DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE_7N by LAIKAH GRACE PEDRO BITAGA

Sydney Opera House

laikahbitaga — 2024-08-20 02:32:47 UTC

It was built in October 20, 1973, with the purpose for performances.
It was made from reinforced concrete, glass, granite, and tiles, with a shell-shaped roof, which is like sections of a sphere.
It took 14 years to build the structure. Their heating and air-conditioning system pulls cold seawater from Sydney Harbour to power it.

Cathedral of Brasilia, Brasilia Brazil

laikahbitaga — 2024-08-20 02:35:33 UTC

Vighnesh, Elina

When was the structure built?

Cathedral of Brasilia was built in May 31 1970

What is the structure for?

The cathedral of Brasilia shapes bring light and symbolize

hope, faith and welcome

2 . Constructed with concrete and it is a shape of a hyperbolid shape has crown on top

Can hold up to 4000 people
has 20 meter bell gifted from Spanish people located in the middle

Harpa Concert Hall, Iceland

laikahbitaga — 2024-08-20 02:38:42 UTC

The harpa concert hall in Iceland was built in January 12 2007

The materials mostly used are glass, steel concrete, aluminum, and special coating And the shapes used are mostly hexagons and quasi bricks

Some interesting facts about the harpa concert are are :

1 It is inspired by nature

2 it has interactive led lighting

It is the top global building
It won the prestigious mies van de role award

The Dancing House, Czech Republic

laikahbitaga — 2024-08-20 02:39:36 UTC

The building was build in between the year 1992 to 1996 .The building is made from Steel Concrete Barrisol and Plaster 99 Concrete Panels

The building has a lot of shapes because of the design like Distorted Cylinders Undulating Moldings Medusa

The concept of the building was inspired by the dance skills of the famous film couple

The building was supposed to be originally called the house Ginger and Fred (after the dancers Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire – the house resembles a pair of dancers) but the nickname Ginger & Fred is now mainly used for the restaurant located on the seventh floor of the Dancing House Hotel.

Cologne Cathedral, Germany

laikahbitaga — 2024-08-20 02:40:14 UTC

Cologne cathedral was built on 1247 August 15. Cologne cathedral is also a church for Catholics. The materials and shape used to build cologne cathedral is primarily sandstone and dominantly shaped triangular.

A few other facts is

The cathedral construction took 632 years to complete spanning from 1248 to 1880.
The Cologne cathedral was bombarded 84 times

Colosseum, Italy

2024-08-23 06:37:49 UTC

1 Between 70 and 80AD and why is it built, because it is to serve as a venue for public spectacles and entertainment for the roman people.

These are the materials on making the colloseum:Travertime,tuFFand Roman concrete. The colloseum is eliptical in shape
It was the largest amphieater in the ancient world, capable of holding an estimated 50.000 to 80 000 spectators. This impressive capadity allowed it to best a wide variety of events and why is it important because the colloseum size and the design demonstrate the advanced engineering capabilities of the ancient romans
Flavian Dynasty: the colloseum was built by the flavian dynasty
The contrsuction of the colloseum began in the year 72AD and was completed in 80 AD

Petronas Twin Towers, Malaysia

2024-08-23 06:44:52 UTC

The building was made in march 1 1993 and 1998 it was made as a landmark as the nation’s rapid rising economic
It was also made because it is primarily the serve as the headquarter of Petronas
The Pertonas Towers in Kuala Lumpur utilize high strength, steel-reinforced concrete for their main structure and stainless steel and glass for the exterior cladding.

Quick facts about the Petronas Twin Towers

At 1,483 ft, the towers were the first buildings outside the United States to claim the title of the world's tallest.

iconic skyscrapers that were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004.

St. Basil's Cathedral, Russia

2024-08-23 06:50:15 UTC

The structure was built between year 1555 on July. The structure was originally a Russian Orthodox church, but is now a museum.
The materials used are bricks that are covered with colorful painted stucco/plaster. The cathedral is made up of nine chapels, each topped with a unique onion dome (round, bulb-shaped tops).
The bright, rainbow-like colors were added in the 17th century. It’s located in Red Square, right next to the Kremlin.