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The Gewandhaus, as it stands today, is the third iteration of the concert hall in the city. After severe damage during air raids in WWII of the second Gewandhaus and its subsequent demolition in 1968, plans for a new building were made. One of its biggest proponents was the conductor of the orchestra at the time, Kurt Masur, who implored the city council to build a hall whose sole purpose was concerts. Something that the GDR has not done up to that point or until the reunification in 1989. This is one aspect that makes the Gewandhaus very unique.

Construction started in 1977 and finished four years later in 1981. The building, designed by the architect Rudolf Skoda has been praised not only for its design which, in the dreary monotony of prefabricated concrete housing that was very popular in the GDR, seemed unthinkable, but also for its excellent acoustics. A feature that its predecessor was also known for.

One aspect that I like about the building is the big foyer with its big glass facade, gallery and pleasing symmetry. It also has a stunning painted ceiling which has a size of 714 m². This makes it the biggest ceiling painting in Europe.

In the fall of 1989 the Gewandhaus was used by Kurt Masur as a platform for political opposition to the GDR. This makes it part of the peaceful revolution which led to the reunification of east and west Germany.
-Lucas Naser
(published first on 06.10.2023)

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Emirates Stadium, Hornsey Rd, London N7 7AJ, UK

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Emirates Stadium, Hornsey Rd, London N7 7AJ, UK

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Emirates Stadium, Hornsey Rd, London N7 7AJ, UK

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Name: Emirates stadium

Completion: 22 July 2006

Architect: Mark Craine, Tom Jones, Marc Spinner, Christopher Lee

Location: Hornsey Rd, London N7 7AJ

Type: Sports facility

Notes: The emirates stadium is home to the best football team in London and has a capacity of around 60,000 which is in the top 5 largest football stadiums in England. This structure is a four-tiered bowl with translucent polycarbonate roofing over the stands. The shape of the building has no sharp angles which breaks up the repetitiveness of surrounding structures.

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14_Wenwei Gao_ Liangzhu Museum, 余杭区杭州市中国

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14_Wenwei Gao_ Liangzhu Museum, 余杭区杭州市中国

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The Liangzhu Museum was designed by the famous British architect David Chipperfield.

The image of the museum building is very simple, and its design concept is "a handful of jade scattered on the ground", consisting of four parallel grey and yellow rectangular boxes, which the designer compares to the box for collecting treasures. The overall design style of the building is rugged and simple, atmospheric and thick, well integrated into the surrounding landscape and ethereal natural landscape, the façade material used is elegant limestone, reflecting the harmonious integration of art and nature, history and modernity.

The public area is made of only two materials: wood and limestone, reflecting the solidity and simplicity of the museum.

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Bristol Hotel Odessa, Pushkins'ka Street, Odesa, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine

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Bristol Hotel Odessa, Pushkins'ka Street, Odesa, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine

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Bristol Hotel Odessa, Pushkins'ka Street, Odesa, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine

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Bristol Hotel Odesa, situated in the historical center, was designed by one of the most significant architects of Odesa at the time - Alexander Bernardazzi. The building was constructed between 1898 and 1899. Bristol Hotel comprises renaissance revival and baroque revival Victorian styles, including neoclassical statues and facade columns made of white marble overlooking the street.

The history runs back to 1917 when the hotel was first closed during the Soviet revolution. It stood empty with only some rooms of the building serving as offices between 1922 and 1925. In 1928, when it reopened as a hotel under the government of Soviet Union, where it was renamed into Hotel “Krasnaya” which means “Red” and represents the revolution.

In 2002 the the hotel was closed again to undergo the renovation. In 2010, it reopened fully restored – returning the original name and interior/exterior elements, which are authentic to what was initially designed by Bernardazzi, celebrating the most common architectural style of Odesa. The building magnifies the Baroque era, with all the facade plaster patterns and statues done by hand.

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Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Sultan Qaboos Street, Muscat, Oman

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Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Sultan Qaboos Street, Muscat, Oman

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Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Sultan Qaboos Street, Muscat, Oman

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Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque Lasted from 1994 through 2000. Designed by Mohammed Saleh. Makiya & Quad

Design. Located in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.

Mosque architecture combines Islamic, Middle Eastern, and Omani influences. It is one of the largest structures in Oman. It has square shapes around their central domes, which stand 50 meters high. An impressive 40,000 square meters of sandstone were used in the construction of the entire complex. It includes a large prayer hall for men and a smaller prayer hall for women, five minarets symbolizing Islam's five pillars, two large arches (Arabic "Riwags"), an Islamic information centre, and a library. Its main minaret stands 91.5 meters tall, and its other minarets reach 45 meters.

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Kuwait Towers, Arabian Gulf Street, 科威特城科威特

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Kuwait Towers, Arabian Gulf Street, 科威特城科威特

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Kuwait Towers, Arabian Gulf Street, 科威特城科威特

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Kuwait Towers

1979

Designed by Danish architect Malene Bjørn

Kuwait City

The Kuwait Towers are a group of three thin towers in Kuwait City, standing on a promontory into the Persian Gulf. There were the sixth, and last, group in the larger Kuwait Water Towers system of 34 towers , and were built in a style considerably different from the other five groups.

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Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre
2017
Niall Mclaughlin Architects
Built as an addition to the existing campus of Worcester College, the Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre contains a lecture theatre, dance studio and seminar rooms. The building was designed as a 'theatre in a garden' so as a result sits on a raised podium. The building was shortlisted for a Stirling prize.

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Eastgate Center, Harare, Zimbabwe (Group 1, Callum Few)

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East Gate New Complex, Harare, Zimbabwe  

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East Gate New Complex, Harare, Zimbabwe  

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Eastgate is an urban office and retail building situated in Harare, Zimbabwe designed by Mick Pearce of Pearce Partnership Architects. Built in 1996, the building is designed to mimic a termite mound to help ventilation and passive cooling and after 25 years the buildings thermal cooling techniques are still effective. The stone overhangs help to shade the buildings openings from the harsh sun and retain the cold from the previous night in order to cool the air that enters the building through the ventilation system and circulates up and out through the chimneys.

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Seshan Design's Gasing Indah House - Barney Bryan - Group 4

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Project Name: Gasing Indah House
Architect: Seshan Design Sdn Bhd
Construction Year: 2013
Location: Petaling jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

The Gasing Indah House utilises a full height central courtyard to provide natural light and passive stack ventilation to the entire building. A jacked polycarbonate roof prevents rain penetrating the building whilst allowing air to circulate the courtyard. The central courtyard also allows clear lines of sight between spaces, which maximises the compact footprint and gives the perception that spaces are much larger than they actually are.

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Library of Birmingham, Centenary Square, Birmingham

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Library of Birmingham, Centenary Square, Birmingham

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Library of Birmingham, Centenary Square, Birmingham

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Having been nearly obliterated during the Blitz, the Barbican's architects, Chamberlain, Powell and Bon, seized the moment to propose a revolutionary reimagining of how people inhabit buildings and cities.

The outcome stands as one of London's most ambitious and distinctive architectural triumphs: a self-contained urban area elevated above street level, drawing inspiration from a diverse range of influences, including ancient Roman fortresses, French Modernism, Mediterranean getaways, and Scandinavian design.

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Date of Construction: 2021
Architects: MAD
Location: Cuntan Dock, Chingqing, China
Notes: While visiting the site, MAD team was inspired by the large orange gantry cranes that dominate the freight terminal. “These gantry cranes became living alien creatures that gave a sense of surrealism,” Ma noted. “The new scheme is therefore not only about reflecting the industrial colours of the past, but also about respecting this original surrealism. We have designed the elevated buildings as if they were a futuristic, free-walking city, seemingly arriving here from elsewhere, and perhaps travelling elsewhere once again someday.”

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中国江苏省苏州市相城区广济北路2383号

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Location: Suzhou
Year of construction: 2019
Architects: gmp Architects

The Suzhou Second Library, situated north of Suzhou, is a cutting-edge library with a seven million book capacity, the first in China, designed by gmp-von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects in 2014.

It features unique architecture,
1. Unique Rotating Design: The library boasts a distinctive, upward-sloping architectural design with a rotating shape that sets it apart.

2. Lightweight Aluminum Façade: The exterior is adorned with lightweight aluminum panels, adding to its modern and innovative look.

3. Two-Part Structure: The library is divided into two sections, one featuring a wooden façade for book storage and the other with transparent glass walls for public spaces, each serving a distinct purpose.

