Architecture preview blog

 Strong National Museum of Play, USA

 1. who is the architect?  Margaret Woodbury Strong.

2. when was it built?  1968

 3. Where is it located? Rochester, New York, USA,

 4. Can you visit or is it a private building? You can plan a visit.

 5. Is there any information on how much it cost to build it? No.

6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?  No.

7. why did you pick this building? I picked this building because this certain section reminds me of mickeys play house. which means it will attract a lot of parents & kids.

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Habitat 67, Canada

1. Who is the architect? Moshe Safdie

2. When was it built? 1967

3. Where is it located? Marc-Drouin Quay on the Saint Lawrence River

 4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?Yes you can make an appointment.

5.  Is there information on how much it cost to build? No.

6.  Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? No.

7. Why did you pick this building? I picked this building because it reminds me of a bunch of legos. It also looks like a bunch of boxes stacked on each other which looks cool too. I Find it interesting how people can live in a house like that.

 

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Atomium, Belgium 

1. Who is the architect? Andre Waterkeyn

2. When was it built? in 1958

3. Where is it located? Boulevard du Centenaire

4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? you can visit it

5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?  no there is not

6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? no there isn't

7. Why did you pick this building? it looks like a tower & it's cool how it is form.

National Centre for the Performing Arts, China

  1. Who is the architect? French Architect Paul Andreu

2. When was it built? December 2007

3. Where is it located? west of Tiananmen Square & near Forbidden City

4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? you can visit

5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? yes more than 3.2 billion CNY

6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? no there is not

7. Why did you pick this building? Because it looks like an egg & was on top of a lake.

Cubic Houses, Netherlands

 

1. Who is the architect ? Piet Blom

2. When was it built? 1982-1984

3. Where is it located? Overblaak 70, 3011 MH Rotterdam, Netherlands

4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? yes you can

5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? no there is not

6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? housing complex

7. Why did you pick this building?  because this building looks interesting & it would be a cool place to live in.