.708-08:00Underground Structures At the end of the 19th century, HG Wells imagined a
future in which industry had been completely located underground, whilst
above ground all was green and leafy.
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The sunlit dome of the Mansueto
library. It is immediately adjacent to the Brutalist Regenstein library
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In The Time Machine, HG Wells wrote: “there
is a tendency to utilize underground space for the less ornamental
purposes of civilization.” In that book, Wells imagined a future in
which industry had been completely located underground, whilst above
ground all was green and leafy. At the end of the 19th century, it was
perhaps understandable to imagine a future where this was the case.
After all, as Wells put it, referring to the working class areas of
London: “Even now, does not an East-end worker live in such artificial
conditions as practically to be cut off from the natural surface of the
earth?” </div>
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The libraries key innovation is its
subterranean automated storage and retrieval system, extending 15m
underground and which can hold 3.5million volumes
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Something very different has happened to the
building of structures beneath our cities. Certainly Wells was right to
identify it as a place modern civilisation would travel to but our
cities are free of industry below ground as well as above and whilst we
still travel beneath the ground, at the beginning of the 21st century we
are also building important cultural facilities there. The phenomenon
is particularly pronounced in the USA, although it is becoming
increasingly common elsewhere. So why are we putting our theatres,
libraries and museums beneath our feet? And how are designers and
architects facilitating and making the best of this new trend?
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Designed by Helmut Jahn, the Library
is effectively an above grade reading room with the book stored
beneath. The University of Chicago wanted to keep all its books on
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The National Law Enforcement Museum (NLEM)
in Washington DC is a case in point. Having designed a memorial to the
police forces of the United States in Judiciary Square in Washington DC,
architect Davis Buckley was charged with subsequently finding a Museum.
Wishing to create continuity with the monument, he suggested Judiciary
Square itself. Judiciary Square however, is one of the most historical
squares in the United States. Pierre L’Enfant, the original planner of
the city fought bitterly with George Washington over the laying out of
the square, with Thomas Jefferson interceding on his behalf. Abraham
Lincoln held his inaugural ball on the site. It has tremendous historic
worth. </div>
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In architectural terms there is a
strong relationship between The Museum of Law Enforcement and Law
Enforcement Memorial which sits in the square. Both are designed by
Davis Buckley architects </div>
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Furthermore Judiciary Square is lined with
important buildings and there is only really room underground. The
square is home to several specialist courts including the United States
Tax Court, the Court of Appeal for the Armed Forces and several
courthouses for the District of Columbia. In addition there are number
of important government buildings. The square, however, is being
refocused away from simply its role as the heart of the US judiciary. It
is also becoming an area of museums. The former Pension building is now
a museum of architecture called the Museum of Building. The NLEM fits
nicely into this dual role of the square. </div>
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The entrance pavilion of the Museum
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However there is no room for it to fit
nicely into the square! At least, above ground. Davis Buckley’s proposal
for the Museum which has just broken ground, is for two 4,000-square
foot, above-ground glass-entry pavilions. These are supposed to
symbolize the visibility of law enforcement but also provide an
unobtrusive entrance on the historic square. The visitor then descends
into the Museum, where the space will open to reveal the full expanse of
the Museum. Architecturally its not dissimilar to the 9/11 Memorial and
Museum albeit that the latter is a response to the ruins of a former
building. Still the form is similar, a glass pavilion at ground level, a
ramp down, and a vast. (Indeed the NLEM will contain a structural beam
collected from Ground Zero.) </div>
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Rendering of the low slung roof of
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According to architect Davis Buckley he’s
had to “convince everyone from the National Capital Planning commission
to the Secretary of the Interior’ that the subterranean site was the
best place for the largest museum in the world dedicated to police. The
real reason for submerging the NLEM though is to deal with conservation
issues in a historic part of the city. As even young cities like
Washington DC age, valuable space is being found underground. They are
being made available by the architectural application of the engineering
techniques that built what Wells called ‘the less ornamental purposes
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A rendering of the Shanghai Cultural
Plaza from an aerial view. The entrance pavilion for the Theatre is
part of landscape plan dominated by gentle curves
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The architectural relationship between a
glass pavilion and a subterranean store or vault is the primary
relationship here. The former has a number of uses: it can provide a
means for natural light to pass into lower levels and it can advertise
the function of the subterranean structure. This is partially the case
with the Joe and Rika Mansueto Library at the University of Chicago
which is immediately adjacent to the Regenstein Library - an important
brutalist building. The domed reading room, sits modestly next to the
Skidmore Owings and Merrill building. Not only is it possible to see
what the building is for through the glass structure but conversely when
one is inside one can enjoy reading in the natural light. Beneath it a
five-storey chamber contains 3.5m books, which are retrieved and
delivered to the main desk by one of five massive cranes.
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The entrance canopy is a huge
space-frame structure which will be colonised by plantlife
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So in this new emerging typology we can see
an architectural relationship between a glass pavilion which advertises
the function and a lower chamber where the cultural delights are stored.