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Sabah State Mosque, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

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Sabah State Mosque, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Malaysia

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Sabah State Mosque, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

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Sabah State Mosque, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

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Group 9
Architect: Dato Baharuddin Abu Kassim
Year: 1970 - 1975
City: Kota Kinabalu
Country: Malaysia

Located in the south  capital city of the state Sabah, the mosque is an example of contemporary Malay Muslim architecture which incorporates modernist facade and geometric angles. The structure of the dome is well known for its honeycomb shaped cladding. The mosque’s building is a modernist interpretation of Islamic architecture, expressed via a mixture of international style with an early postmodern inclusion of other previous architectural styles. The architect has imbued a traditional Islamic language such as its dome into a modern building so as to identify the mosque with a familiar image of a mosque. The mosque layout is based on an elongated hexagonal shape, tilted towards the qibla. The main building is indicated by the large bulbous dome which sits on the round drum, made of a ring beam and structural fins of the clerestory windows. It is then supported by six conical buttresses, allowing for a high glass window for ample natural lighting to illuminate the main prayer hall of the mosque. The building is further reinforced by 16 buttresses on each side of the hexagonal-shaped building, surmounted by golden pointed domes. These buttresses not only function as a structural element but were designed to project an architectural expression to the mosque both from the exterior and the interior of the main prayer hall.

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Constructed: 1900

Architects: Monk Boduan.Zhang

Location: Changzhou, Jiangsu, China

Function:It used to be the place where Taoist Zhang Boduan wrote scriptures, but now it is the Celebrity Exhibition Hall in Changzhou's history

Experience: Hongmei Pavilion was founded in the year of Emperor Zhaozong of Tang Dynasty(889-904). With the war, the pavilion was destroyed. The existing building was renovated in the 26th year of Qing Dynasty's Emperor Guangxu(1900). In legend, Boduan. Zhang, the founder of the Southern Sect of Taoism, known as the Ziyang Immortal, once gathered here for cultivation.

In China, red plum is called Hongmei. There are many fragrant red plums here, so it is called Hongmei Pavilion(the Red Plum Pavilion)

Significance: The inner and outer walls of this pavilion still contain stone carvings such as the Ziyang Immortal Stone Carvings, the scripture collection, and the inscriptions on the building of the pavilion. The ice plum stone pillar in front of the pavilion is the original stone pillar of the Tianqing Temple memorial archway in the Yuan Dynasty, and is one of the few authentic works today

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Located in the heart of Brecon, Y Gaer stands as a testament to the seamless integration of modern design within a historic context. This architectural gem, opened in 2017, has quickly become a cultural and heritage hub that not only preserves the past but also propels Brecon into the future.

The most striking feature of Y Gaer is its blend of architectural styles. The exterior boasts a combination of glass and steel that offers a stark contrast to the historic stone and brick buildings of the town. This juxtaposition of old and new works harmoniously, respecting the town's heritage while projecting it into the future.

The structure's clean lines and geometric shapes create a sense of order and purpose. The glass frontage facing the town square floods the interior with natural light, providing an inviting and dynamic atmosphere. This combination of transparency and the juxtaposition of materials as well as its functional versatility makes Y Gaer a captivating piece of architecture.

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中国江苏省苏州市姑苏区东北街苏州博物馆

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中国江苏省苏州市姑苏区东北街苏州博物馆

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中国江苏省苏州市姑苏区东北街苏州博物馆

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The SUCHOW MUSEUM​

Architect: I.M. Pei​

Date of completion:2006 ​

Location: the northeast section of the historic quarter of Suzhou, China​

Note: The architect strove to bring together both his modernist sensibilities as well as the Suzhou vernacular.​

While the museum carries over many of the geometric and visual elements that characterize Pei’s design – squares, rectangles, and pyramids – the design takes cues from traditional Suzhou architecture with its use of whitewashed plaster walls, dark grey clay tile roofs and intricate garden architecture. The undulating folds of geometries, coupled with a palette familiar to the Suzhou region, become a unique hybrid that represents the architect’s ambition to re-envision the Suzhou and Chinese vernacular in a contemporary context.

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中国江苏省无锡市滨湖区大剧院路无锡大剧院

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中国江苏省无锡市滨湖区大剧院路无锡大剧院

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中国江苏省无锡市滨湖区大剧院路无锡大剧院

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Creative Centre, University of York St.Johns, York

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Creative Centre, University of York St.Johns, York

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Building Name: York St. John's Creative centre ​

Date of Construction: 2022​

Architect: Tate + Co Architects​

Location: York, Yorkshire, England ​

Notes: This building stood out with its welcoming facade, the columns face inwards to create an inviting space. The 'Supertexture' effect really enhances the intention of designing a creative space of innovation. Fitting for a  music and computer science department within the university of York St.John. This building was also created as a conscious, sustainable building using materials such as glulam and CLT ensuring carbon emissions prevented as much as possible.​

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Changsha Meixi Lake International Cultural and Art Center​

Date of construction: 2013-2017​

Location: Changsha, Hunan, China​

Architects: Zaha Hadid​

Meixi Lake International Culture and Art Center is positioned as the international first class,national leading, the art center in Hunan Province. The project is located in the north of Meixi Lake International New Town, Xiangjiang New District,Changsha.​

The art center is divided into three individual buildings: grand theater, art museum and small theater. Steel structure with more than 22000 tons of nesrly 70000 square meters, composed of 13884pieces of special-shaped curved screen glass, the size of each piece of glass is not the same, the largest piece of 15 square meters, weighing 1 ton. ​

The three buildings have a unified style, beautiful overall, smooth lines, full of rhythm and agility, and reflect the characteristics of petals from inside to outside. Since the three buildings are not in the same position and there is a height difference,the three buildings are treated in the way of platform on the landscape to turn the three buildings into a whole.

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National Graphene Institute, The University of Manchester, Booth Street East, Manchester

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National Graphene Institute, The University of Manchester, Booth Street East, Manchester

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National Graphene Institute, The University of Manchester, Booth Street East, Manchester

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Building Name:​

National Graphene Institute ​

Date of Construction: 2015​

Architect: Jestico & Whiles ​

Location: Manchester, United Kingdom ​

The material chosen for the facade is a black Rimex stainless steel, which has the quality of mirror-like reflectivity, but infinitely varies in colour depending on light conditions and the angle of the view. The resulting image is that of a mysterious, ever-changing mirage that evokes the universal experience of scientific exploration.​

This mystery is deepened by subtle delineation of the equations used in graphene research all over the façade through perforations in the panels. These are intentionally obscure and only apparent upon inspection. The equations include two hidden deliberate mistakes set by Professor Novoselov.

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Buidling Name: Ellinikon (Athens’ International Airport until 2001)

Date of Construction: 1969

Architect: Eero Saarinen

Location: South of Athens, Greece

Notes: The airport is a five-storey building with its two top floors being raised from the main structure. The use of prestressed concrete has allowed the construction of large openings and overhangs. The key architectural element are the two parallel sharp cantilevers of the top floors which crown the main building. In addition, the cantilevers act as a canopy for the large sky lights found on the roof of the third floor and they are also supported by six oversized concrete columns.

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The generative concept of the museum is derived from the potent imagery of Yunnan’s famed local "stone forests", the dramatic geography of raw, powerful beauty of the geological landscapes sculpted by nature over millennia, and the idea of stacked boxes holding fragile treasures, giving the architecture its defining metaphor as an assembled container of artifacts - a group of spatial volumes that congregates to form a larger mass, where individual pieces are still evident.
The entrance experience to the museum is to be through a narrow passage, designed to induce the sensation of meandering through the stone forest, before one is suddenly confronted with the vastness of the central atrium space. The exterior volume is marked vertically with a datum line that implies a distinction between exhibition and administration office spaces, which also recalls similar horizontal strata found in the natural Yunnan rock formations. Horizontally, the façades are created with a series of negative "cuts" and positive "fins", linking the city to the interior atrium. Natural light filters through the external double-façade rendering the internal spaces with an ambience as well as a sense of orientation.

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Meiling Palace
1931
Zhao Zhiyou
Nanjing, China
Meiling Palace adopts an ingenious approach of combining Chinese and Western styles, which is also called "Western bone, Chinese skin" because it is necessary to refer to the architectural style of the traditional revival of China and to consider Song Meiling's Westernized lifestyle. The appearance imitates the large roof of Qing-style palace architecture, with the top covered with blue-green glazed tiles; the porch and waist eaves (eaves) are also covered with glazed tiles, making the entire building radiant and eye-catching. The main structure is made of reinforced concrete and yellow refractory brick exterior walls, which are commonly used in Western buildings.

