A Directory of Great Architectures
A Directory of Great Architectures
Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) has been selected by Chelsfield deputy chairman to redevelop the existing modernist Commonwealth Institute in Kensington and Chelsea, London. The redevelopment will be achieved by injecting life in to it with new residential. “OMA will…
Foster+Partner has touched the historic Dolder Grand at Zurich with modern touch and transform it to become a luxury city resort consist of tennis courts, a golf course, pool area, ice rink, sculpture park, and new extension to the historic…
The exhibition, titled _Tension, a Hundred Years Architectural Perspectives in Indonesia_, is an architectural exhibition held by Pusat Dokumentasi Arsitektur (PDA), in cooperation with Nederlands Architectuurinstitu ut (NAi). This architectural exhibition tells of a narrative on architectural ideas which has…
Hangzhou Bay Bridge was reported by Monocle that will be completed this Autumn. Hangzhou Bay lies South of Shanghai, and ends t the City if Hongzhou. This 36-km-long bridge will shorten the travel from Shanghai to the Southern region from…
(Photo www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk) Frank Gehry was born in February 28, 1929 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He moved to California in 1947. He worked for Wdton Becket & Associates (1957-1968) and Victor Gruen (1968-1961) in Los Angeles, as well as for Andre…
The Falling Water was designed by Flank Llyod Wright in 1935 and the construction began in 1936 until 1939. The site located in on Bear Run in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA. I know this famous architecture since in the beginning…
(Photo: Richard Rogers/right, Credit: NYTimes) Being popular since his unique Pompidou Center in 1977, 30 years later Richard Rogers wins 2007 Pritzker Prize. As reported by NYTime back in March 2007, Pritzker jury saluted Mr. Rogers for his “unique interpretation…
Are you a follower of the aphorisms _Less is more_ and _God is in the details_ ? and then you must be the fans of Mies van der Rohe. As one of the most influential modern architects, Mies has created…
