A weird building around Shichi-dori and Horikawa-dori in Kyoto (across from Nishi-Honganji). Photo originally uploaded on flickr by cat slide Read More..
Monday, June 30, 2008
Modern Architecture Round Building
A weird building around Shichi-dori and Horikawa-dori in Kyoto (across from Nishi-Honganji). Photo originally uploaded on flickr by cat slide Read More..
Contrast Style Architecture...
Two style be one of building...I know it doesn't look like it, but this was all one building. There was another really odd building across the street, but it was kinda ugly.
Read More..Frame Architecture Structure, Watts Towers
The Watts Towers or Nuestro Pueblo in the Watts district of Los Angeles, California, is a collection of 17 interconnected structures, two of which reach heights of over 99 feet (30 m). The Towers were built by Italian immigrant construction worker Sabato ("Sam" or "Simon") Rodia in his spare time over a period of 33 years, from 1921 to 1954. The work is a superb example of non-traditional vernacular architecture.
Read More..Weird Architecture, So Cool...
Private apartments and a health food store inhabit this building in the festive center of the world, Fremont, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Beautiful Town Architecture, Oia, Greece
Oia is a community on the island of Thera, Santorini, in the Cyclades, Greece. Population 1,230 (2001). Along the cliff of Oia, houses have been delved into the porous volcanic rock (left over from a large volcanic explosion many years ago that sunk the center of the island). Parts of these houses are visible and the scenery that results from it is generally perceived as being typically Greek. The town is noted for its picturesque architecture, unique for its blend of relatively large (for the town's space) medieval Venetian houses (dubbed "kapetanea" gr: "καπετανέα" -- as they belonged to the captains) with small incave village homes, called "yposkafa" (gr: "υπόσκαφα", caved-in) which were the housing form of the rest of the town's population. This is a reminiscent of the age of Venetian rule over the island. Other attributes of this era are the large Catholic population as well as the medieval fortifications to protect from pirates. To this day laws protect the natural and architectural beauty of the town from modern manifestations, such as public electrical wires. Oia remains one of the foremost tourist attractions of the Aegean Sea. The famous Oia sunset, considered by many as one of the most beautiful in the world, keeps tourists flocking down to the castle, waiting for the moment when the sun slips down on the calm sea of the caldera. Tourists are often told that the fishing docks at Oia are the oldest continually used docks in the world, supposedly being in service for 3000 years. While an interesting bit of tourist trivia, no evidence is supplied to validate the claim. In 2004, it was used for the location of a few scenes in the movie Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
Read More..Bremen Sience Museum, Universum
This is the Bremen Sience Museum,looks a little like a spaceship.
Please let me know what you think!
Amazing architecture, Calakmul building
Calakmul building also known as La Lavadora (The washing machine)
Read More..Stadelhofen Zurich, Architecture by Santiago Calatrava
architecture by santiago calatrava
'Stadelhofen Zurich' On Black
The City Of Arts And Science Architectonic Park, Santiago Calatrava
Nightshot of "Palacio de Las Artes Reina Sofía" in Valencia (Spain), part of the City Of Arts And Science architectonic park, design by world famous architect Santiago Calatrava.
Foto nocturna del "Palacio de Las Artes Reina Sofía" de Valencia (España), parte del complejo arquitectónico de la Ciudad de Las Artes y Las Ciencias, diseñado por el famoso arquitecto Santiago Calatrava.
Occidental Architecture, Cathedral of Aachen
The Cathedral of Aachen is one of the most famous examples of occidental architecture. It is the coronation church of more than 30 German kings, burial site of Charlemagne, major pilgrimage church and cathedral church of the Aachen diocese since 1930. In 1978 it was the 1st German building to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage list.
Read More..Shanghai Skyline, House of the Expo 2010
Ultra clear panorama of the amazing skyline of Pudong district in Shanghai, China. House of the Expo 2010. The image was made out of several high resolution vertical shots meticulously merged into a huge horizontal one.