We can also see the move underground as being a means of preserving
particularly treasured architectural conservation areas - be that a
historic downtown or a more recent university campus. We can also see
that an architectural language previously reserved for metropolitan
transport - small pavilion structures both signaling to and sheltering
entrances underground have been expanded and become less incidental,
more architectural structures with the use of full glazing. Others
existing in the USA: the refurbished underground museum at Franklin
Court in Philadelphia; a new underground addition by Frank Gehry to the
Philadelphia Museum of Art. </div>
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The entrance canopy is a huge
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It isn’t just the USA though were this
subterranean response to sensitive sites is being seen. The Shanghai
Culture Plaza is within the former French Concession on a site that
previously housed a dog-racing track, then an auditorium for political
and cultural events during Mao’s time and, latterly, a central flower
market. Its main feature is a theatre which has 570,000 sq m of its
full floor space of 650,000m sq m underground thereby making it the
largest underground theatre in the world. Although anything generally
goes in Shanghai with development, digging down was the only way to get
around high limitations in this rare conservation area in the
city.Typically for such subterranean structures a sculptural
relationship is established in the underground spaces with the entrance
above. Here it is a funnel of glass which introduces day light into
lower levels of the theatre. </div>
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Parts of the 9/11 Memorial Museum
are artifacts themselves. The so-called ''slurry wall,'' was built to
hold back flood waters of the Hudson. </div>
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Indeed, ornament is a feature of these
expensive buildings, in contradiction to the feature of late 19th
Century life that HG Wells noted. The NLEM has a budget of $80m and the
Mansueto Library designed by Helmut Jahn, fresh from designing the Veer
Towers in Las Vegas, cost $68m to build. These cultural buildings
feature highly wrought steel forms, with full glazing in the pavilions
above and beneath crowded cities, vast amounts of circulation space - a
rare luxury in todays crowded cities. As we turn more of our cities into
conservation areas, the underground option for new cultural
institutions is becoming more and more attractive.
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The west chamber which will house
some of the largest artifacts from the twin towers, including the “last
column,” removed from the site during a funereal ceremony in 2002. The
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Tannebaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318808453533163827noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396801416383801477.post-20023690812458189492013-12-25T12:00:00.000-08:002013-12-24T19:24:05.820-08:00The 10 Oldest Buildings In The World<div class="buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit " id="superlist_1158053_5618">
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<span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">10.</span> The King’s Grave, Sweden</h2>
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Constructed during the Nordic Bronze Age, this is an “unusually grand” double burial tomb from about 3,000 years ago.</div>
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<span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">9.</span> Naveta des Tudons, Spain</h2>
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Built 3,200 years ago and discovered
in 1975, this tomb contains at least one hundred men and their prized
possessions, like bronze bracelets and ceramic buttons.</div>
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<span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">8.</span> Treasury of Atreus, Greece</h2>
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This tomb was constructed during the
Bronze Age, over 3,250 years ago. For over a thousand years it contained
the tallest and widest dome in the world, until the completion of the
Pantheon.</div>
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<span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">7.</span> Caral, Peru</h2>
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A large ancient settlement in Peru, currently the oldest known city in the Americas, constructed in over 4,600 years ago.</div>
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<span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">6.</span> Pyramid of Djoser, Egypt</h2>
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Built to contain Pharaoh Djoser after
his death almost 4,700 years ago, the complex is the oldest stone-cut
construction in the world.</div>
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<span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">5.</span> Hulbjerg Jættestue, Denmark</h2>
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Built 5,000 years ago, when this
burial was discovered, there were forty individuals inside, one of which
showed some of the earliest examples of dentistry work.</div>
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<span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">4.</span> Newgrange, Ireland</h2>
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A prehistoric monument and the oldest building in Ireland, built circa 5,100 years ago.</div>
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<span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">3.</span> Monte d’Accoddi, Italy</h2>
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Built somewhere in-between 5,200-4,800 years ago, this remarkably preserved building was either a temple or an altar.</div>
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<span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">2.</span> Knap of Howar, Scotland</h2>
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Originally part of a farmstead, this
is the oldest stone house in Europe, standing since 3,500-3,100BC, or up
to 5,500 years ago.</div>
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<span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">1.</span> Megalithic Temples of Malta</h2>
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These free-standing structures were
all used as religious temples, and are the oldest of their kind in the
world, constructed between 3,500-2,500BC, also over 5,500 years ago.</div>
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Tannebaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318808453533163827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396801416383801477.post-7936513668368281992013-12-24T19:18:00.001-08:002013-12-24T19:20:47.359-08:00The Most Expensive Buildings In The World<h2>
<b>10. Antilla, Mumbai, India – $2.53 billion</b></h2>
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Antilla
is a building in Mumbai in India that has 27 floors and rises up to 173
meters. It was designed by Perkins & Will and was built in 2010 at
an original cost of $2 billion. Believe it or not, this is not a
commercial building. This is the house of <a href="http://www.therichest.com/celebnetworth/celebrity-business/men/mukesh-ambani-net-worth/" title="Mukesh Ambani Net Worth">Mukesh Ambani</a>, the Chairman of Reliance Industries. The house has a full time staff of around 600 people serving the family around the clock.<br />
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<b>9. City of Dreams, Macau, China – $2.75 billion</b></h2>
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The
City of Dreams is a casino located in Macau. Arquitectonica created and
design the building that has 37 floors and rises up to 164 meters. Its
original cost pre-inflation in 2009 was $2.4 billion. The building is
located at the Cotai Strip in the Cotai reclamation area that the city
had built. Melco Crown Entertainment owns the building, which is its
second mega property in Macau.<br />
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<b>8. The Venetian Macau, Macau, China – $2.97 billion</b></h2>
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The
Venetian Macau is a luxury hotel and casino resort. Designed by Aedas,
the building has 39 floors and rises up to 225 meters. The building was
completed in 2005, with its cost running at that time to $2.4 billion.
