Considering that eight architects had a hand in its creation over a period of 70 years, the Capitol Building of the United States located at East Capitol St NE & First St SE, Washington, DC 20004, United States, is remarkably coherent in style. What is more, this great American landmark became an influential model for …
It is possible to take a single plan and develop it for several completely different sections, with volumes and surfaces so different as to make them seem unrelated. By contrast, two well-coordinated sections can only have one corresponding plan. The point here is to underscore the primary importance of the sectional view since in this drawing …
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In the center of Beijing, there is a modern design structure made with forty-two thousand tons of steel beams woven together to resemble the shape of a bird’s nest. It’s the result of a wonderful vision of an international team of architects and engineers, and it took center stage in one of the biggest events …
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Binoculars Building is a commercial office building located at 340 Main St, Venice, CA 90291, United States. This famous building was designed by famous Los Angeles architect Frank Gehry in the year of 1985. This Postmodern style architecture was built for advertising agency Chiat/Day as its west coast corporate headquarters, it was originally known as …
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Building Site Located in Tarumi-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, Tadao Ando’s 4×4 house, a piece of contemporary architecture and modern home design, is an extremely small private house standing on the coast of the Inland Sea in Japan. Eroded by the sea, much of the site is underwater. The site is unique The house is known …