Read More..The DZ Bank building on Pariser Platz by Frank Gehry
The DZ Bank building on Pariser Platz, designed by the American architect Frank Gehry, is one of Berlin's most spectacular new office buildings.
This being, first and foremost, a bank, the facade - a cascading mixture of sand-coloured stone and swooning glass, graced by massive chrome and glass doors - subtly disguises what lies beyond. The interior courtyard of the building shows Gehry's trademark: a massive, titanium, morphing form. In this case a towering, curvaceous fish that houses a central conference space captures motion and movement in the building.
The Rock Church by Persecuted Christians
Goreme, an important Christian centre in the early years of the Middle Ages, was a bishopric administered by Mokissos near Aksaray in the 11th and 13th centuries. Despite the vast number of monasteries, churches and chapels in the vicinity of Goreme, there are not many inscriptions bearing dates. For this reason, these religious buildings are mainly dated according to the iconography or architectural features.
It is believed that Goreme and its surroundings were used as a necropolis by the people of Vanessa (Avanos) in the Roman Periods. Both the monumental twin pillared Roman tomb hollowed out into a fairy chimney in the centre of Goreme and the presence of numerous tombs in the vicinity support that idea.
Goreme served as a physical and an intellectual oasis for the people who have lived here. Hittites found refuge from the Phrygian invaders while early Christian monks sought its isolation in a remote corner of the kingdom during the 2nd century Roman persecutions and were later sheltered from the Arab invasions in the 7th and 8th centuries.
The Cappadocia valley became an important center of monasticism that lasted from the 4th to the 14th centuries. There are an estimated 150 churches and several monasteries in the canyon between the villages of Ihlara and Selime.
Old Architecture Colosseo, The Coliseum
The Coliseum was built of brick and covered with travertine in a valley between the hills Palatine, Celio and Esquilino, after draining a small lake that Nero used for the Domus Aurea.
The building of four storeys, with a height of 48.50 metres and an extension elliptical covering an area of approximately 19000 square meters, measuring axis greater than 188m and 156m less. The first floor is high with 10.50m semi Doric style, the second highest of about two metres is formed by Ionic columns, the third high 11.60m has Corinthian columns while the fourth wall with small square windows. At this level there are also holes required to support the beams of velario that, in ancient times, was used to protect spectators from the sun flying.
The Coliseum is made up of areas that we could access through ladders and tunnels in which, during the shows, vendors were placed chickpeas, beverages and pillows. Along the sidelines, including places for the senators and members of the court was built by order of the stage of the emperor Augustus ( "pulvinar"). It was probably entitled to access through an underground corridor known as passage of Commodus, the fact that, in a passage of the "Roman History", Dione Cassius tells how the emperor Commodus had suffered an attack in what was described as "a dark ways".
The elliptical arena, Flavian Amphitheater, which measures along the approximately 77m to 46, was formed by a wooden desk covered with sand. To access existed two inputs: west "Gateway Triumphalis", which entered the gladiators or animals, and to the east "Gateway Libitinensis", which were taken away the lifeless bodies of fighters (Labitinia Goddess of Death) .
Under the arena of the Coliseum extended several corridors and environments destined to host the gladiators and wild beasts that could be brought to centre stage by forklifts and ramps. Along the edges paved the arena there was a porch to two orders of which there were received around the remains while running at a pavement with marble which was set on the velarium. Outside the building you can see inscriptions that recall the work of consolidating the amphitheatre and especially the prohibition of Pope Benedict XIV to pillage the monument.
Doshi Office Architecture Design
Despatx d’arquitectura de l’arquitecte Doshi a Ahmedabad, India.
Read More..Amazing Architecture Structure, The Guggeinheim Museum
Spending 4 days in Bilbao was wonderful. The weather, the city, the landscape, the culture and the street life where all amazing.
