Want to join the club of famous works of architecture and brick design? Then choose reclaimed paving bricks. New York City, home to possibly the most historical brick buildings in all the U.S., frequently has old buildings dotted with reclaimed bricks from other building sites that are no longer standing. Many Chicago residences and commercial buildings feature…
QUEEN OF THE CURVE Iraqi born Brit was the first woman to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize and the Royal Gold Medal from the Royal Institute of British Architects 10:45 am DAME Zaha Hadid was an architect who designed the Heydar Aliyev Centre and the London Aquatic Centre. The Iraqi born Brit was the first woman to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize…
Shortlisted in the Completed Buildings category, this design by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates is located on Museum Row of the famed Miracle Mile . Sitting atop the existing structural system like the body of a car mounted to its frame, the steel ribbons evoke a sense of speed and movement, an effect enhanced by their contrast with the monochrome red rainscreen…
You may have come across some spectacular buildings, but have you ever stopped to wonder why they’re built that way? Math and architecture are more closely linked that you might think, so read on to discover what’s behind it all… The superlatives that describe the Great Pyramid of Giza speaks for itself: its the largest and oldest of the three pyramids and was…
Winnie So and Viviano Villarreal, CNN • Updated 13th July 2017 (CNN) — A compilation of history s greatest construction projects brings with it equal parts enthusiasm and exasperation. When we first began assembling this list, we were overwhelmed by the options before us. A sumptuous palace such as Versailles is both beautiful and historic, as is the Taj Mahal…
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Who were these people? And why did they feel the need to commemorate themselves in stone? Fabrice Fouillet asked himself while standing before a massive monument. And it was that curiosity that spawned this series. Behold: these are the lesser-known wonders of the world. Fouillet channels his love of architecture into his monument hunt series. He searches out…
Jodidio is the author of the recently published book, a visual journey through the histories of 50 of the world s greatest buildings and the architects who imagined them. From the Eiffel Tower to the Sagrada Familia, the art lovers tome profiles everything from well-known destinations to hidden design gems basically every architectural work you need to visit…
A Neolithic house in the settlement of Skara Brae still stands in Scotland s Orkney Islands. Photograph by BROKER/Alamy Stock Photo From the National Geographic book Destinations of a Lifetime Aleppo, Syria At time of press, this ancient city, a crossroads of civilization, thought to date back over 8, years, is off-limits to most tourists. Once a gem of the…
Innovation in architecture is with no doubt extremely important, but preserving and restoring the old buildings is also important because those old monuments are the reflection of our history, they help us to understand and respect people who lived in different eras with different habits and traditions. As well the existence of old monuments will help us observe…
2. Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, China – The tallest building in China and second tallest in the world is currently the Shanghai Tower. At 632 meters (2, 073 ft) and 128 floors it’s not even close to the monumental Burj Khalifa, but it’s an amazing engineering achievement nonetheless. Construction of the Shanghai tower began in 2008 and reached its final height in…
The Chenonceau Chateau is perhaps the most well-known chateau in the Loire Valley. The chateau, built in the 16th century, spans the River Cher, with passageways for boats at the bottom. After Versailles, it is the most visited chateau in France, and is noted for lovely gardens. It was restored after being bombed in World War II. 28. Le Puy-en-Velay Le Puy-en-Velay…
Cities around the world turned off their lights for an hour on Saturday as part of the World Wide Fund for Nature s (WWF) annual Earth Hour campaign. Millions of people have taken part in the 10th annual climate awareness-raising event, which has grown significantly since it began in Sydney, Australia, in 2007. From one city it has now grown to over 178 countries…
The Word, South Shields (Image: RICS) Tyneside architects FaulknerBrowns has been named on the list of the best building designers in the world for a second year running, after making the finals of the World Architecture Festival Awards 2017. The Killingworth-based company will fly the flag for the North East at the Berlin event in November, thanks to its work…
The White House even makes an appearance. The Schematic of Structures organizes what the designers describe as “90 eminent edifices erected and perfected throughout history.” Arranged by height, the infographic lines up some of the greatest works envisioned and built by man since prehistory, from the Neolithic Cairn of Barnenez and the Parthenon to more modern…
13. Beijing National Stadium Also known as Bird’s Nest, this phenomenal stadium was built for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. The idea for this amazing structure was the result of cooperation of Chinese and international architects and artists. As soon as man realized he is in the need of a shelter, architecture started developing. Over a long course of human…
Meisho were long ago called nadokoro (a different reading of meisho ) and were words for particularly famous areas written about as uta makura (place names appearing in classical Japanese poetry) in Waka poetry and other noted places. Meisho that appeared in literature, historical events, legends and folklore, as well as historic sites were nadokoro, and even…
Jumana El Heloueh / Power-Emirates / Reuters Known for being overstated and decadent in a number of ways, Dubai outdid itself in January 2010, when it officially opened the Burj Dubai, a 2, 717-ft. (828 m) tower that is the tallest man-made structure in the world. But the glory of the title was mired in a tough reality: just a few weeks prior, Dubai s biggest…
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About Mike Kiefer Growing up in Detroit, Michigan it is hard to not love the Great Lakes and boats. Early explorers like La Salle, Brule and Father Marquette explored Michigan by canoe and bateau. Wars between the English, French, Iroquois, Huron and other tribes were fought on the Lakes for control of the western territories. Settlers and cargo came by sail…
The Messner Mountain Museum Corones in the Northern Italian Alps completed in 2015 was one of Zaha Hadid s most recent projects. Inexhibit Zaha Hadid. Brigitte Lacombe Born in Baghdad in 1950, Hadid, 65, studied mathematics and established her own practice, Zaha Hadid Architects, in London in 1979. She became arguably the most prominent female architect in the…
