30 St Mary Axe or commonly known as The Gherkin Building is a commercial complex (also popular for its restaurants) situated in the City of London. The construction of this skyscraper commenced in 2001, which was completed in December 2003. The building opened up in April 2004 and immediately grabbed the nickname ‘egg shaped building’. …
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The Gateway Arch, also known as Gateway to the West, Gateway to the Midwest or St. Louis Arch is a 192 metre (630-foot) tall monument, located in St. Louis in the U.S. , the state of Missouri. Made with stainless steel and designed in the shape of an inverted catenary arch, is currently the world’s …
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Well, to start with.. Sydney Opera House is in Sydney (which is so obvious unless you don’t know that a place named Sydney exists). Bennelong Point, Sydney New South Wales 2000, Australia to be more accurate. Anyways we were talking about THE Sydney Opera House facts and history, so, it’s an amazing building, an architectural …
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In accordance with NBN’s master plan, first developed in 1970, the latest addition to this medical centre’s campus is the construction of South-East Wing. The wing exterior and interior will include architecturally designed main entrance and lobby, ambulatory care clinic, pharmacy, intensive care unit, 24 operating rooms with recovery beds, interventional imaging, medical imaging, special …
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NBBJ was design architect for the expansion and renovation of three existing concourses at Sea-Tac International Airport. The project includes the addition of 150,000 square feet and the renovation of 170,000 square feet of space on Concourses B, C, and D. Seattle has emerged as a prominent port on the West Coast, specifically as a …
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Row House or Azuma House in Sumiyoshi is in Osaka’s shitumachi (“low city”) Sumiyoshi Shrine. In the middle of this working-class neighborhood full of odors of everyday life stands a mute wall. Known as Osaka’s “Deep South” district, this, the area is where Ando began his career as an architect. From the end of the …
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True History of the Pantheon’s Design The rock of the Acropolis, with its collection of magnificent classical architectural monuments, rises above the city of Athens. This craggy limestone plateau was the site of one of the first settlements in Greece and was gradually transformed from a fortified citadel to the heart of the first city …
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The rock of the Acropolis, with its collection of magnificent classical architectural monuments, rises above the city of Athens. This craggy limestone plateau was the site of one of the first settlements in Greece and was gradually transformed from a fortified citadel to the heart of the first city state. After the Delphic Oracle pronounced …
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Rokko housing is one hell of a project and only an architect like Ando could have designed this magnificent structure. Site The site is a south-facing hillside with a 6o-degree slope in the foothills of the Rokko Mountains in Kobe. Architect Tadao Ando took on the challenge offered by the site with great determination. This …
In September 1994 “The Sea Quayside” footbridge or Rambla De Mar is a walkway in Barcelona harbour, and was opened to join the two shores of the Portal of the Pau and the Moll d’Espanya. It’s built at Port vell, a water-front harbour in Barcelona, Spain. It is the work of architects Albert Viaplana and …
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