Bilbao is the in the "unkown" and rarely visited northern part of spain. This part of Spain has alot to offer. In contrast to other parts of Spain its green and lush with green hills everywhere you look.
The city has been transformed from a heavy industrial city to clean modern city and a big part of that process was building the Guggeinheim museum.
This amazing structure is the design of Frank Gehry. In my opinion the museum it self is much more interesting than the art it exhibits. Maybe its because you cant photograph the arts.
Church Vertibrae Building in San Francisco
The building itself is around 10,000 square feet. It was built by an architectural firm in San Francisco in the early sixties. It is an awesome and timeless design.
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The Sydney Harbour Bridge, Architecture Structure
Since 1998, it has been possible for Sydney-siders and tourists to climb the southern half of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Each climb begins on the eastern side of the bridge and ascends to the top. At the summit, the group crosses to the western side of the arch for the descent. Each climb is a three-and-a-half-hour experience. (Wikipedia)
Read More..Rome Castel Sant'Angelo with the Ponte Sant'Angelo
The massive fortress of Castel Sant'Angelo takes its name from the vision of the Archangel Michael by Pope Gregory the Great in the 6th century.
The castle began life in AD 139 as the Emperor Hadrian's mausoleum.
Since then it has been a bridgehead in the Emperor Aurelian's city wall, a medieval citadel and prison, and a place of safety for popes during times of political unrest...
Full Color on Watling Street
Watling Street, Thaxted, Essex, England after being subjected to Orton Imagery.
Read More..Ray and Maria Stata Center by Pritzker
The Ray and Maria Stata Center is an academic complex designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Frank Gehry for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (Wikipedia)
Read More..RMS Queen Elizabeth 2, Sydney
The RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 and her sister ship RMS Queen Mary 2 (world's largest oceanliner) both called into Sydney on the same night. A fireworks display marked the historic occasion
Read More..Paris Las Vegas, The Eiffel Tower
Paris Las Vegas is a hotel and casino located on the famed Las Vegas Strip. It includes a 1/2 scale, 540 foot (164.6 m) tall replica of the Eiffel Tower, and a neon sign in the shape of the Montgolfier balloon, a two-thirds size Arc de Triomphe, and a replica of La Fontaine des Mers. (Wikipedia)
Read More..Queen Victoria Building, Sydney
QVB (The Queen Victoria Building) is a grand Victorian building located in the heart of the Sydney central business district. The Great Australian Clock, designed and made by Chris Cook, weighs four tonnes and stands ten metres tall. It includes 33 scenes from Australian history (Wikipedia)
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Hong Kong from the Peak on a Summer's Night
In the foreground is Hong Kong and on the far side is Kowloon.
Read More..Architecture Design, Wat Arun at Sunset
Those are long boats in the foreground. You can hire them to take you around the canals for just a few dollars for several hours.
Read More..The architecture is by Renzo Piano, Amsterdam, NEMO
The large green building, Nemo is the largest science center in the Netherlands. It is located in Amsterdam. The architecture is by Renzo Piano. The (Dutch East India Company) VOC ship Amsterdam ran aground near Hastings, England on January 1749, on her maiden voyage to Batavia. A replica seen in front of the NEMO. The Nederlands scheepvaartmuseum (Netherlands Maritime Museum) the large building to the right. The museum is housed in a former naval storehouse, 's Lands Zeemagazijn or Admiraliteits Magazijn, constructed in 1656.
Photo taken of the rooftop balcony of the public Library of Amsterdam.