It is owned by Las Vegas Sands and serves as the anchor of the seven
hotels in the Cotai Strip. It covers 10.5 million square feet and is
largely modeled after its sister casino in Las Vegas.<br />
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<b>7. Wynn Resort, Las Vegas – $3.26 billion</b></h2>
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Wynn
Resort is a 45-story building that rises up to 187 meters high.
Designed by Butler Ashworth Architects and Jerde Partnership, the
building was completed in 2005, with its cost at that time running up to
$2.7 billion. The building is considered as the flagship property of
Wynn Resorts Limited. It is located on Las Vegas Boulevard directly
across the Las Vegas Strip from the Fashion Show Mall.<br />
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<b>6. One World Trade Center, New York – $3.8 billion</b></h2>
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One
World Trade Center in New York is a 104-story building that rises up to
541 meters up in the air. David Childs did the architecture while
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill designed the building that was completed
in 2012 at a cost of $3.8 billion. It is the primary building of the new
World Trade Center Complex in lower Manhattan. It is currently the
tallest building in New York City, surpassing the height of the Empire
State Building.<br />
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<b>5. The Shard, London, England – $3.9 billion</b></h2>
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The
Shard is an 87-story building in London that rises up to a height of
310 meters. The building forms part of the London Bridge Quarter
development. It was completed in 2012, with the observation deck being
opened to the public in February 2013. It is the tallest building in the
European Union and the second tallest freestanding structure in the
United Kingdom. Designed by the renowned Italian architect Renzo Piano,
the building is jointly owned by Sellar Property and the state of Qatar.<br />
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<b>4. The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas – $4.16 billion</b></h2>
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The
Cosmopolitan is a 52-story building that rises up to 184 meters. The
Friedmutter Group designed the building together with Arquitectonica.
The building was completed in 2010 at a cost of $3.9 billion. This
luxury casino and resort hotel at the west side of the Las Vegas Strip
actually consists of two high-rise towers. The acclaimed building has
been awarded as the best hotel in the world in 2013.<br />
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<b>3. Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi – $4.46 billion</b></h2>
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The
Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi has only six floors and rises up to 72.6
meters. John Elliott did the design and architecture. The building was
completed in 2005 at a cost of $3 billion at that time. It is considered
a seven-star luxury hotel, with its own marina and helipad. It covers
850,000 square meters of floor space. The hotel is located on 1.3
kilometers of private beach and surrounded by 85 hectares of gardens,
with 114 domes approximately 80 meters high.<br />
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<b>2. Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore – $5.38 billion</b></h2>
<b><img alt="2" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2667603" height="249" src="http://static5.therichestimages.com/cdn/583/364/70/c/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/237-583x364.jpg" width="400" /></b><br />
Resorts
World Sentosa was completed in 2010 at a cost at that time of $4.93
billion. It has 10 floors and rises up to 50 meters high. Michael Graves
designed the building. It is basically an integrated resort in Sentosa
Island off the southern coast of Singapore. It has a casino, a Marine
Life Park, the largest oceanarium in the world, and Universal Studios.
Genting Singapore developed the property and is considered as one of the
most expensive casino properties in the world.<br />
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<b>1. Marina Bay Sands, Singapore – $6 billion</b></h2>
<b><img alt="1" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2667602" height="249" src="http://static2.therichestimages.com/cdn/583/364/70/c/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/150-583x364.jpg" width="400" /></b><br />
Marina
Bay Sands is a 57-storey building that rises 194 meters into the air.
