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Sitting amid the beautiful Carlton Gardens, the Royal Exhibition Building is a World Heritage Site-listed building at the north-eastern edge of Melbourne’s central business district.
The interior is heavily decorated in true Victorian style. Beaneath its central dome it features lunettes of allegorical symbolism including one of "Federation" (pictured); and profuse hand stencilled decoration, all of which has all be painstakingly restored in recent years.
The Royal Exhibition Building was designed by the architect Joseph Reed, who also designed the Melbourne Town Hall and the State Library of Victoria. According to the architect, the design was inspired by many different sources. The dome was modeled on the Florence Cathedral, while the main pavilions were influenced by the style of Rundbogenstil and several buildings from Normandy, Caen and Paris.
The foundation stone was laid by the then Victorian governor George Bowen on 19 February 1879 and it was completed in 1880, ready for the Melbourne International Exhibition. The building consisted of a Great Hall of over 12,000 square metres and many temporary annexes. In the 1880s, the building hosted two major International Exhibitions; the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1880 and the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition in 1888 to celebrate a century of European settlement in Australia. The most significant event to occur in the Exhibition Building was the opening of the first Parliament of Australia on 9 May 1901, following the inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January. After the official opening, the federal government moved to the Victorian State Parliament House, while the Victorian government moved to the Exhibition Building for the next 26 years. On 3 September, the Australian National Flag was flown at Royal Exhibition Building for the first time. On that day Prime Minister Edmund Barton announced the winners of a competition to design a flag for Australia. The buildings were a venue for the 1956 Summer Olympics, hosting the basketball, weightlifting, wrestling, and the fencing part of the modern pentathlon competitions. As it decayed, it became known derogatively by locals as The White Elephant in the 1940s and by the 1950s, like many buildings in Melbourne of that time it was earmarked for replacement by office blocks. In 1948, members of the Melbourne City Council put this to the vote and it was narrowly decided not to demolish the building. The wing of the building which once housed Melbourne's aquarium burnt down in 1953. During the 1940s and 1950s, the building remained a venue for regular weekly dances. Over some decades of this period it also held boat shows, automobile shows and other regular home and building industry shows. It was also used during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s for State High School Matriculation and for the Victorian Certificate of Education examinations, among its various other purposes. Nevertheless, the grand ballroom was demolished in 1979, leaving the main structure in place along with annexes constructed in the 1960s and 1970s. Following the demolition of the grand ballroom, there was a public outcry which prevented the main building from also being demolished.
During a visit to Victoria in 1984, Princess Alexandra (Queen Elizabeth II's cousin) bestowed the royal title on the building and it has been referred to as the Royal Exhibition Building ever since. This title, and the first conservation assessment of the building undertaken by Alan Willingham, sparked a restoration of the interiors of the building in the late 1980s and 1990s, and the construction of a mirror glass annexe (which was later demolished). In 1996, the then Premier of Victoria, Jeff Kennett, proposed the location and construction of Melbourne's State Museum on the adjacent site. Temporary annexes built in the 1960s were removed and in 1997 and 1998, the exterior of the building was progressively restored.
On 1 July 2004, the Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens was granted listing as a World Heritage Site, the first building in Australia to be granted this status. The heritage listing states that "The Royal Exhibition Building is the only major extant nineteenth century exhibition building in Australia. It is one of the few major nineteenth century exhibition buildings to survive worldwide."
Sansaburu Kindergarten and Parking Design by Vaumm Architecture Office. Visit www.vaumm.com
Photography © by Aitor Ortiz. Visit www.aitor-ortiz.com
Project:
Diderot Park
Location:
Courbevoie, France
Client:
EPAD
Fountains and water works:
Jean Max Llorca
Landscape architect:
Alain Provost
Year of completion:
1993
Picture credits:
Stéphane Llorca
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Institutional Architecture Design.
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Caernarfon Theatre and Arts Centre by Richard Murphy Architects. Visit www.richardmurphyarchitects.com
Architectural Design: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM)
The airport replaced the Previous International Terminal. It was opened in 2014 and it handles both domestic and international passengers. Its passenger traffic was about 49.8 million in year 2018. (Wikipedia)
Institutional Architecture Design in 4900m2 (70m X 70m).