NEMO is sinds 2000 de naam van een science center in de Nederlandse hoofdstad Amsterdam. Het is gebouwd op de fundamenten van de IJtunnel en gelegen aan het Oosterdok. Het gebouw uit 1997, dichtbij het Centraal Station van Amsterdam, is ontworpen door Renzo Piano. Het gebouw lijkt de vorm van een schip te hebben, maar zo is het niet bedoeld: de vorm stelt de ingang van de IJtunnel voor, gespiegeld ten opzichte van de grond. Replica van de Amsterdam VOC schip voor Science Center NEMO. Begin 1749, tijdens de eerste reis, ging de Amsterdam verloren door een storm. Het schip bevatte een kostbare lading en werd daarom het doelwit van schatzoekers. Het Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum achter het NEMO heeft één van de belangrijkste collecties voorwerpen met betrekking tot de geschiedenis van de scheepvaart.
Red Hot Charming Plovdiv (Bulgaria`s most interesting photo on flickr!!!)
Red Hot Charming Plovdiv (Bulgaria`s most interesting photo on flickr), originally uploaded by Emilofero.
Plovdiv, Bulgaria`s second largest city.
It`s one of the oldest still living European cities - contemporary to Troy (Turkey), older than Rome (Italy) and Athens (Greece). It keeps thousands monuments from prehistoric times - 8 000 years ago, from the time when Alexander the Great called it Philipopolis - in memory of his father Philip - 4 c.B.C., from the days it was capital of the Thracian kingdom - till 45 A.D.
Roman theater, stadium, odeon, mosaics, Renaissance houses and islamic, orthodox, catholic and Jewish temples adorn the city, which is geological, botanical, archaeological, historical and architectural reserve. Many travelers, for example Evliya Cheleby from the 17 c. call it the most beautiful of all Balcan cities...
It is indeed!
Prague St. Vitus Cathedral
The Cathedral of St. Vitus had tremendous influence on the development of Late Gothic style characteristic for Central Europe. Members of Parler workshop, and indeed, the Parler clan (both of which were established at the building site of St. Vitus) designed numerous churches and buildings across Central Europe. More notable examples include Stephansdom cathedral in Vienna, Strasbourg Cathedral, Church of St. Marko in Zagreb and the Church of St. Barbara in Kutna Hora, also in Czech Republic. Regional Gothic styles of Slovenia, northern Croatia, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland and southern Germany were all heavily influenced by Parler design.
Of particular interest are Parler's net vaults. The Late Gothic of Central Europe is characterised by ornate and extraordinary vaulting, a practice which was started by Parler's development of his own vaulting system for the choir of St. Vitus cathedral. Another regional Gothic style also displays amazing ingenuity and ornamentation in the design of vaults, the Perpendicular Style of English Gothic. A question remains of what was influenced by what. Some British art and architecture historians suspected that Peter Parler might have travelled to England at some point in his life, studying the great English Gothic cathedrals, which then inspired his work on St Vitus. However, taking into account that the Perpendicular style and the use of truly extravagant vaults in English Gothic began at the very end of 14th century, it is also quite possible that it was St Vitus Cathedral of Prague that influenced the development of English Gothic.
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Disney Castle Plans Model
The exhibit was so inspiring, yet depressing at the same time ironically. Most of the concept art was gouache and man, the things they could do with the stuff... Amazing...
Read More..Angels of Allah, The Jama Masjid in Old Delhi, India
I wanted to create something different when photographing this beautiful building – not just a straight architectual shot. I asked the boy in the foreground to run through the flock of pigeons so they would fly upwards, away from the building. It was a nice coinsidence that he was positioned in the doorway. This effect achieved, to me, looks like angels flying out of the Mosque.
Read More..Interior of St Peter Cathedral II - HDR
This is the second shot of St Peter Cathedral from the other interior perspective. The cathedral is so amazing that I honestly can't get enough of it. Every corner is a work of art and I have to say I'm really proud that Australia still has some awesome churches around since Europe normally conquer them all with all their majestic architecture.