Moshe Safdie designed the building that was completed in 2010 at a cost
of $5.5 billion at the time. It is actually an integrated resort that
fronts Marina Bay in Singapore, covering 20 hectares of property. It has
the world’s largest atrium casino, a 340-meter long SkyPark, and a
150-meter infinity swimming pool on top of the largest public
cantilevered platform in the world. It features a mall, museum, two
large theaters, seven celebrity chef restaurants, two floating Crystal
Pavilions and an ice skating rink.Tannebaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318808453533163827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396801416383801477.post-67825648404383456632011-04-04T11:36:00.000-07:002011-04-04T11:36:00.303-07:00Van Egeraat, Dynamo Stadium, Moscow<span style="font-size:85%;">Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat has won a competition to redevelop the Dynamo Moscow Stadium and surrounding park in Moscow.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj86tfgXoVoW1GwCGymInpwjp2xul7Ro12EyO20xEDiIFgXakR4dKfl_BlYFJ4xGC9ATmO500lB6tqUl0Sshoq4Ry3Y7mqmmkCutBkvNS6Y5HMyzEQhbk3r0zoGFdtgy8bGCcj0yTv3GiE/s1600/Dynamo-Stadium-Erick-van-Egeraat-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj86tfgXoVoW1GwCGymInpwjp2xul7Ro12EyO20xEDiIFgXakR4dKfl_BlYFJ4xGC9ATmO500lB6tqUl0Sshoq4Ry3Y7mqmmkCutBkvNS6Y5HMyzEQhbk3r0zoGFdtgy8bGCcj0yTv3GiE/s400/Dynamo-Stadium-Erick-van-Egeraat-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492919190541156946" border="0" /></a><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-size:85%;">Called VTB Arena Park, the project comprises the redevelopment of the Dynamo Moscow stadium and its surrounding park Erick a contemporary multifunctional urban regenerator, that will play a key role in transforming its wider surroundings.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mM1UyVdYgBSGsiJuYKPC1I9c65dfdTP5eDQ1DvhchZkDZ2iy38uQNTMszKDWFLthu8FE3_UmMhO6u2VRFBVd592wUa-QaACV8ybHrGF6A_ligd2aAcACR9VI7lP2Ha8223G3Qph51O0/s1600/Dynamo-Stadium-Erick-van-Egeraat-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mM1UyVdYgBSGsiJuYKPC1I9c65dfdTP5eDQ1DvhchZkDZ2iy38uQNTMszKDWFLthu8FE3_UmMhO6u2VRFBVd592wUa-QaACV8ybHrGF6A_ligd2aAcACR9VI7lP2Ha8223G3Qph51O0/s400/Dynamo-Stadium-Erick-van-Egeraat-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492919197103716290" border="0" /></a></p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-size:85%;">Erick van Egeraat’s 300,000-m2 multifunctional culture, health and sports centre will be developed on a 116,000-m2 site and will comprise a 45,000-seat Stadium Arena for Dynamo Moscow, a 10,000-seat Arena Hall, a Retail and Entertainment complex, restaurants, parking and other facilities.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG61grGtyvf-XSE43FHxK4wbMJ7ovoSvHlshBYz1V61MWOBL-xujTDHhcWTcFS3H7g9d9RhU1m6QAsd4N9rmpedijZzGnhL9OkICIKsY6QeY4I6wAyNWhAgLbhZyFu6UXD7nG9Hz4Z-pw/s1600/Dynamo-Stadium-Erick-van-Egeraat-5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG61grGtyvf-XSE43FHxK4wbMJ7ovoSvHlshBYz1V61MWOBL-xujTDHhcWTcFS3H7g9d9RhU1m6QAsd4N9rmpedijZzGnhL9OkICIKsY6QeY4I6wAyNWhAgLbhZyFu6UXD7nG9Hz4Z-pw/s400/Dynamo-Stadium-Erick-van-Egeraat-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492919215093983634" border="0" /></a></p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-size:85%;">VTB Arena allows the existing park to be completely preserved as a public, green area. Parking facilities will be included underground, and horeca and sports training facilities will be included above ground, with the park continuing over the roof of these functions.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNiaG6jZ6eRZc1EB9Qh94WJb54p25bqzhtZn98ejpTp-nMwZUuPO0v6AZJQ4-MroWBDmIMW-wRo8lVPw5yEd-V05olIU75rjMJzWhxNBuIh2NClhsk_Eqad2Dut3DLf80HZRJ2YzXE8gs/s1600/Dynamo-Stadium-Erick-van-Egeraat-4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNiaG6jZ6eRZc1EB9Qh94WJb54p25bqzhtZn98ejpTp-nMwZUuPO0v6AZJQ4-MroWBDmIMW-wRo8lVPw5yEd-V05olIU75rjMJzWhxNBuIh2NClhsk_Eqad2Dut3DLf80HZRJ2YzXE8gs/s400/Dynamo-Stadium-Erick-van-Egeraat-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492919211405428866" border="0" /></a></p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-size:85%;">Erick van Egeraat partnered with Russian architect Mikhail Posokhin for the project.</span></p>Tannebaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318808453533163827noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396801416383801477.post-40205212484586399052011-04-03T11:36:00.000-07:002011-04-03T11:36:00.104-07:00Frank Gehry, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Las Vegas<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;">Frank Gehry’s newest project, the </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;">Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, in Las Vegas</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;">, is a leading research centre for degenerative brain diseases.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZeoasoINsr7ZEMxLQLXoNpwkVhwAqBQ-6g428uGNoLFeuM6GJOuX5SxHsYuri9WVb8Gv2oJxD4Gz4p2rRzzRPB7xahX4hhnpa0fteDJjl_I2cPwRVTsXz9_TyAehgOaxyplKoekicjU/s1600/Gehry's-Cleveland-Clinic-Lou-Ruvo-Center-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZeoasoINsr7ZEMxLQLXoNpwkVhwAqBQ-6g428uGNoLFeuM6GJOuX5SxHsYuri9WVb8Gv2oJxD4Gz4p2rRzzRPB7xahX4hhnpa0fteDJjl_I2cPwRVTsXz9_TyAehgOaxyplKoekicjU/s400/Gehry's-Cleveland-Clinic-Lou-Ruvo-Center-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514090020199666194" border="0" /></a> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">The sculptural building cost almost $100 million and consists of two wings connected by an open courtyard. </span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">In the ordinary northern part of the building is a research center and hospital, in the creative south part – the life activity center. