Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Architecture !

Architct:Antonio Gaudi
Built: 1905–1910
Location: Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
It is public, but you can tour it.
It was built for a married couple named Rosario Segimon and Pere Milà
I Picked this because it is just beautiful, and the light really reflected off of it and it looks just beautiful like I said before!
1. Who is the architect? Tom Wright.
2. When was it built? Started getting built in 1994.
3. Where is it located? The hotel is located on a island offshore of Chicago Beach.
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? It's open to the public.
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? It's the shape of a sail boat.
7. Why did you pick this building? I picked this building, because it's surrounded by a island, and it's a shape of a sail boat and looks like a big shark fin !

The Ufo House, Taiwan

1. Who is the architect? Hung Kuo Group
2. When was it built? beginning in 1978.
3. Where is it located? Sanzhi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
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.
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? They were intended as a vacation resort in a part of the northern coast adjacent to Danshui, and were marketed towards U.S. military officers coming from their East Asian postings.
7. Why did you pick this building?
Because of it's interesting structure, how it looks form the future. 


Nautilus House, Mexico
1. Who is the architect? Javier Senosiain
2. When was it built? 2006
3. Where is it located? Mexico City
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?.private

5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? 0.16(m€)
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? A young couple with two children who after living in a conventional home wanted to change to one integrated to nature.
7. Why did you pick this building? Because of it's structure.

Cubic Houses, Netherlands
1. Who is the architect ? Piet Blom
2. When was it built? 1984
3. Where is it located? Rotterdam, and Helmond, in the Netherlands
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? You can visit them, they give tours.
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? no information
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? I think he just wanted to make weird buildings, that people would like to look at, and live in.
7. Why did you pick this building? The buldings look like cubes, and people live in them. I think this building looked unusual, because I don't how the people would like in them, because uhm your house is sideways.

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