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Magdalene College, Magdalene Street, Cambridge

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Magdalene College, Magdalene Street, Cambridge

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Magdalene College, Magdalene Street, Cambridge

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Construction date: 2021
Architects involved: Niall Mclaughlin architects
Manufacturers: Reynaers Aluminium, Eurban, Junckers, Neue, Holzbau, Schuco, VMZINC
Location: Cambridge city centre
Won the 2022 RIBA Stirling prize

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Pyramid Arts Centre, Cultural Quarter, Palmyra Square South, Warrington

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Pyramid Arts Centre, Cultural Quarter, Palmyra Square South, Warrington

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Pyramid Arts Centre, Cultural Quarter, Palmyra Square South, Warrington

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Building: Pyramid Arts Centre​

Construction: 2002​

Architects: Studio Baad​

Location: Warrington, UK​

The Pyramid Arts Centre is a renovated structure performed by Studio Baad. Originally, an old courthouse and neighbouring sports hall rested here However the borough council saw the need for a better arts and theatre complex. The Pyramid Arts Centre is a modern strike through the local dialect it resides in. With large spanning windows and intricate cladding, the structure projects its solemnity to the creative arts. It hosts classes for the public and features a studio named after a local talent, Peter William Postlewaite who was awarded an OBE.

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Curve Theatre, Rutland Street, Leicester

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Group 2 : The Curve, Leicester, Geetika Pardbuck

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Curve Theatre, Rutland Street, Leicester

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Curve Theatre, Rutland Street, Leicester

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The Curve
Rafael Viñoly
Officially opened by HRH Queen Elizabeth II on 24 January 2009
Completed in 2008
Won an International Architecture award in 2010
Rutland Street, Leicester

As part of the redevelopment of Leicester city's cultural quarter, the curve was designed to help regenerate the run-down and unloved area of St George's conservation area in downtown Leicester (with the addition of the Athena and the LCB depot to aid in this transformation).
The theatre engages with community life via its "inside out" approach where the life of a typical theatre is exposed - its production, craft and construction to the public thus integrating it to the city's culture, rhythms and life.
Constructed with a 4 story louvered curtain wall system, there is a 750- seat main theatre and a 350 seat black box theatre which are both surrounded by the lobby, all are which are on the same level as the sidewalk, thus allowing the performances to be an extension to the activity on the street.
The north and west elevations are concentrated with the additional accommodations such as the dressing rooms, rehearsal spaces, administrative offices etc, thus allowing the circulation to be separate from the main public spaces. On the upper levels the balconies overlook the foyer and so there's a visual and physical connection between the staff, performers and the audience.

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中国北京海淀区外研社大厦

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中国北京外语教学与研究出版社办公楼

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中国北京外语教学与研究出版社办公楼

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The office building of the Foreign Research Institute was honoured as one of the top ten buildings in Beijing in the 1990s.​

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The office building of the Foreign Research Institute is an early building in architectural design that adopts the architectural language of metaphor to express the connotation of Chinese-foreign exchanges and the cultural carrier of the publishing house through external modelling. The use of decorative means combining Chinese and Western elements brings the visual experience of cultural collision.

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Colombo National Museum, Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha, 科伦坡斯里兰卡

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Colombo National Museum, Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha, 科伦坡斯里兰卡

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Colombo National Museum, Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha, 科伦坡斯里兰卡

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Date of construction: January 1877

Architect: James George Smither

Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka

Notes: Its exterior features Corinthian columns, ornate details, and a strong emphasis on symmetry, all characteristic of neoclassical design. The museum's historical significance lies in its status as one of Sri Lanka's oldest and most important cultural institutions. It houses an extensive collection of artifacts and artworks that showcase the nation's rich heritage. Over the years, the museum has undergone renovations and expansions while preserving its historical charm. Its picturesque setting includes well-maintained gardens and pathways, adding to its architectural and cultural appeal.

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中国江苏省南京市雨花台区雨花台烈士纪念馆

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Yuhuatai Martyrs Memorial Hall
Date of construction: April, 1956

Architect: China Architecture Southwest Design and Research Institute Yuhuatai Martyrs

Location: Yuhuatai District of Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China

Notes:The memorial museum's floor plan is in the shape of a 'concave' character, presenting a modern building with ethnic style. The roof adopts the multi-eave form of traditional Chinese ancient architecture, with simplification, resulting in a clean and dignified outline, rich in a sense of commemoration and beauty

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Poznań, Poland / Jerzy Turzeniecki / 1972-1974                                             

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Home of the local netball team, the recently redeveloped sports arena and concert venue is an iconic example of post-war modernism under communist rule through its dominant use of concrete and angular geometric shapes.

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中国河南省郑州金水区会展宾馆

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Architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM)
Date: 2012
Location: Jinshui District, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
Brief Description:
Zhengzhou Greenland Plaza is a prominent skyscraper located in Zhengzhou's central business district. Rising to a height of 280 meters (918 feet) with 63 floors above ground, it stands as one of the city's tallest and most recognizable structures. The building features a sleek, tapering silhouette with a distinctive blueish-hued curtain wall system. The mixed-use tower encompasses office spaces, a luxury hotel, and other amenities. Enhanced with energy-efficient technologies and LED lighting that illuminates its facade at night, the Zhengzhou Greenland Plaza is a symbol of Zhengzhou's modern urban development and ambition in the 21st century.

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Greenwich Town Hall, now known as Meridian House, was constructed in 1939 and designed by architect Clifford Culpin. The town hall was built in the Art Deco style, with influence from the work of Dutch architect W. M. Dudok.

The structure is reinforced concrete with brick cladding, with the notable feature of a striking 55 metre clock tower.

Architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner said it was "the only town hall of any London borough to represent the style of our time adequatlely."

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Architects: I.M. Pei

Date of construction: 1982

Location:  Beijing, China

The Fragrant Hill Hotel in Beijing, designed by the renowned architect I.M. Pei, is a masterful testament to the fusion of modernist elegance with traditional Chinese architectural elements. This iconic structure, completed in 1982, stands as a harmonious blend of East and West. Its distinctive features include a series of interconnected, cubic buildings that seamlessly integrate into the surrounding landscape, creating an inviting and tranquil atmosphere.
The use of gray stone and glass not only offers a contemporary aesthetic but also reflects the rich cultural history of China. The Fragrant Hill Hotel's geometric forms and clean lines showcase Pei's commitment to minimalism while incorporating the principles of feng shui. The hotel is nestled amidst the stunning natural beauty of the Fragrant Hills, creating a peaceful retreat for guests. I.M. Pei's architectural masterpiece is a timeless embodiment of modern sophistication in a traditional Chinese setting.

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Luyeyuan Stone Carving Museum, 郫都区成都市四川省中国

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Luyeyuan Stone Carving Museum, 郫都区成都市四川省中国

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Luyeyuan Stone Carving Museum, 郫都区成都市四川省中国

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Although this building was built a little bit after 2000, in terms of its minimalism and lack of decoration, it is in line with modernism.
Luyeyuan Stone Sculpture Art Museum exhibits a

private collection of Buddhist stone sculptures.

The construction method of the framework and

walls corresponds to the local craftsmanship: the

inner layer is made of plain concrete composite

wall with brick as mold. The gaps between the

blocks are used to organize the light, the

sculptures and the landscape. In this way, the

whole museum blends into the surrounding

scenery yet forms a distinctive atmosphere.

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New Street Station, East Mews, Birmingham

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New Street Station, East Mews, Birmingham

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New Street Station, East Mews, Birmingham

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Birmingham New Street Station​
2010 - 2015​
AZPML​
Birmingham​
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In 2006 the design for the refurbishment of Birmingham New Street station was proposed and shown off by AZPML to the city and 4 years later the 5-year refurbishment began. Clad in stainless steel the structure shows reflections of the trains to those above ground and provides a standout façade compared to those around it.

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Zhuxi Wonderland, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China

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Architects: Doarchi

Area: 5671 m²

Year: 2022

City: Yang Zhou

Country: China

Located on the northern bank of the ancient canal in Yangzhou, the history of "Zhuxi Jiajing" can be traced back to the Ganga ditch in the Spring and Autumn. During the Sui Dynasty, Yang Guang, the Yang Emperor, built the Shangxing Palace here. During the Tang Dynasty, the site was converted into the Kamigata chanzhi Temple. After the millennium, the site was transformed into a park, renamed "Zhuxi Jiajing", and laid the groundwork for the subsequent design plan. The general plan of the original park was reorganized according to the scale of 'four, three, two, one', in accordance with the landscape technique of gardens: there are four divisions of open space, the central part of which is covered with earth to form a mound, so as to obtain the interest of height and depth. The water body is divided into three parts, giving the park a sparse and spacious appearance. Five new buildings, namely the courtyard, the pavilion, the hall, the house, and the garden, are scattered throughout the park to provide public services, and a pavilion, a bamboo pavilion, and a stone pavilion have been constructed to be hidden among the original eight scenes.