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnWyKbw2MRqBQvwhfjlHE3Rojle-PsMWpg-fqJGNVDfwSBjAnEsy4f-eoSN_8-7cpX5l41THdUfVTqCKclHQg_Pl7xPnsS7PV7dcBIarwfjpNWNWBT0CfYuaxf4AWOoxNhQzJ_N7dh-L0/s1600/Gehry's-Cleveland-Clinic-Lou-Ruvo-Center-5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnWyKbw2MRqBQvwhfjlHE3Rojle-PsMWpg-fqJGNVDfwSBjAnEsy4f-eoSN_8-7cpX5l41THdUfVTqCKclHQg_Pl7xPnsS7PV7dcBIarwfjpNWNWBT0CfYuaxf4AWOoxNhQzJ_N7dh-L0/s400/Gehry's-Cleveland-Clinic-Lou-Ruvo-Center-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514090023214054514" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">In this project the architect manipulates space and materials to create stunning structures that captivate the imagination and although the two parts of the building differ from each other, they also act like two parts of the whole. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQvQsplBUH5uP7wkGbM4APtDm9VI5tpD6sKqOjS4v_JeSmGDYWHLcPeeY_BqlI0j5WDhqV_DejM1rknuFdLCXBkxB-TamuysJbHeqpHUi07x1zYxSyFyIfkQ-lu_CRehYNPJJi6gcngXI/s1600/Gehry's-Cleveland-Clinic-Lou-Ruvo-Center-7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQvQsplBUH5uP7wkGbM4APtDm9VI5tpD6sKqOjS4v_JeSmGDYWHLcPeeY_BqlI0j5WDhqV_DejM1rknuFdLCXBkxB-TamuysJbHeqpHUi07x1zYxSyFyIfkQ-lu_CRehYNPJJi6gcngXI/s400/Gehry's-Cleveland-Clinic-Lou-Ruvo-Center-7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514090030129698114" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">The Gehry teams have created a masterpiece of architectural design, blending strong visual impact with superior efficiency in patient care.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyfW3p0pwSZ7yI8OtWiB-OWSqay_xB7bcK7zeeE4E59LSHzKfmK24SOEVKxAkLJmVC5ISCwqnhtKA-Rzp5KRceNdMt2chy6_H673s8ohBZQHirkSw6_I6teU0Q5svKg0wM6FJ0K1vZGXI/s1600/Gehry's-Cleveland-Clinic-Lou-Ruvo-Center-3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyfW3p0pwSZ7yI8OtWiB-OWSqay_xB7bcK7zeeE4E59LSHzKfmK24SOEVKxAkLJmVC5ISCwqnhtKA-Rzp5KRceNdMt2chy6_H673s8ohBZQHirkSw6_I6teU0Q5svKg0wM6FJ0K1vZGXI/s400/Gehry's-Cleveland-Clinic-Lou-Ruvo-Center-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514090031310414370" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">According to WAN, Gehry decided to design the building because he, like founder Larry Ruvo, has been affected by degenerative brain diseases. Ruvo’s father had Alzheimer’s and Gehry’s analyst’s wife had Huntington’s disease. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9HdUELKGwv6YNYSw43Es9SOoPhDgw7vevz28LgecDM_Corflf_l-dLI2DbdyXBN4_WJknMnhY5Iam_1FzNlfBHV0Tth-Q42QZMJIuFxVtQUbACpG2yAu6HGTMZycBn3c4qKxqSVY5WBk/s1600/Gehry's-Cleveland-Clinic-Lou-Ruvo-Center-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9HdUELKGwv6YNYSw43Es9SOoPhDgw7vevz28LgecDM_Corflf_l-dLI2DbdyXBN4_WJknMnhY5Iam_1FzNlfBHV0Tth-Q42QZMJIuFxVtQUbACpG2yAu6HGTMZycBn3c4qKxqSVY5WBk/s400/Gehry's-Cleveland-Clinic-Lou-Ruvo-Center-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514090036054195202" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Therefore, this building is like a tribute to those they lost, and also a beacon of hope for finding treatments or cures for these unfortunate ailments.</span></p>Tannebaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318808453533163827noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396801416383801477.post-84563338586430964732011-04-02T11:35:00.000-07:002011-04-02T11:36:07.586-07:00Christian de Portzamparc, Carnegie 57, New York City<div class="date-outer"><span style="font-size:85%;">The $1.3 billion skyscraper is actually the first major property development to come after the global financial crisis put hundreds of projects in the Big Apple on hold and upon its completion in 2013, will be the tallest residential building in the city, at 1,005 feet, eclipsing the Trump World Plaza.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcOMJ8A2sIAxiDl3r49XLeEIAii_1AhH_guPcdufvEO2ByQW-JGm8mm8hdTYjcLxOfnebVuArSd0zB1kfcJ8T48cFRG7OHCc2jp1b7RCylDofQqTCMX61TQhDLagiIJI7T0PGh0W9rYPk/s1600/Carnegie57_NY2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcOMJ8A2sIAxiDl3r49XLeEIAii_1AhH_guPcdufvEO2ByQW-JGm8mm8hdTYjcLxOfnebVuArSd0zB1kfcJ8T48cFRG7OHCc2jp1b7RCylDofQqTCMX61TQhDLagiIJI7T0PGh0W9rYPk/s400/Carnegie57_NY2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526827636823290594" border="0" /></a> <div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry"><div class="post-body entry-content"><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:85%;">There will be 136 apartments in the tower, above the 210-room Park Hyatt hotel which will sprawl over the first 20 floors. <span style=""> </span>Gary Barnet, the project’s developer, seems confident that his tower will attract both design kudos and deep-pocketed buyers. </span> </span></span> </div></div></div></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;">Carnegie 57, is a new “ultraluxury” condo building, designed by French starchitect </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;">Christian de Portzamparc</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;">, on 57th Street across the street from Carnegie Hall, in New York.</span><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkEc2nCyrWjqgTFhg2SNJEU9a7ouc3E-tHiZn_0V_VVAhe5TmIaFxlmDhIeoiq23dwsl8YtvRY2-bYZO410BKj5zYrPdUurU302mNr72qgvEyyo_fdJ2wgnGncV-qonuEI1L8hj9docUU/s400/Carnegie57_NY.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526827634474160882" border="0" /></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;"></span>Tannebaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318808453533163827noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396801416383801477.post-29224821986661777562011-02-28T12:00:00.000-08:002011-02-28T12:00:01.559-08:00Sky Bridge Petronas – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sky Bridge Petronas Kuala Lumpur<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.smashinglists.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Sky-Bridge-Petronas-Kuala-Lumpur.jpg"><img title="Sky Bridge Petronas Kuala Lumpur" src="http://www.smashinglists.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Sky-Bridge-Petronas-Kuala-Lumpur.jpg" alt="Sky Bridge Petronas Kuala Lumpur" height="700" width="550" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://laptopgardener.com/?p=372">Sky Bridge Petronas Kuala Lumpur</a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.smashinglists.