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Sansaburu Kindergarten and Parking Design by Vaumm Architecture Office. Visit www.vaumm.com
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Sansaburu Kindergarten and Parking Design by Vaumm Architecture Office. Visit www.vaumm.com
Photography © by Aitor Ortiz. Visit www.aitor-ortiz.com
This studio aimed to develop and further a students' understanding of architecture by studying the intersection of at, design and materials science. Three primary exercises helped develop student’s techniques of drawing, making and organizing structures. This course was specifically created to play off students' non-architectural education by introducing a domain of investigation whereby students learned to design through the lens of cross-disciplinary experimentation.
Throughout the semester students investigated generative art, design and materials science through the lens of “pattern formation” and attempted to extract principles, learned techniques and developed strategies for design. By studying the formation of materials students explored both the fundamental science as well as new advances in research to understand the building blocks of matter, organizational patterns, processes of material creation and micro-to-macro material behavior. To draw comparison, students also researched both contemporary and historic works of generative art and design to understand the rules, logic and components of the work and how high-level patterns emerge from local interaction. These seemingly opposite fields converged and become precedents for three exercises: 1. Generative drawings, 2. New material formations and 3. Living objects / growing structures.
Learn more at arts.mit.edu
Photo by Sharon Lacey
"May there not arise, perhaps in another generation, architects who — appreciating the influence unconsciously received — will learn consciously to direct it?" Hugh Ferriss, The Metropolis of Tomorrow (1928)
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I, Dale, designed this beach house to teach colored pencil techniques. Unfortunately, this student's is not quite finished..
Images from the 2013 B-Pro exhibition held at the Bartlett School of Architecture in September 2013.
Programmes exhibiting include:
MArch GAD (Graduate Architectural Design)
MArch UD (Urban Design)
MA Architectural History
© Virgilio Ferreira
William Smith Building by Pick Everard. Visit www.pickeverard.co.uk. For details visit www.nhit-shis.org/william-smith-building-modern-architect...
A landmark mixed-use development project that combines colonial design with an ultra- modern feel; containing premium retail outlets, spacious office areas and luxurious residential spaces.
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Design of a residential complex for M G.N Company in Nigeria
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While creating the architecture 3D interiors models, we take into consideration the custom furniture and fixtures required along with the texture and lighting specifications.
"May there not arise, perhaps in another generation, architects who — appreciating the influence unconsciously received — will learn consciously to direct it?" Hugh Ferriss, The Metropolis of Tomorrow (1928)
For more, please see: rosswolfe.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/yesterdays-tomorrow-is...
Student Housing in Epinay, France by ECDM. Visit www.combarel-marrec.com. Photography by Benoit Fougeirol. Visit www.benoitfougeirol.com
Final model of a new Pullen Art Center, to be located on the site of the current buidling in Pullen Park, Raleigh, NC.
Designed for my junior year architectural studio at the College of Design.
Title : Academic Bookstore
Other title : Akateeminen Kirjakauppa; Akademiska Bokhandeln; Academic Bookshop; Book Palace; Kirjapalatsi; Pohjoisesplanadi 39
Creator : Aalto, Alvar, 1898-1976
Creator role : Architect
Date : 1962-1969
Current location : Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Description of work : The Academic Bookstore sits on the corner of Keskuskatu and Pohjoisesplanadi next to Aalto's Rautatalo Office Building and Eliel Saarinen's Kinopalatsi Building. "The winning design from Alvar Aalto and his wife Elissa for the Akateeninen Kirjakauppa...was chosen in 1962 in a two-phase architectural design competition. In 1969 the Academic Bookstore opened. For its construction the adjacent 'Kinopalatsi' cinema hall [one of the first movie theaters in Finland] had to be demolished" (Source: Meyer, Ulf. Architectural Guide Helsinki. Berlin: DOM Publishers, 2012. p. 31). "The facade material was copper sheet, used in an axial system producing three office windows to each display window for the lower levels" (Source: Schildt, Goran. Alvar Aalto The Complete Catalogue of Architecture, Design and Art. London: Academy Editions, 1994. p. 170). The three-story hall or atrium, clad in Carrara marble, features three large skylight features. "[T]he space is entirely dominated by the three extraordinary rooflights that descend in the space like giant crystalline gemstones...The triple-layered, steel-framed rooflights are diamond-shaped in section, coming to a pyramidal point both above, at the roof, and below, in the room, and they do not so much hang as float from the ceiling down into the space, emerging from sculpted settings carved into the ceiling plane" (Source: McCarter, Robert. Aalto. London: Phaidon Press Limited, 2014. p. 210).