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Rose Seidler House, Clissold Road, Wahroonga NSW, Australia

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Rose Seidler House, Clissold Road, Wahroonga NSW, Australia

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Rose Seidler House, Clissold Road, Wahroonga NSW, Australia

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Designed by Architect Harry Seidler for his parents Rose and Max, this house overturned almost every convention of suburban home design to create a bold and optimistic vision for a new way of living. This building is a representation of mid-20th-century modern domestic architecture in Australia, and its interior fittings form one of the most complete post-World War II design collections in public ownership.

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Baron Empain Palace, El-Montaza, Heliopolis, Egypt

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Baron Empain Palace, El-Montaza, Heliopolis, Egypt

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Baron Empain Palace, El-Montaza, Heliopolis, Egypt

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Group 27 - Apanop Taghyan

Al Baron Palace, El Montaza, Heliopolis, Egypt

The Baron Palace, often referred to as the Baron Empain Palace, is a stunning piece of Egyptian architecture in Heliopolis, Cairo. The French architect Alexandre Marcel created this spectacular palace, which was built between 1907 and 1911. This palace stands out for its unique fusion of architectural styles, which incorporates aspects from Hindu, Gothic, and Moorish traditions. The magnificent architecture of the palace, which was once the sumptuous home of Belgian manufacturer Baron Édouard Empain, highlights its historical significance. It has undergone numerous repair and preservation initiatives over the years, serving as a witness to its exceptional architectural grandeur and enthralling tourists with its intriguing and varied influences from throughout the world.

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Lippo Centre Tower 1, Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong

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Lippo Centre Tower 1, Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong

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Lippo Centre Tower 1, Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong

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Architect : Paul Rudolph

Designed in: 1984

Built in: 1984–1988

Height: 166m, 172m

Built-up Area: 121.000 m2

Facade: Muro cortina de vidrio

Location: Admirlaty, Hong Kong, China

The intention of the building was to create a presence, which reside in the city skyline - to be visible from a great distance and up close. The building was also designed with the intent of "inhabiting the sky" and to display the façade as everchanging due to the reflections of the lights. the Lippo building serve as a double office tower with hexagonal office floor plans. the blue curtain wall façade evokes a sense  of koala bears climbing a tress. the tower is 186m tall with 40 floors in one tower and 36 in the other, which were completed in 1988.

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中国上海市黄浦区南京西路上海锦江国际饭店

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Name of the building: Park Hotel

Architects: Hugyecz László

Date of Construction: 1934

Location: Shanghai, China
Description: The Park Hotel, located on West Nanjing Road, Shanghai, was completed in 1934 and is Hungarian designer Hugyecz László's most famous masterpiece in Shanghai. Modelled on early American skyscrapers, the hotel's facade is a mixture of straight lines, modernist expressionism and Art Deco style, simple and smooth. The Park Hotel is a representative building of Hugyecz László's architectural style that began to change into full-fledged modernism, which was later referred to by academics as the "modern Art Deco school", a symbol of the transformation of Western-style architecture into modernism in China.
The building has a total of 24 floors, including two underground floors and 22 floors above ground. The floor of the building is made of reinforced concrete structure, and the load-bearing walls are made of cement and sanwa clay. The front part of the building is a typical Art Deco model with a stepped tower from the fifteenth floor upwards on all four sides. In the second, third and 14th floors with giant rounded glass mosaic, showing a strong sense of transparency and modernity, this glass curtain wall at the time there was no precedent.

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Swansea Watersports, Adelaide St, Swansea SA1 1SB

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Exchange Chambers;Exchange Buildings, Cambrian Place and Adelaide Street, Swansea

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Name Zhongyuan Fu tower
Year 2009
Architect Renle Ma
The Zhongyuan Futower is the world's tallest all-steel TV tower, reaching a height of 388 meters, and won the Guinness World Record.

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Wenyuan Building, Tongji University, Shanghai

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Wenyuan Building, Tongji University, Shanghai

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Covering an area of 5,050 square meters, Wenyuan Building was built in 1953 and named after ancient Chinese mathematician/astronomer Zu Chongzhi (AD 429-500), whose courtesy name was Wenyuan. It was designed by two Chinese architects who both worked in the university at that time, Professor Ha Xiongwen (1907-1981) and a young faculty named Huang Yulin (1927-1953).

Ha was one of China's first-generation architects who had studied at the University of Pennsylvania in the United States along with Liang Sicheng (1901-1972), a prominent architect in contemporary China.

Deeply affected by the Bauhaus school, Huang had adapted the spirit of Bauhaus into the building. He paid attention to the practical function, used a simple yet vivid manner and achieved a harmony between the use of space and the shape of the building. He had also abandoned unnecessary decorations popular in classic architecture.

Wenyuan Building is currently used by the school of architecture as a teaching building. It is well preserved after a renovation several years ago. The original gray terrazzo flooring remains, as does the butter-hued handrail of the staircase, which is shaped in a stunningly beautiful curve.

The tall windows are not only stylish, but also functional, allowing bright sunlight and the pleasing scenes of greenery outside to enter the building. Compared with traditional public buildings, it is simple but dynamic, full of vivacious variations.

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Municipal Theatre, Rue de Greece, Tunis, Tunisia

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Municipal Theatre, Rue de Greece, Tunis, Tunisia

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Municipal Theatre, Rue de Greece, Tunis, Tunisia

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The Municipal Theatre in Tunis, Tunisia, stands as a cultural landmark that encapsulates the rich artistic heritage of the city. Established in 1902 during the French colonial period, this historic venue has played a pivotal role in the development of Tunisian theater and performing arts. With a neo-Moorish architectural design that boasts stunning arabesque details and intricate decorations, the theater itself is a work of art. It has a seating capacity of over 1,400, providing a grand and intimate space for various forms of entertainment, from classical music concerts and ballet performances to contemporary theater productions. Notable actors and artists have graced its stage, making it an essential hub for cultural events and artistic expression in Tunisia. The Municipal Theatre is a testament to the enduring love for the arts in Tunis and remains a symbol of the country's rich cultural tapestry. The Theatre is a splendid testament to the architectural genius of French architect Jean-Emile Resplandy.

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Eric Parry Architects’ extension to Bath’s Grade I-listed Holburne Museum - Harry Turner - Group 4

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Architect: Eric Perry Architects
Built: 2009
Location: Bath
The Holburne Museum extension was designed by Eric Parry. The design aimed to create a seamless integration between the historic Grade I-listed building and the new contemporary extension. The extension project added new gallery spaces, education facilities, a cafe, and a glass bridge connecting the old and new buildings. The extension intended to enhance the museum's ability to display its collection. The extension was constructed using Bath stone, which is a traditional building material in the area. This choice of material helped the extension blend harmoniously with the surrounding architectur.  The glass roof allows natural light to flood the new exhibition spaces. This modern addition contrasted with the older parts of the museum, which had limited natural light.

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Palace of Culture and Sports, Rinktinės gatvė, Vilnius, Vilnius City Municipality, Lithuania

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Palace of Culture and Sports, Rinktinės gatvė, Vilnius, Vilnius City Municipality, Lithuania

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Palace of Culture and Sports, Rinktinės gatvė, Vilnius, Vilnius City Municipality, Lithuania

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Palace of Concerts and Sports​

1971​

Eduardas Chlomauskas​

Vilnius, Lithuania​

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The Palace, once one of the architectonic icons of Soviet Vilnius, was, until the 1990s, a major venue for sporting events, especially local and international basketball matches, as well as concerts and shows.

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MiFang Creative Park

Year: 2017

Architects: FAX Architectural office & Greentown Architectural Design Institute

Location: Wenzhou, China

Notes:

•It is a building renovation project. On the basis of respecting the pattern and characteristics of the original factory building, the walls were broken down to integrate the interior with the exterior. The addition of corridors and staircases between the buildings increases the spatial hierarchy and the freedom of flow.

•Through the introduction of many current lifestyle industries, new cultural exhibition activities and sports spaces, it injects new vitality into the old town and brings a better life to the people.

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This residential property featured on Grand Designs RIBA House of the Year Series

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Al-Ibrahimi Building - Zayed The First Street - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates

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Al Ibrahami Tower​

Year: 1980​

Architects: Farouk El Gohary​

Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ​

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The Al Ibrahimi building in Abu Dhabi was built as an embodiment of the 1980s modernity in the Emirati capital. It was influenced by a Metabolist facade that El Gohary designed for a home in Cairo's Mohandiseen neighbourhood. El Gohary expanded on his original concept by covering the 16-story cylindrical skyscraper with interconnecting modules that resemble interwoven concrete. The architect skillfully used light and space to manipulate the design of the building, and it is challenging to distinguish between a building's architecture and art.