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Petronas-Tower-Kuala-Lumpur-Malaysia.jpg"><img title="Patronas Tower Malaysia" src="http://www.smashinglists.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Petronas-Tower-Kuala-Lumpur-Malaysia.jpg" alt="Patronas Tower Malaysia Twin Tower" height="400" width="550" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kenmac.me.uk/html/2004_04_01_blogarchive.html">Source</a></p> <p>The beautiful Patronas Tower, also known as the Twin Tower <strong> </strong><strong> </strong><strong> </strong>stand proudly in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. These towers were the world’s tallest buildings from 1998 to 2004. The towers have the most amazing and unique bridge in the world, connecting the two towers on the 41st and 42nd floors. This is the highest 2-story bridge in the world.</p>Tannebaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318808453533163827noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396801416383801477.post-18039244874716761402011-02-14T12:00:00.000-08:002011-02-14T12:00:08.601-08:00Brooklyn Bridge – New York, USA Brooklyn Bridge of New York USA<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.smashinglists.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Brooklyn-Bridge-of-New-York-USA.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5182" title="Brooklyn Bridge of New York USA" src="http://www.smashinglists.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Brooklyn-Bridge-of-New-York-USA.jpg" alt="Brooklyn Bridge of New York USA" height="400" width="550" /></a></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://wirednewyork.com/bridges/brooklyn_bridge/">Brooklyn Bridge of New York USA</a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.smashinglists.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Brooklyn-Bridge-of-New-York-USA-at-night.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5183" title="Brooklyn Bridge of New York USA at night" src="http://www.smashinglists.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Brooklyn-Bridge-of-New-York-USA-at-night.jpg" alt="Brooklyn Bridge of New York USA at night" height="400" width="550" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thelovemagazineblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/28/agynesss-new-years-resolution/">Source</a></p> <p style="text-align: left;">The bridge was originally known as the New York and Brooklyn Bridge. Being one of the oldest bridges in United States, it was completed in 1883. It links the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River.</p>Tannebaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318808453533163827noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396801416383801477.post-15676894114969641392011-02-10T12:00:00.000-08:002011-02-10T12:00:00.832-08:00The Wind and Rain Bridge – Chengyang, China The Wind and Rain Bridge of Chengyang China<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.smashinglists.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/The-Wind-and-Rain-Bridge-of-Chengyang-China.jpg"><img title="The Wind and Rain Bridge of Chengyang China" src="http://www.smashinglists.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/The-Wind-and-Rain-Bridge-of-Chengyang-China.jpg" alt="The Wind and Rain Bridge of Chengyang China" height="400" width="550" /></a></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://scenery.cultural-china.com/en/148Scenery3060.html">The Wind and Rain Bridge of Chengyang China</a></p> <p>This unique and beautiful bridge is in Guangxi province of China, built by people from different ethnic groups including <a href="http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/nationality/miao/">Miao</a>, <a href="http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/nationality/zhuang/">Zhuang</a>, <a href="http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/nationality/dong/">Dong</a> and <a href="http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/nationality/yao/">Yao</a>. The Chengyang Wind and Rain Bridge is also known as Yongji Bridge or Panlong Bridge. It’s built on the Linxi River. The bridge was built in 1916. The bridge is constructed with wood and stones. It is 64.4 meters (73.43 yards) long, 3.4 metes (3.72 yards) wide and 10.6 meters (34.78 feet) high.</p>Tannebaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318808453533163827noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396801416383801477.post-86424964909698805222011-02-07T12:00:00.000-08:002011-02-07T12:00:05.330-08:00Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, USA<strong></strong>Construction on the Walt Disney Concert Hall began in 1992, after a $50 million donation from Walt’s widow, Lillian Disney. Pritzker Prize winner Frank Gehry delivered the designs a year earlier but some of his initial plans were changed to improve acoustics. The building’s exterior of stainless steel, mirror-like panels had to be sanded to reduce sunlight beaming into adjacent apartments. If you love Gehry’s iconic Guggenheim Bilbao, you’ll fall for Disney Hall in turn. <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Disney_Concert_Hall.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17217" src="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Disney_Concert_Hall.jpg" alt="" height="390" width="500" /></a><br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Image-Disney_Concert_Hall_by_Carol_Highsmith_edit.jpg"></a></p> <a href="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Concert_hall_organ.