Read More..Peles Castle, Romania
One of the finest castles in Europe, built 1875-1883 (however upgrades continued to be made well into the first decade of the XX-th century, Peles (pronounced Pelesh) is an amazing historical building. Peles Castle is fitted with great works of art. Every single room has a huge collection of valuable objects. At some point in time, the Armoury collection was the largest in Europe. It is the first castle in Europe fitted with central heating. In 2006, the castle was upgraded with the addition of a private cinema. The castle is kind of a United Nations of Arts: you wil find there interior design and art with many influences: French, Italian, German, Moorish, Turkish, etc. It is worth visiting many times.
Read More..Modern Church Architecture Circa 1963
The building itself is around 10,000 square feet. It was built by an architectural firm in San Francisco in the early sixties. It is an awesome and timeless design.
Read More..Elementary School Building by Kohn Shnier Architects in Toronto
This is a new elementary school building here in Toronto designed by Kohn Shnier Architects.
Read More..Casa Milà, Gaudí in Barcelona
Gaudí, Gaudí... you were such a genius » detail of Casa Milà, also known as «La Pedrera»
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Salvador Dali Museum at Figueres
Figueres is about 2 hours train ride from Barcelona's Main Station cutting through a very beautiful Spanish country side. Once you get here ... be ready to be swept off you're feet... Known for all his works which constituted the the Great Golden age for Surrealism.
Read More..The Banteay Srei (Tribhuvanamahesvara), Cambodia and Vietnam 194
the Banteay Srei(Tribhuvanamahesvara), built of pink sandstone, on year 967, its 1000-year-old carvings............
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Modern Architecture II
There are not many buildings that were built with a wilder imagination set free than this one. And it is stunningly beautiful!
Read More..2 Highest Skyscrapers in Madrid
Two of the highest skyscrapers (114m) in Madrid. This is the angled view of the leaning tower. And, yes there are two towers opposite each other , spaced 100 yards, leaning at an angle of 15 deg. You will notice the 2nd tower contrasting to the right. They are also known coloquially as Torres Kío.
Read More..Design Museum, Jean Prouvé at Vitra
Exhibition on the furniture and architecture of French architect and designer Jean Prouvé (1901-1984) at the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein. Exhibition title: Jean Prouvé. The poetics of the technical object.
Read More..Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple in New Delhi
The Swaminarayan Akshardham temple on the banks of the River Yamuna in Delhi was inaugurated by President APJ Abdul Kalam on November 6, 2005.
The sprawling Rs.200-crore pink sandstone cultural complex spread over 100 acres showcases the grandeur of Indian history, art, culture and values. Designed by architect Virendra Sompura and conceptualised by Pramukh Swami Maharaj, it took over 7,000 master craftsmen and thousands of volunteers from all over the world almost five years to complete this modern day marvel.
The main monument, depicting ancient Indian "vastu shastra" and architecture, is a masterpiece in pink sandstone and white marble that is 141 feet high, 316 feet wide and 370 feet long with 234 ornate pillars, over 20,000 sculptures and statues of deities, eleven 72-foot-high huge domes (mandapams) and decorative arches.
The monument stands on the shoulders of 148 huge elephants which are encircled by a double-storied colonnade that depicts tales from the epics.
The complex has exhibition halls, an Imax theatre and a musical fountain, surrounded by a garden, and is much more than a mere place of pilgrimage.
The temple complex is expected to become one of the major tourist attractions of Delhi. It will be thrown open to the public from November 8, from 12 noon to 6 p.m. The timings will be extended from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. from November 15.
For visitors, entry to the complex is free. However, for exhibition halls and theatres an entry fee of Rs.125 is to be paid and for children and senior citizens the charges are Rs.75.
