Opened in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first long-span suspension bridge to carry motor traffic, and it quickly became the model for the great suspension bridges of the following century. Spanning New York’s East River, it provided the first traffic artery between Manhattan Island and Brooklyn. Before that, the only transportation was by ferries, …
Hardwick Hall’s History and Story Hardwick hall, the great manor house known for its beautiful work of english tudor style architecture is located at Doe Lea, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S44 5QJ, United Kingdom, on the hill in north-central England, was built for Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury (1520-1608). The Countess, who came to be called Bess of Hardwick, …
Located in the NBBJ-designed Two Union Square tower, the design for this rapidly expanding insured annuity firm incorporates an open office plan with workstations organised to fan out from the centre, thereby keeping the curves of the building and the views visible, as well as permitting perimeter circulation. The workstation footprint design does not need …
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As the nation’s first freestanding replacement facility featuring patient-focused care, the Genesys project represents a major “re-engineering” of health care delivery by the former St. Joseph Health System located at 1 Genesys Pkwy, Grand Blanc, MI 48439, United States. Consolidating four hospitals and 900 licensed beds into one hospital and approximately 400 beds, Genesys has …
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Fuxin Mansion serves as an important link between the formalised character of the Central Bund, the new Pudong area Old Shanghai and the developing South Bund District. In recognition of this, the design gathers the twin towers into a single and unified composition. The focus of this single expression is the intersection of Zhongshan and …
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Gehry Residence is located in Santa Monica, which is a dry land in western Los Angeles, California. Now known as Gehry’s house, it was originally built in early 1920 which was bought by this famous architect later in the year of 1977. After a year only, he decided to renovate and wrap the entire outside …
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Fluke Hall is a technology transfer facility architecturally designed to accelerate the spread of research from the laboratory to the marketplace by bringing together scientists from academia and industry in disciplines ranging from microbiology to microelectronics. Architecture & Design – Fluke Hall University This commercial architecture is a 72,9 10-square-foot building that sits on the …
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History of Flatiron Building Dimensions, New York City Originally known as Fuller Building, or commonly known Flatiron Building, is a 22-story, triangular building with steel frame. It’s a landmark located in the heart of New york City in 175 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, in the neighborhood of the Flatiron District, NYC (New York City) named after …
Located at 14520 River Rd, Plano, IL 60545, United States, the Farnsworth House, created by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969), is famed for its beautiful architecture, functional living spaces enclosed in a light, pure, fragile-seeming glass envelope with an extended terrace hovering above the building’s setting in the placid meadow country of Plano, Illinois. …
Fallingwater house or Kaufmann Residence, location is one of the most amazing things about it, built partially over a waterfall Bear Run in Mill Run, Stewart Township, Pennsylvania. The building was designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in the year 1935. The house was constructed as a weekend home for the Kaufmann’s department store owner’s …
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