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17218" src="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Concert_hall_organ.jpg" alt="" height="375" width="500" /></a>Tannebaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318808453533163827noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396801416383801477.post-22345704558099078542011-02-05T12:00:00.000-08:002011-02-05T12:00:02.991-08:00Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada<strong></strong>Designed by French architect Roger Taillibert and built for the 1976 Summer Olympic Games, Montreal’s much-maligned and costly Olympic Stadium is the perpetual brunt of jokes and indeed, clandestine affection. Alternatively known as the “Big O” or “Big Owe”, due to the exorbitant price-tag, the stadium was not completed in time for the Olympic Games and had to be used without a tower or roof. The retractable roof arrived from Paris in 1981 and stood unused because of insufficient funds but more likely, municipal corruption. Even after it was installed, the roof ripped and needed expensive repairs. For these and many other misfortunes, the Olympic Stadium is Montreal’s most notorious skylime attraction. Still, the Big O is the largest stadium in Canada by seating capacity and at 175 m, the distinctive, inclined tower is the highest in the world. For a great view of the city, ride up to the observation deck. <p><a href="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Olympic-stadium-night.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17247" src="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Olympic-stadium-night.jpg" alt="" height="351" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Olympic-stadium.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17248" src="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Olympic-stadium.jpg" alt="" height="328" width="500" /></a></p>Tannebaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318808453533163827noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396801416383801477.post-27103209838671664032011-02-04T12:00:00.000-08:002011-02-04T12:00:03.646-08:00National Stadium, Beijing, China<strong></strong>Designed for the 2008 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, Beijing National Stadium is considered to be the world’s largest enclosed space, with a volume of three million cubic metres. The design created by Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron inspired by Chinese art and culture is more commonly known as “Bird’s Nest Stadium” due to the web of steel beams that compose the roof. The 91,000-seat stadium weighs 42,000 tons and measuring 294 m from east to west and 333 m from north to south. Beijing National Stadium will host the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in 2015. <p><a href="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Beijing-National-Stadium-night.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17244" src="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Beijing-National-Stadium-night.jpg" alt="" height="375" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Beijing-National-Stadium-side.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17245" src="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Beijing-National-Stadium-side.jpg" alt="" height="333" width="500" /></a></p>Tannebaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318808453533163827noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396801416383801477.post-2534807475730000432011-02-03T12:00:00.000-08:002011-02-03T12:00:05.098-08:00Federation Square, Melbourne, Australia<strong></strong>This civic centre in the heart of Melbourne, Victoria was built as a focal point for the city, to mask the unattractive railway lines that ran through the city centre. The railway had to be covered with 3,000 tons of steel beams and 4,000 spring coils to absorb vibrations. The unusual design of the square makes copious use of sandstone, zinc and glass. Taking 8 years to design and build, Federation Square hosts several shops, restaurants and coffee shops, as well as the Ian Potter Centre, the first major museum dedicated exclusively to Australian art. <p><a href="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Federation-Square.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17241" src="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Federation-Square.jpg" alt="" height="333" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Fed-Square-Amphitheatre.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17242" src="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Fed-Square-Amphitheatre.jpg" alt="" height="375" width="500" /></a></p>Tannebaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318808453533163827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396801416383801477.post-4077408571648481352011-02-02T12:00:00.000-08:002011-02-02T12:00:01.940-08:00Casa Batlló, Barcelona, Spain<strong></strong>Built in 1877 and restored by Antoni Gaudí and Josep Maria Jujol, the Casa Batlló is a perpetual Barcelona highlight and part of the Gaudí UNESCO World Heritage Site. Referred to by locals in Catalan as <em>Casa dels ossos</em> (House of Bones), the building’s exterior indeed has a remarkable skeletal appearance. The façade is made from broken ceramic tiles in hues of orange, green and blue. In his design, Gaudí was inspired by the shapes and colours found in marine life. <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Casa-Batllo-balcony.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17238" src="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Casa-Batllo-balcony.jpg" alt="" height="334" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Casa-Batllo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17239" src="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Casa-Batllo.jpg" alt="" height="533" width="400" /></a></p>Tannebaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318808453533163827noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396801416383801477.post-50278223225784877992011-02-01T12:00:00.000-08:002011-02-01T12:00:01.660-08:00Palais Idéal, Hauterives, France<strong></strong>The Palais Idéal or the Ideal Palace is a testament to how far you can get if you doggedly pursue a dream. The castle was built by Ferdinand Cheval, a French postman who dedicated 33 years of his life inspired by a stone he tripped over on his rounds. He stopped to examine this rock and found it so bizarre that he decided to take it home with him and returned the next day to gather more rocks. After noticing the amazing way time had shaped the rocks, Cheval decided to become an architect and built his castle from little rocks and pebbles. This fine example of “naïve art” architecture with influences from the Bible and Hindu mythology is now open to the public. <p><a href="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Ideal-Palace.