To know more about Delhi, visit www.exploredelhi.com
Venetian Gothic style building by Colonel Clair Wilkins
Raised in memory of Sir Bartle Frere (Commissioner of Sind 1851-1859, this Venetian Gothic style building was designed by Colonel Clair Wilkins whose proposal was selected from 12 entries, in what was perhaps the first recorded architectural design competition for a public building in Sind. Completed in 1865 at a cost of Rs.1,80,000 out of which Rs. 22,500 was raised for the memorial through public donations, the building was officially inaugurated by Commissioner Mansfield on 10th Oct. 1865. The gardens around the building were added in 1887-88 by Mr. Benjamin Flinch. Originally the statues of Queen Victoria and King Edward (both of which have now been removed), adorned the garden. The upper floor of this two storied yellowish Karachi limestone building, consists of a 70 ft x 24 ft hall and an orchestral gallery. In yesteryears this building was the hub of Karachi’s socio-cultural activities and also served as a Town Hall with regular public meetings, concerts and theatrical performances. The ground floor is now occupied by the Liaquat Municipal Library.
more visit : www.karachicity.gov.pk/
Khumbhalgarh, Rajasthan by Maharana Khumbha
Located to the south of Jaipur and about 105Km from Udaipur is Kumbhalgarh. The city is cradled in the cluster of thirteen mountain peaks of the Aravalli ranges and the formidable medieval citadel-Kumbhalgarh stands a wary sentinel to the past glory.
Kumbhalgarh is famous for the Kumbhalgarh Fort which was built and designed by Maharana Kumbha in the 15th century AD and is the second principal fort after Chittorgarh.
Under Rana Kumbha's rule the kingdom of Mewar, which extended from Ranthambore to Gwalior, was defended by 84 fortresses. 32 of these fortresses were built and designed by Rana Kumbha and the most famous was the Kumbhalgarh Fort . Kumbhalgarh stands on the site of an ancient citadel dating back to the 2nd century AD belonging to a Jain descendant of India's Mauryan Emperors.
Kumbhalgarh, hold a heroic past having sheltered the heir of Mewar throne in times of danger. It was here that the baby prince of Mewar was hidden from an assassin. It is an isolated and fascinating place, built by Maharana Khumbha in the 15th century. Because of its inaccessibility - at1100m on top of the Aravalli Range - it was taken only once in history. Even then, it took the combined armies of the Mughal emperor Akbar, and of Amber and Marwar to breach its defenses.
The thick walls of this mighty fort stretch some 36km and are wide enough for eight horses to ride abreast. They enclose many temples, palaces, gardens and water storage facilities. The fort was renovated in the 19th century by Maharana Fateh Singh. It is worth taking a leisurely walk in the large compound, which has some interesting ruins and is very peaceful.
City of Arts and Sciences, Calatrava
Santiago Calatrava was born in Valencia, Spain in 1951. He graduated from the Institute of Architecture in Valencia and from the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. Calatrava opened his own architecture and engineering office in Zurich.
As both an architect and an engineer, Calatrava easily identifies with both disciplines. He often creates innovative works that depend on a firm grasp of both the creative and structural aspects of design. His skills as an engineer allow him to create sculptural surfaces and unusual spaces.
He was selected to design a new train and subway station at the World Trade Center site in New York. Calling Calatrava's structures ‘open and organic’, The New York Times said that the new terminal will evoke the kind of uplifting spirituality that is needed on Ground Zero.
Some of Santiago Calatrava best works: Milwaukee Art Museum (USA), Athens Olympic Sports Complex (Greece), Alamillo bridge (Sevilla, Spain), Turning Torso (Sweden), Calatrava tower & Bac de Roda bridge (Barcelona).
Monday, June 23, 2008
amazing architecture, The Central Hall
Aside from the amazing architecture, this place is filled with specimens you will never see anywhere else: the 1,300-yr old giant seqoia, the world's largest egg, the sabre tooth tiger, the dodo and so much more. A must if you visit London :)
Read More..Architecture and skies, the Building in Netherlands
View of a bridge connecting to a newly built area of the Netherlands (called polder).
I think this one connects to Zeewolde municipality.
Note the beautiful color shift behind the glass.