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Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace Way, London N22 7AY, UK

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Areal view of Ally Pally's South facing facade

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Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace Way, London N22 7AY, UK

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Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace Way, London N22 7AY, UK

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Alexandra Palace, initially proposed by Owen Jones and later designed by architects John Johnson and Alfred Meeson, is a famous landmark in North London which overlooks Alexandra Park and has views of the whole of London when looking south over the sloping fields and pockets of trees.

Made predominantly of sandstone brick, metal frame and glazing, it features a mix of classical motifs like its aqueduct-esque two-tiered colonnade and symmetrical facade with more modern instances of intricate metal framework in the roof. It was initially proposed to have a large intricate metal frame filled in with glass in 1859, however it was deemed be too ambitious for the time.

Beginning construction in 1865 and later opening in 1873, it rests at 400 ft (183m) above sea level it is at one of the highest points in London which is why it was later retrofitted with the BBC's first radio communications/broadcasting tower in 1935 and is considered the "Birthplace of Television".

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Lotus Temple, Shambhu Dayal Bagh, Kalkaji, New Delhi, Delhi, India

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Lotus Temple, Shambhu Dayal Bagh, Kalkaji, New Delhi, Delhi, India

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Lotus Temple, Shambhu Dayal Bagh, Kalkaji, New Delhi, Delhi, India

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Lotus Temple

constructed between 1976 and 1986

Architect: Fariborz Sahba

New Delhi
The Lotus Temple got its name because of how it looked. It shares the same nine-sided construction as every other Bah'i mashriq, in keeping with the Bah'i belief in the magical qualities of the number nine. 9 pools and red sandstone walkways encircle the elevated plinth that is situated in a 26-acre area of beautiful gardens. The temple complex is made up of 27 separate marble "petals," which are arranged in three-group clusters to create nine sides (through which nine entrances open into a central chamber) and nine-group clusters to create three concentric circles. Canopies covering the nine entrances are created by petals in the first ring facing outward. Although it appears that the structure's top is open, it actually has a glass and steel roof that lets in natural light.

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Brown Street, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield

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Persistence Works, Brown Street, Sheffield, UK

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Brown Street, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield

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Brown Street, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield

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Completed 1998-2001 by architects Feilden Clegg Bradley with a total budget of £5.5 million. The building has received a RIBA Yorkshire White Rose Award and a Civic Trust Award Commendation.

A long first floor box cantilevers over the ground floor, while towers ‘loom’ behind. The finish is grey concrete, with metal studding and protruding metal poles provide minimal decoration on the façade. The client wanted to keep its base in the city’s Cultural Industries Quarter with a practical and functional landmark building, as a low maintenance, low energy facility which could become independent from public funding. Comprising 53 studios of varying size, it’s six floors are zoned to suit a broad range of making processes, including light industrial work. Practical considerations included the provision of internal block-work walls which could be moved if necessary later on, the studio spaces also require good natural lighting.

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The Glasshouse International Centre for Music

Architects: Foster + partners

Located between Newcastle’s iconic Tyne Bridge and Millenium Bridge the Glasshouse was erected in December 2004.

The architects who designed the theatre, which houses two main stages, a 26-room music education centre, a music information resource centre, four bars, a brasserie and a café were chosen out of a selection of over 100 entries into the competition. The glasshouse is the centre of music in the northeast ranging from the likes of rock and country to electronic and pop, these stages hold all sorts of musical events.

The building itself has an easily recognisable shape, with large glass panels encasing it, allowing for a view onto the Quayside. While structurally it is three separate buildings, insulated from each other to prevent noise and vibration travelling between them. The gaps between them may be seen as one walks around inside.

For this building to happen the designers relied heavily on charity donations as design and construction ended up costing £70 million, with Sage Group being the highest contributor, hence the original name being The Sage, with it only recently being changed the Glasshouse.

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中国江苏省泰州市海陵区 188, 正东方向50米泰州科学发展观展览馆

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中国江苏省泰州市海陵区 188, 正东方向50米泰州科学发展观展览馆

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中国江苏省泰州市海陵区 188, 正东方向50米泰州科学发展观展览馆

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Building name: Taizhou scientific development exhibition center

Architects: Jingtang he

Location: Taizhou, Jiangsu

The concept of the building is harmony and development. Taizhou (China) Scientific Development Concept Exhibition Center is located in the south of Taizhou Wuxiang traditional street, between old and new, small texture and large scale, historic street and urban road, which is rich in resources and complex, significant and challenging. The building shows the traditional and the modern. The design integrates base resources, improves people's livelihood conditions, and comprehensively enhances the city value of Taizhou.

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Tężnie Solankowe im. dr Jana Oseta, Przy Stawku, Inowrocław, Poland

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Tężnie Solankowe im. dr Jana Oseta, Przy Stawku, Inowrocław, Poland

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Tężnie Solankowe im. dr Jana Oseta, Przy Stawku, Inowrocław, Poland

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Built by: Social Committee directed by Jan Oset

(Architect unknown)

Date: Started in 1994, completed and opened  in 2001

Brief Description : Tężnie Solankowe – translated to Brine Graduation Towers is structure made from a series of wood beams nailed together with compacted blackthorn branches in-between them making a solid structure.  There are numerous pipes and hoes carrying brine water within the branches that let the water out the top, making it drip down to the bottom. Structure stands out from other brine parks because of its shape, 2 polygons joined together standing at 9m tall and 350m long.

The brine system is known for healing people; helping with their respiratory system, allergies or even thyroid. This is because of the microclimate it creates; makes you feel like you're near the seacoast.

You can walk around the structure and see the brine dripping down from the branches, or even go into the towers to walk on top of the walls of the structure to see the beautiful views around you.

Tężnie Solankowe have been recognised as one of the 7 Wonders of Poland in 2014 but have since been beaten.

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Situated in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, serves as the Bangladesh National Museum today. Also known as 'The Pink Palace' ! By: Rifah Husain

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USE

Previously, it was utilised as a palace for the Nawabs of Dhaka (an aristocratic family line involved in social welfare activities and trade) and is often referred to as ‘The Pink Palace’. Nawab Khwaja (a high-status Nawab family member) Abdul Ghani established the plan to design the palace. He named it after his son, Ahsanullah. Over the years, the palace operated as a significant historical and political landmark in Dhaka, as official meetings, affairs and balls were always held. Viceroys, Governors and Lieutenants of British India who visited Dhaka most often always boarded in Ahsan Manzil during their stay.

CONSTRUCTION

The building is raised on a one metre platform, and is two stories. There are verandas with open terraces along the northern and southern sides of the palace, with a spacious starway extending to the bank of the Buriganga River. The dome is at the centre of the palace, with its square-shaped base and brickwork placed around the corners to appear circular. Inspired by the national flower of Bangladesh, the lotus flower, squinches were added to the roof corners, altering the room to be octagonal and slightly slant.

DEVELOPMENT

The palace was completely damaged completely three times. In 1888 and 1897, the destruction was due to natural climate disasters, yet Ahsanullah had it repaired both times. In 1992, after Nawab Khwaja Habibullah had moved out of the palace to a different building, illegal occupants had trashed the property, thus resulting in the Bangladeshi government to renovate it, transforming it into the museum seen today.

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中国江苏省苏州市姑苏区东北街苏州博物馆

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中国江苏省苏州市姑苏区东北街苏州博物馆

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中国江苏省苏州市姑苏区东北街苏州博物馆

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The Suzhou Museum is located in the northeast section of Suzhou's historic district, adjacent to the landmark Zhongwangfu and Humble Administrator's Garden. One of the latest works by renowned Pritzker architect I.M. Pei, the Suzhou Museum was built in the heart of his hometown of Suzhou, China. As one of the last surviving modernists, the architect strives to blend his modernist sensibilities with the native language of Suzhou. The Suzhou Museum has the most radical modern design language, and inherits the style of combining the traditional Suzhou architecture with the powder wall Dewa, which is an architectural work that is difficult to replicate.

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The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester

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The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester

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The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester

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Architect: RHWL

Construction: 1993-1996

Location : Manchester

The Bridgewater Hall was Designed in 1989 by RHWL architects. The design of the structure was very carefully considered, to provide high standard acoustics, ideal for performers. By collaborating with Arup Acoustics, RHWL were successful in delivering an auditorium which cancels out external sound and vibrations. This was accomplished by creating the structure from reinforced concrete, which holds a high level of mass and density, alongside the auditorium sitting upon a bed of isolation bearings. This technology successfully insulated the building from outside noise.