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17235" src="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Ideal-Palace.jpg" alt="" height="375" width="500" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Ideal-palace-side.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17236" src="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Ideal-palace-side.jpg" alt="" height="533" width="400" /></a></p>Tannebaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318808453533163827noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396801416383801477.post-46131950927918977842011-01-31T12:00:00.000-08:002011-01-31T12:00:01.538-08:00The Crooked House, Sopot, Poland<strong></strong>Built by Szotyńscy & Zaleski and inspired by a children’s illustration made by Jan Marcin Szancer and Per Dahlberg, the Crooked House (<em>Krzywy Domek</em>) was built in 2004 as part of the Rezydent shopping centre in downtown Sopot. It was built to fit in with the other surrounding buildings but to appear melted or exhausted. The three-story house features several bars, restaurants and tourist shops and is the most photographed building in Poland. <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Crooked-house.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17233" src="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Crooked-house.jpg" alt="" height="366" width="500" /></a><a rel="nofollow" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Krzywy_Domek_w_Sopocie.jpg" target="_blank"></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Crooked-house-inside.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17234" src="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Crooked-house-inside.jpg" alt="" height="333" width="500" /></a></p>Tannebaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318808453533163827noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396801416383801477.post-54516949064460517172011-01-30T12:00:00.000-08:002011-01-30T12:00:01.261-08:00Kunsthaus, Graz, Austria<strong></strong>Built to celebrate European Capital of Culture recipient Graz in 2003, the Kunsthaus was designed by Peter Cook and Colin Fournier in an organic shape with a skin made of iridescent blue panels. With its large protruding nozzles, a concept known as “blob architecture”, the building has been nicknamed the “Friendly Alien” by its designers. The unusual museum hosts a variety of contemporary art from the last 40 years. At night, the museum is an amazing sight with its computerized lighting system that glows beneath the acrylic skin. <p><a href="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Kunsthaus_view.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17230" src="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Kunsthaus_view.jpg" alt="" height="375" width="500" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Kunsthaus_night.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17231" src="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Kunsthaus_night.jpg" alt="" height="558" width="400" /></a></p>Tannebaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318808453533163827noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396801416383801477.post-32556942406481442822011-01-29T12:00:00.000-08:002011-01-27T21:38:39.981-08:00Cathedral of Brasília, Brazil<strong></strong>This Roman-Catholic church in Brazil’s capital was designed by Oscar Niemeyer to symbolize two hands pointing to heaven. The cathedral is made up of 16 concrete columns, representing hyperboloid structures with asymmetric sections. In the square outside the cathedral, four bronze sculptures representing the Evangelists greet visitors. Three suspended angel sculptures decorate the building’s interior, weighing 100 kg, 200 kg and 300 kg. <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Cathedral_Brasilia.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17224" src="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Cathedral_Brasilia.jpg" alt="" height="309" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TheSymbolofBrasiliaByXavierDonat.jpg" target="_blank"></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Cathedral_Brasilia_inside.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17225" src="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Cathedral_Brasilia_inside.jpg" alt="" height="600" width="400" /></a></p>Tannebaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318808453533163827noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396801416383801477.post-56370043018888240412011-01-28T12:00:00.000-08:002011-01-28T12:00:04.579-08:00The Atomium, Brussels, Belgium<strong></strong>Built for the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair, the Atomium is a 102 m-tall structure in the shape of an elementary iron crystal enlarged 165 billion times. The Atomium is made up of 9 steel spheres, out of which 3 are closed to the public since they lack virtual support; the remaining spheres are connected via escalators, the top one offering a breathtaking view of the city of Brussels. The construction symbolizes peace between nations, faith in progress and a positive view on the future of humanity. <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Atomium.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17220" src="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Atomium.jpg" alt="" height="384" width="500" /></a><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/opalsson/3773629074/" target="_blank"></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Atomium-inside1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17222" src="http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Atomium-inside1.jpg" alt="" height="334" width="500" /></a></p>Tannebaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318808453533163827noreply@blogger.com2