The Olympic Area in Munich, amazing architecture
Another picture of the amazing architecture of the olympic area from 1972 in munich
Read More..Amazing Gaudi Architecture Continued
This is the window and balcony of a townhouse that is still lived in in downtown Barcelona.
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The Sony Center in Berlin, amazing piece of architecture
amazing piece of architecture at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, the biggest construction site in Europe a few years ago
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The Amazing Bean Architecture Design
The Amazing Bean Architecture Design is an amazing bean in my life so that I could see different reflections of me...
I was fascinated by this amazing architecture which allowed you to see the reflections of Chicago from different angles and perspectives...
Amazing Architecture, Immigration Museum
The restored Immigration Museum on Ellis Island. Look at this amazing piece of architecture.
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Architecture Design of Contemporary in Holland
Funny Shape Building
Perhaps the most fundamental concept is that the mind, particularly the human mind, is programmed to seek meaning and significance in all sensory information sent to it. This, no doubt, is linked with the instinct for survival, for eons ago the eye, the ear and the mind learned to interpret a change in color in the glass or the snap of a twig as indications of a predator on the prowl. The result, as far removed from our primeval origins as we believe ourselves to be, is that the mind seeks to place all information fed into it info a meaningful pattern. The mind does not recognize that incoming data mean nothing. Even purely random visual or aural phenomena are given a preliminary interpretation by the mind on the basis of what evaluative information it already has stored away. Hence, what we perceive is based on what we already know.
Ｔｈｉｓ Funny Shape Building ｉｓ Ｄｅ Ｂｅｅｒｓ Ｂｕｉｌｄｉｎｇ in Ginza Tokyo.
Chicago - Marina City
The size of spaces may result from a variety of considerations including the limitations posed by the finances and materials available for construction and, in a temperate climate, the costs involved in heating large as opposed to small spaces. 'Scale' is the term we use to discuss the size of the space relative to the size of something else. A space may be physically large or small but we can only judge this by making comparisons with the number of people who use the space, the furnishings and objects that are to be contained within it, neighbouring spaces or our expectations. Small rooms in a terraced house may suggest snug comfort, but if a whole family had to live in one small room, as many people did in the nineteenth century, then the space is overcrowded and uncomfortable. Today we would consider the scale painfully small. Spaces where lots of people congregate, a chapel, a sports hall, parliament or a factory, need to be large so that they can accommodate the numbers and the activity. We would call their scale large if, for example, the great height of their internal space was not just for reasons of acoustics, the provision of air and the need to reduce the sense of enclosure. The earlier example of a medieval cathedral illustrated that if it went beyond these requirements or our expectations it would evoke a feeling of awe, grandeur and monumentality.
Read More..Is this really part of Sir Norman's Opus?
This image is of the lobby to the Leslie L. Dan Pharmacy Building on the University of Toronto campus. This image captures what is best about the building. Moving through the building I wondered how involved Foster and Partners was in this project. The buildings that come out of that office are known for their exquisite details. At their best a Foster's project blurs the line between architecture and industrial design. This project is not like that.
Comparing this building to the neighbouring Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research design by Behnisch Architekten one questions how involved the respective "star" architects were in their projects. It would seem that Behnisch Architekten were far more involved in their project than Foster and Partners. Looking at the two buildings it is apparent that an international office who partners with a good local firm will produce a better project. Kudos to Architects Alliance for work on the Behnisch project.
The Old building
This majestic building must be a few centuries old . Taken from a moving bus , the best of gothic architecture. This building must have seen 2 world wars and several generations pass by, yet it looks rock solid.
Read More..Shop with Modern Style
modern architecture , shop building , seen
near Omotesando Avenue, Takyo,Japan
I like this one
Architecture in texas
Texas State Capitol Building, Austin, Texas, Building, Architecture, Government Building, Texas Capitol, originally uploaded by Shahram Malek / ZIBA STUDIO.
Texas State Capitol Building, Austin, Texas, Building, Architecture, Government Building, Texas Capitol
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