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China, Jiangsu, Suzhou, Gusu District, Dongbei Street, 苏州博物馆

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China, Jiangsu, Suzhou, Gusu District, Dongbei Street, 苏州博物馆

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China, Jiangsu, Suzhou, Gusu District, Dongbei Street, 苏州博物馆

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Suzhou Museum

Date of Construction:2006

Architect: leoh Ming Pei

Location: Suzhou, China

Suzhou Museum is a local comprehensive museum that collects, displays, researches and disseminates the history, culture and art of Suzhou.

It has obvious modernist characteristics, that is a strong sense of geometry and spatial abstraction. meanwhile it has integrated into the classical Chinese architectural culture and no longer simply emphasizes functionalism.

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Niterói Contemporary Art Museum - Mirante da Boa Viagem - Boa Viagem, Niterói - State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Modernist museum in Brazil which sits above Guanabara bay on a cliff

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中国江苏省南京市白下区文昌巷童寯住宅

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中国江苏省南京市白下区文昌巷童寯住宅

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中国江苏省南京市白下区文昌巷童寯住宅

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Building Name:  Tong Jun's Former Home

Date of Construction: 1947

Architects: Tong Jun

Location: 52 Wenchang Lane, Qinhuai District, Nanjing

Notes:

Tong Jun is one of the greatest architects in China in the past century. This house was designed by Mr. Tong in 1947, as well as the residence where he once lived for a long time. The residence is converted into an independent courtyard residence, built in the style of a British villa, with a two-story brick and wood structure. It will use a rough stone wall base and a red brick clear exterior wall. The sloping roof will be covered with red flat tiles, and a large area of white glass windows will face south, providing ample natural lighting and smooth space. The courtyard is planted with various flowers, plants, and trees such as Flame Pine and Magnolia, which are evergreen all year round and fragrant all year round. It is a cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province.

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Kings tower Kings tower is a multi-use office building situated in Lagos, the business capital of Nigeria. The design of Kings Tower not only introduces new architectural concepts to Lagos, but it is also uncompromisingly outstanding in terms of its design and execution.

The tower's characteristically swollen, billowing appearance, reminiscent of the square-sailing design commonly found on traditional boats on Lagos Lagoon while communicating the impression of the moderate wind that characterises the city's climatic conditions. The tower stands above a wavy canopy and has a "woven" design on its bottom that resembles cloth caught in the breeze adds a touch of elegance to the design. The canopy wraps around a two-level shop platform, offering shade on the street and rising gracefully towards the entry at the most visible corner. The building was completed in 2019.

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中国沈阳市浑南区辽宁省博物馆

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中国沈阳市浑南区辽宁省博物馆

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中国沈阳市浑南区辽宁省博物馆

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Date of construction: July, 1949​

Architect: China Architecture Liaoning Design and Research Institute​

Location: No. 157, Zhihui 3rd Street, Hunnan New District, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province​

Notes: Using the front screen wall of the preface hall of the new museum and six walls on both sides, the bronze relief is created with the history and culture of Liaoning as the theme to show the long history and splendid civilization of the Liaohe River basin, and to add strong cultural connotation to the building of the new museum. The new museum project of Liaoning Province was awarded the highest honor of China's construction engineering quality in 2014 - Luban Award

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Date of construction: May, 1996

Architect: China Architecture Henan Design and Research Institute

Location: 8 Nongye Road, Jinshui District, Zhengzhou, Henan Provence, China,

Notes:  The Museum got a long history. The museum was initially established in 1927 and has been suspended to people for several times during the war. The temporary renovation was ultimately completed in 1961 and the final establishment was completed in 1996.

The material uses marble and Yellow River mud to reflect regional characteristics. The overall block adopts the form of simulating tribal architecture to restore history.

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中国北京市西城区西长安街National Center for the Performing Arts

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中国北京市西城区西长安街National Center for the Performing Arts

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中国北京市西城区西长安街National Center for the Performing Arts

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Architect: Paul Andreu
Date: 2001-2007
Brief Description:
The National Center for the Performing Arts is one of China's iconic buildings built in 2007 by French designer Paul Andreu.
The exterior of the National Theatre of China is a steel shell with a semi-ellipsoidal shape. The shell of the theatre is made of specially oxidised titanium panels, which have a textured surface with a metallic sheen. In the centre, there is an open glass curtain wall constructed of ultra-white glass.
The most characteristic feature of the National Theatre of China is that its ellipsoidal shell is surrounded by an artificial lake, with various passages and entrances located under the water surface. For this reason, the design team overcame technical difficulties such as external ambient noise, ultra-deep foundation construction, and signal control inside the theatre.
The NCPA is located in the centre of Beijing and is surrounded by traditional Chinese architecture. The new and avant-garde National Theatre blends harmoniously into the landscape of Beijing's core area and is one of the most important symbols of modern Chinese architecture.

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Royal Ontario Museum, Queens Park, Toronto, ON, Canada

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Royal Ontario Museum, Queens Park, Toronto, ON, Canada

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Royal Ontario Museum, Queens Park, Toronto, ON, Canada

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Date of Construction: March 19, 1914​

Architects: Daniel Libeskind, John A. Pearson, and Frank Darling​

Location: 100 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2CS, Canada​

Notes: It is known for its distinctive and eclectic architectural style. The museum has undergone several expansions and renovations over the years, resulting in a combination of architectural styles. The Royal Ontario Museum blends architectural styles and elements, from historic to modern, reflecting its rich history and diverse collections.

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中国云南省昆明市官渡区 6393, 广福路云南省博物馆地下车库

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中国云南省昆明市官渡区 6393, 广福路云南省博物馆

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中国云南省昆明市官渡区 6393, 广福路云南省博物馆

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Building Name: Yunnan Museum
Date of Construction: 2009--2015
Architects: Rocco Design Architects
Location: Kunming, China

The generative concept of the museum is derived from the potent imagery of Yunnan’s famed local "stone forests", the dramatic geography of raw, powerful beauty of the geological landscapes sculpted by nature over millennia, and the idea of stacked boxes holding fragile treasures, giving the architecture its defining metaphor as an assembled container of artifacts - a group of spatial volumes that congregates to form a larger mass, where individual pieces are still evident.

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Indian Institute Of Management–Bangalore (IIM–Bangalore), Bannerghatta Road, opp. to Apollo Hospitals, Sundar Ram Shetty Nagar, Bilekahalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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Indian Institute Of Management–Bangalore 

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Indian Institute Of Management–Bangalore 

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Name: Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Architect: B V Doshi
Date of construction: 1983
Notes: B V Doshi, a well-known architect, designed the IIMB campus. The campus is a destination and a pilgrimage for architecture students and practising architects, with the architecture of the academic and administrative buildings serving as a case study. The original stone construction, completed in 1983, is now surrounded by greenery, as B V Doshi envisioned.

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Burj Al Arab - Dubai - United Arab Emirates

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Burj Al Arab - Dubai - United Arab Emirates

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Burj Al Arab - Dubai - United Arab Emirates

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​​Group 5

Burj Al Arab is a seven-star luxury hotel in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the building is 321 meters tall, considering one of the tallest hotels in the world. it was built on a man-made island 280m off Dubai's coastline and it have the world tallest atrium, which ascends over 180m.

the sail-shaped design was created to mirrored the maritime heritage of Dubai, which have a historical connection to the sea and trade. the design represents the progressive spirt of Dubai, sailing into the future of modernity and luxury.

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Name: Suzhou Museum
Year: 2006
Architect: Ieoh Ming Pei
The Suzhou Museum is a combination of traditional Chinese architecture and modern architectural style

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First site - Colchester
Date of construction - 2011
Architect - Rafael Vinoly
Location - Colchester uk

Colchester first site is a prime example of modernity within my home town . It was selected from over 100 entries for its bold crescent shape, to contrast the historic castle grounds placed. It functions as a communal gallery space to showcase local artwork. It large massing form extrudes from the ground as a testament of its status and importance to local artists in my area. It attempts to bridge gaps in the community and bring people together over a common interest and showcase individuals who wouldn’t have the opportunity otherwise.

A glazed facade in composition with large golden panelling is a simple material palette typical of the modern movement. It establishes a level of sincerity whilst remaking from offending the castle which surrounds it. Overall its a place I visit regularly to view new local works and gain inspiration for my own endeavours within my degree and artistic expression. It’s a valued element of my community and a example of how modernity can be used within historical grounds to insinuate a new opportunity or function

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Office BUILDINGS, SKYSCRAPERS

Year: 2015

Architects: Gensler

Location: Shanghai, China

Notes:

•The building does not offer horizontally unfolding parks, but vertically stacked gathering spaces. These innovative sky parks were first seen in a high-rise building

•By utilising parametric tools, Gensler has created a system that balances architectural effectiveness, structural implement ability, maintenance and design.