Description of view : View of busy street with vehicles and pedestrians in front of building in corner lot with facade comprised of large rectangular windows framed with green oxidized metal.
Work type : Architecture and Landscape
Style of work : International Style [1919-1970s]
Culture : Finnish
Materials/Techniques : Glass
Metal
Brick
Source : Pisciotta, Henry (copyright Henry Pisciotta)
Date photographed : 2012
Resource type : Image
File format : JPEG
Image size : 2304H X 3072W pixels
Permitted uses : This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. Other uses are not permitted.
Collection : Worldwide Building and Landscape Pictures
Filename : WB2013-0636 Academic Bookstore.jpg
Record ID : WB2013-0636
Sub collection : commercial buildings
streets
Copyright holder : Copyright Henry Pisciotta
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CUBAN ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN
It’s well known that traveling to Havana is like traveling back in time: the weathered buildings, the old classic cars and the rich history standing out as top lures on your visit to Cuba. It’s less known however, that at the beginning of the 20th century, the Cuban capital was spectacularly rich – not unlike Newport’s Gilded Age – in which Havana underwent an extraordinary boom period, architecturally enriching with international influences such as art nouveau, art deco and eclectic design.
To this day, Havana is one of the most architecturally diverse cities in the world, and safe to say, a city photographer’s paradise. Its buildings clearly mirror its social and political history ever since the Spanish colonial times, up to the more modern present day.
Colonial & baroque period:
Ever since the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492, Havana became a key transshipment point between the Old World and the New World, with resources being brought from the colonialists into and through the city. As a result, Havana was the most heavily fortified city in the Americas. Most examples of early architecture can be seen in military fortifications such as La Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabana (1558-1577), located at the entrance of Habana Bay, which now acts as symbol of the wealth at that time.
The biggest impact the different cultures had upon the Cuban capital can be seen in Havana's colonial architecture, with a strong Moorish and Spanish influence, including Italian, Greek and Roman styles. The Convento de Santa Clara is a good example of early Spanish influenced architecture, while the Cathedral dominating the Plaza de la Catedral (1749) is most representative of Cuban Baroque.
Neo-classical period
The beginning of the 19th century and the now implanted Spanish influence, brought upon the unequalled recurrent arcades, with many interior patios similar to the designs in Seville, Cadiz and Granada. Neo-classicism soon took over and influenced buildings all over the city. The Aldama Palace (1844) is considered the most important neoclassical residential property in Cuba, one that exemplifies the look of this period: columns facing spacious courtyards and French inspired lavish interiors. The peak of Neoclassicism came with the construction of the Vedado district (1859), a neighborhood rich with notable buildings.
Art Nouveau, Art Deco & Eclectic influences
During the first decades of the 20th century, Havana expanded more rapidly than at any other time throughout its history. Havana became – along with Buenos Aires – the finest city in Latin America. This prompted Havana’s architecture to be infused with the art nouveau, art deco and eclectic styles from abroad. Not only that, but the 1902 Real Estate Record and Guide imposed strict levels of regulation: balconies, ornaments and even colors required approval, while the architect had to present an elevation drawing of the entire block, to make sure the house was aesthetically agreeable within the neighborhood.
Wealthy districts quickly came to existence, such as Miramar, set out on the American street grid pattern and home to diplomats and foreigners. Prado Boulevard became a Fifth Avenue of sorts, while the section around Obispo and O’Reilly Streets was home to so much banking construction that it was nicknamed “little Wall Street.”
The 1912 Spanish Railway Terminal, with its twin towers, terra-cotta medallions and broad waiting room, as well as the Capitolio, an exact replica to half its size of the Capitol building in Washington DC, are a good example of the eclectic style.
The Lopez Serrano Building (1932) by Ricardo Mira is Cuba’s first tall building, inspired by the Rockefeller Centre in New York, while The Edificio Bacardi (1930) is one of Havana's most outstanding buildings and the best example of Art Deco.
So take the leap and step back in time, for just 90 miles off the coast of the United States, there’s a fascinating aesthetic journey waiting. Whether it’s discovering Old Havana – a UNESCO World Heritage Site - or the eclectic styles of the more present days, Havana’s architectural diversity won’t disappoint!
Source: Monica Suma. You can follow her on Twitter at @MonicaSuma.
Glass has extensively been used in the architecture design of Torre de Cristal since it is an apt material especially for high-rise structures.