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The first proper skyscraper in the UK outside of London, standing at 169m tall and 47 storeys.

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Old College Aberystwyth, King Street, Aberystwyth

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Old College Aberystwyth, King Street, Aberystwyth

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Old College Aberystwyth, King Street, Aberystwyth

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Architect - George Jones​
Completed - 1795​
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Brief Description - Aberystwyth Old College was built by John Nash in 1795 and is a Grade 1 listed building. Before the old college, stood Castle House on Aberystwyth seafront. But in 1795 John Nash replaced it with the Old College hiring George Jones as the architect. Creating the Gothic style building that stands in its place to this day. The Old College was the original Aberystwyth University and became the first established University in Wales. The building recently started undergoing a new project with an investment of £43 million to renovate this historical building into a four-star hotel with a museum, galleries and youth clubs with a glass restaurant overlooking the seafront. Which should all be completed by 2026.

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Faisal Mosque, Shah Faisal Avenue, E-8, Islamabad, Pakistan

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Faisal Mosque, Shah Faisal Avenue, E-8, Islamabad, Pakistan

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Faisal Mosque, Shah Faisal Avenue, E-8, Islamabad, Pakistan

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Faisal Mosque​

Architect: Vedat Dalokay​

Date: 1986​

Brief Description: Located in Islamabad, Pakistan, the Faisal Mosque is the fifth-largest mosque in the world. Designed by the Turkish architect, fusing contemporary architecture with the more traditional look of an Arab Bedouin's tent. Dalokay won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture for the Faisal Mosque due to its modern and unique design, swaying away from traditional domes and arches of most other mosques around the world. The main structure consists of an 8-sided concrete shell covered in a white marble.  The four concrete Minarets on each corner are said to represent the cubic shape of the Kaaba, with the apex of each Minaret completing the invisible cube. These minarets stand up to 79m and can be seen from every corner of the capital. As well as serving as a place of worship it offers several attractions within its grounds such as a library, museum, lecture hall, and café. the Faisal Mosque is also known as a major tourist attraction in Islamabad, with people coming from all over the country to experience the view and inspiring history of this architectural wonder.

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中国广西南宁市青秀区民族大道南宁国际会展中心

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中国广西南宁市青秀区民族大道南宁国际会展中心

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中国广西南宁市青秀区民族大道南宁国际会展中心

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Guangxi International Convention and Exhibition Centre
Architect: gmp architects
Date: Work commenced on 7 October 2003, officially  opened on 23 October 2004.

When you walk into this "petal", from the bottom to the top, the petal slowly rise, a strong sense of rhythm, let a person feel a huge shock force.

The Nanning Convention and Exhibition Centre can be said to be a perfect combination of classical aesthetics and modern technology, in which the 12 petals signify the unity and friendship of the 12 major ethnic groups living in Guangxi, living in harmony, and working together to build a beautiful home in Guangxi with green mountains and beautiful waters.

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The White Swan Hotel was built in the early 1980s. It was designed by Lingnan architects. Mo Bozhi and She Guannan. It was a successful example of modern Lingnan architecture that combines foreign architectural forms with traditional Chinese architectural culture.

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Building Name: MOMA Lotus Resort, Jiuhua Mountain
Date of Construction: May, 2019
Architects: LACIME Architects
Location: Jiuhua Mountain, Chizhou, Anhui, China
The MOMA Lotus Resort is the first building, which is located at the entrance of the town. “A tree, a well, and a crowing rooster” is the image of the “entrance to a village” in Chinese people’s mind, which is also a strong hint of homesickness. What we design for the town is a wide square, water element, a bell and the tree. The building does not disappear into the nature in the form of debris; it is placed on the water in a complete form, as if to integrate the scenery of the four seasons into the courtyard, or let the architecture and landscape, heaven and earth integrate to feel the changes of four seasons. The space is created by human beings, and the world is as how you feel it.

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中国西安市临潼区秦始皇兵馬俑博物館

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Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum——The Cavalryman And His Saddled War Horse exhibition building

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Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum—The Cavalryman And His Saddled War House exhibition building

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Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum—The Cavalryman And His Saddled War House exhibition building

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Architect: Atelier Diameter
Date of construction:2021
Location: Xi'an, Shaanxi

The purpose of the museum is to protect the two national treasure-level cultural relics "painted copper chariots and horses" unearthed in the Mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin. The mausoleum stands on the field of Lishan Mountain, and the surrounding area maintains the original spatial structure of the mountain. Between the inner and outer walls of the mausoleum, a huge ditch about a depth of several meters formed in the Ming Dynasty provides a construction site for the museum.

\Under the premise of maintaining the environment and space of the historical and cultural heritage, the designer skilfully uses the relationship between path and space to show the connotation and value of the bronze carriages and horses, and integrates the museum into Mount Li as an inseparable part of the mausoleum area.

The museum tour begins and concludes outside the exhibition hall rather than within. Visitors are guided to the top of the trench using spatial planning and visual cues, concealing outside disturbance sources and progressively focused on the artifacts. Also visitor will see Li Mountain in the distance immediately from a corner. The contrast between the unbroken mountains and ramps reflects the connection between Lishan Mountain and the Ling District. The designer wants to "step to the end and face the real body."

The design uses fair-faced concrete as the main material. Half of the structure is buried in the ground and the top is covered with turf to blend in with the landscape. The beauty of the museum is that it presents the artefacts from a twenty-first century perspective, instead of being antiquated.

by Yihan Hui

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Building Name: Wenzhou Poly Culture and Art Center

Date of Construction:2021

Architect:Michuan studio

Location:Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province

The gentle slope design of stepping up the stairs not only echoes the characteristics of Wenzhou Shanshui city, but also the portrayal of Jiangnan gardens, and successfully introduces the flow of people, extending the three-dimensional space for the urban park.

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National Bank of Greece Headquarters, Athens, Greece

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National Bank of Greece Headquarters, Athens, Greece

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The building was built in 2000 after it won a national competition. It is the product of team work by Greek architects Irene Sakkelariou, Morfo Papanikolaou, Maria Pollani and by Mario Botta, who provided consultancy services. The building can be described as a “bold” structure as it is located in the city centre, surrounded by neoclassical, eclectic and classic-modern buildings. Despite appearances however, the new building of the National Bank of Greece is respectful of its surrounding environment, without losing any of its modern identity. The building is naturally illuminated thanks to its central atrium. The initial ambition for this new building, which ultimately failed, was to create an architectural trend that would be an example for the entire building block.

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Casa Gorordo Museum & Casa Gorordo Historical Marker, Eduardo Aboitiz Street, Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines

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Casa Gorordo Museum & Casa Gorordo Historical Marker, Eduardo Aboitiz Street, Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines

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Casa Gorordo Museum & Casa Gorordo Historical Marker, Eduardo Aboitiz Street, Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines

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Built by: Alejandro and Rosales Reyes at approx 1855-1862
Recently owned by: Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) which was purchased in 1980

Originally just a two storey house, purchased  in 1863 by a Spanish merchant Juan Isidro de Gorordo. The present name orginated from a Influential character of Cebu is Juan Gorordo the very first Cebuano bishop or the second bishop in the Philippines

It is a prime example of the architecture "Bahay na tisa" or House with Tiled roof which draw inspiration by the indigenous house of the nipa hut or "Bahay kubo" while also combine native Spanish, Chinese influences exclusively unique to the Philippines. This cultural blend of the west and east is called mestizo (mixed blood) and a defining Filipino identity during the late Spanish Colonial period.

Distinct Features of this house is:
Materiality: Ground Floor is predominately uses stone as it usage was mostly for public space and a storage space while the first floor was mostly made out of wood to signify the private space.
Spatial organisation: in the Ground floor coming into the first floor there is a four stone step that ends in the landing called descanso ('rest' in Spanish) that's considered as an intermediary floor and into the main wooden stairs. Additionally, the kitchen is always at the backmost of every house in this era as it is redeemed as the worst parts of the house. There is saying that the Pangkosina (kitchen utensils in spanish) of the kitchen is best to be hidden
Windows: Lamperong or Capiz windows are mostly made out of wood and translucent Capiz shells, an attractive alternative to glass but still hold social significance at that time
Ventilation: Vents or Ventillas are located underneath the Capiz windows to keep the interior to stay cool and provide airflow. Carved partitions above a threshold allow cross ventilation in the entire interior.

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Name of the building: Beires' House (The Bomb House)

Architects: Álvaro Siza​

Date of Construction: 1973-1976

Location:  Pavoa de Varzim, Portugal​
Description: This single family house was built at the time of the Carnations Revolution (1974). Surface alignment in the area  made neighbourhoods look very crowded, with little free space between buildings, and lacking in green areas. However Siza was very successful in his designs be creating a sort of internal courtyard looking out onto the street. It gives the main section a very intimate atmosphere which is intensified by the glass walls

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23_Cai_Chengdu Xinglong Lake CITIC Bookstore

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Name of the building: Chengdu Xinglong Lake CITIC Bookstore

Architects: MUDA-Architects

Date of Construction: 2021

Location: Chengdu, China
Description: To create an attractive waterfront space, Chengdu Xinglong Lake CITIC Bookstore's roof ridge extends vertically from 3 metres to different heights at each end, rising to 16 metres at the south-west end and stopping at 7.5 metres at the north-east end. The curved roof surface is formed according to the height of four supporting corners as a flipped page, which reinterprets the pitched roof of traditional Sichuan folk dwellings. The design concept combines the shape of a book with an architectural form, taking visitors on a journey of self-discovery into the architectural space.
The building expands linearly, with a glass curtain wall installed so that it is partially underwater and becomes the waterfront façade of the bookstore. Natural light penetrates through the water and into the interior spaces of the bookstore, creating a tranquil atmosphere. The architectural design uses transparent glass walls and solid coated façades to bring aquatic plants, lawns, other vegetation and water features into the interior spaces, echoing the design theme of 'reading in nature'.

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中国天津市和平区泰安道开滦矿务局大楼

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Name of the building: Kailuan Mining Administration Building

Architects: Addickson and Dallas

Date of Construction: 1921

Location: Tianjin, China
Description: The building was built in 1921 as a three-story Greek classical revival mixed-style building.
Established in 1921 by the amalgamation of two of China's largest mining companies, the Kailan Mining Administration was a British-run venture which came to dominate coal mining in China from its output in the nearby Kaiping coalfields. It rode at the vanguard of China's first period of industrialisation where coal powered everything.
The interior of the Kailuan Mining Administration Building is a three-storey coherent hall with a semi-circular roof supported by Ionic marble columns with purple and copper plate capitals, and carvings on the top arches. The main rooms of the building are fitted with wooden classical pilasters and fireplaces. It is a classical European building in the Greek Classical Revival architectural style.

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Yu Yao Chang, 珠山中路珠山区景德镇市江西省中国

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Yu Yao Chang, 珠山中路珠山区景德镇市江西省中国

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Yu Yao Chang, 珠山中路珠山区景德镇市江西省中国

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Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum, Junction of Shengli Road and Zhonghua North Road, Zhushan District, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China

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Whitworth Art Gallery, Oxford Road, Manchester

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Whitworth art gallery, Manchester. Group 20 - Eve Dawes 

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Whitworth Art Gallery, Oxford Road, Manchester

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Whitworth Art Gallery, Oxford Road, Manchester

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Manchester, northeast corner of Whitworth Park on the edge of the University campus in the Moss Side Ward, close to the local communities of Moss Side and Rusholme.​

Beaumont, the original architect, undertook five projects over an 18-year period to transform a private residence, Grove House, into a public art gallery. The final project that he oversaw was the completion of the main frontage building in 1908.​

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The Murray Hong Kong, Cotton Tree Drive, Central, Hong Kong

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The Murray Hong Kong, Cotton Tree Drive, Central, Hong Kong

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The Murray Hong Kong, Cotton Tree Drive, Central, Hong Kong

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Architects: Ron Phillips // Foster and Partners
Built: 1969
Renovated: 2018

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中国浙江省杭州市西湖区孤山路西湖博物館

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Zhejiang provincial museum guanshan hall

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中国浙江省杭州市西湖区孤山路西湖博物館

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中国浙江省杭州市西湖区孤山路西湖博物館

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Date of construction:November 1929

Architect:Architectural Design and Research Institute of

Mann Island, Liverpool

Zhejiang University

Location:25 Gushan Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang

Province, China

Notes:It's a comprehensive museum in Classical Chinese style and is open to the public now.

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中国河南省郑州市金水区农业路河南省博物院

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Completed- 1998
Architects- Kang Qi
Location- Zhengzhou, Henan, China

Henan Museum is one of the most distinctive buildings in Henan Province. It was announced as one of the first batch of national first-class museums by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, which displays countless exquisite collections of cultural relics.

Architectural Features:
•Taking the Star Observation Deck in the Yuan Dynasty as the prototype for its appearance.

•The building plan uses a square as its matrix, and the main building is naturally interpreted to form a "pyramid" shape.

•The traditional architectural axial symmetry and master-slave orderly layout techniques are adopted.

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Gate of the Orient, South Gate, Wuzhong District, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

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Gate of the Orient, South Gate, Wuzhong District, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

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Gate of the Orient, South Gate, Wuzhong District, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

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Gate of the Orient

Year: 2015​

Architects: Gensler​

Location: Suzhou, China​

Notes:​

•A 301.8-meter-tall skyscraper.

•Unique structure: the entire base is a twin tower structure, but at the top the two towers are combined to form an arch shape.

•After the completion of the Oriental Gate, it will have the title of "world's tallest gate" and "the most complex super high-rise building in China."

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Radisson Collection Hotel, Moscow, Kutuzovskiy Avenue, Moscow, Russia

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Radisson Collection Hotel, Moscow, Kutuzovskiy Avenue, Moscow, Russia

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Radisson Collection Hotel, Moscow, Kutuzovskiy Avenue, Moscow, Russia

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Hotel Ukraina

Year: 1953

Architects: Arkady Mordvinov

Location: Moscow, Russia

Notes:

•It is the highest hotel in the world.

•The hotel was a steel-framed high building which seemed extremely difficult at that time.

•The hotel’s proximity to the riverbed required the foundation to be set well below the water table as a result, the design and construction team utilized a perimeter of deep-well needle pumps for water retention purposes.

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RIBA North

Year: Completed on 31st Oct 2016

Architects: Broadway Malyan

Location: Liverpool Waterfront

Notes:

•An opportunity to view RIBA's world-renowned historic collection of the UK's architectural history.

•Two black-clad mono pitch volumes standing at right angles on a plaza, facing the river Mersey.

•A space for talks as well as a café and shop, split across a pair of low-lying blocks.

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FE McWilliam Gallery and Studio, Newry Road, Banbridge

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14_McCartney Maeve_FE McWilliam Gallery and Studio

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14_McCartney Maeve_FE McWilliam Gallery and Studio

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Architects: Kennedy Fitzgerald Architects LLP
Year of Completion: 2008
Location: Banbridge
This building is an art gallery which was built to celebrate and exhibit the work of the sculptor Frederick Edward McWilliam. This project is an extension of the existing tourist information centre to provide extended space, of which is open, airy and bright, for an art gallery, artist's studio, sculpture garden, cafe and craft shop.

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Mauritius Commercial Bank - Quatre Bornes, Mauritius

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Jean-Francois Koenig - 2012

This building is situated in the centre of the island of Mauritius to decentralise from the head office in the Capital City Port Louis to be closer to the living areas of the workforce thereby reducing travelling time and distance from the workplace

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Selfridges Birmingham, Moor Street Queensway, Birmingham

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Constructed - 2003
Architects - Future systems
Location - Birmingham, UK

A famous landmark in Birmingham, England is the Selfridges Building. The structure itself, is a part of the Bullring Shopping Centre and is home to the Selfridges Department Store. The architecture firm Future Systems designed the building, which cost £60 million to build and was finished in 2003. With sprayed concrete on the façade, it has a steel framework. The structure was built, and since then, it has grown to be an enduring piece of architecture and an important part of Birmingham's revitalization.

The design is fluid, rising from the floor and softly flowing forth before being brought in at a sort of waistline, recalling the fall of fabric or the delicate lines of a person. In one continuous motion, it then curls out once more and over to create the roof. The interior is organized around a spectacular atrium with ceiling lighting, which is crisscrossed by a smaller but no less impressive atrium and a white cat's cradle of sculpted escalators.

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Coal Drops Yard

1850/2018

Architect- Heatherwick Studio

Kings Cross, London.

This building was erected in 1850 to be used as a coal distribution and storage facility. After being repurposed many times, in 2018 it was renovated by Thomas Heatherwick and is now being used as a shopping centre.

This building is located in Kings Cross, this is a built up area in the capital city of England.