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Excerpt from waymarking.com:
BOCK BUILDING Aleksanterinkatu 20 :
Unknown designer, completed in 1763. Renovation 1816-1818, architect Carl Ludvig Engel. The Magistrate and merchant, Gustaf Bock, built the house as his personal residence. In 1801 it became the official residence of Major of Helsinki, a so-called 'ordonanssi-house'. From 1808, the property served as officers' quarters until it was converted to the palace of the Governor between 1816 and 1818. After 1837, the building became the Town Hall and then served as the City Hall from 1882 to 1913. The building still houses city offices.
The following additional information is from the Virtual Helsinki website:
The oldest of the houses in the Lion Block is the one built in 1763 by the merchant and magistrate Gustav Johan Bock. In addition to the main wing on what is now called Aleksanterinkatu, it had a side wing running along the intersecting Katariinankatu.
One of the annexes built on the plot in the 19th century was a stone one opening onto Katariinankatu. The upper floor of Bock House was originally given over to the family apartments and salons, some of which were rented out. Distinguished visitors to the city were also received in the imposing house. Legend has it that Kings Gustavus III and Gustavus IV Adolf of Sweden enjoyed the hospitality of Bock House while visiting Helsinki. In 1801 the house became the property of the Swedish Crown.
Governor General's residence
Following the war of 1808-1809 Finland was separated from Sweden and united with Russia as an Autonomous Grand Duchy, remaining so until it became an independent republic in 1917.
His Imperial Majesty declared that his Grand Duchy must have a capital worthy of its new status, and as part of the vast plan for the new city centre, a complete facelift was ordered for Bock House. The former occupants had by that time moved out, and in 1808 the staff of the Russian garrison stationed in Helsinki took up residence there. In 1816-1818 a third floor designed by C.L. Engel was added to the house, along with an annex complete with a banquet hall and minstrels' gallery. The gable was smartened up with four Ionic columns and a balcony, and the interiors were painted in striking colours and adorned with murals and stucco ornaments. The wings opening on to Katariinankatu were likewise made to conform to the Neo-classical design.
In the late 18th century for nearly two decades Bock House served as the official residence for the Governor General, the Tsar's representative in Finland. Various distinguished guests were also accommodated there, including Tsar Alexander I, Grand Duke of Finland. It was from the Bock House balcony that he greeted the people of Helsinki gathering in Senate Square to pay their respects to him. Later the house was visited by Tsar Nicholas I.
The Governor Generals having moved into their new residence in what are now the Cabinet rooms on the South Esplanade in 1838, Bock House became Helsinki Town Hall. Its new occupants also included the Magistrates. The changing cityscape: A city tried by war and hunger, Helsinki was also plagued by fire. In the late 18th century houses began to be built of stone instead of wood, and the street scene gradually changed.
The Empire Hall Court, the auction rooms, and a prison: During the 19th century there was a police station in the Katariinankatu wing, along with facilities for male prisoners in the city gaol. The Town Council, chaired by Senator Leo Mechelin, convened for its first session in the assembly hall - nowadays known as the Empire Hall - in 1875.
The Empire Hall is one of the most beautiful halls in Helsinki. Restored in 1988, it is decorated in shades of light green. The original stucco ornaments on the ceiling have been restored and among the portraits on the walls is one by Albert Edelfelt of Senator Leo Mechelin. The Magistrates' Court and City Administrative Court occupied Bock House from 1913 to 1985. During the renovations carried out in 1985-1988, the layout and colouring of the interiors were restored in the spirit of Engel's plans.
The City of Helsinki nowadays uses Bock House and the Empire Hall for official receptions and gala occasions. The house also has meeting and reception rooms for the parties represented on the City Council and is the home of the City Information Office.
Excerpt from Wikipedia:
The Senate Square (Finnish: Senaatintori, Swedish: Senatstorget) presents Carl Ludvig Engel's architecture as a unique allegory of political, religious, scientific and commercial powers in the centre of Helsinki, Finland.
Senate Square and its surroundings make up the oldest part of central Helsinki. Landmarks and famous buildings surrounding the square are the Helsinki Cathedral, the Government Palace, main building of the University of Helsinki and the Sederholm House, the oldest building of central Helsinki dating from 1757.
In the 17th and 18th centuries it was the location of a graveyard. In 1812 Senate Square was designated as the main square for the new capital of Helsinki in the city plan designed by Johan Albrecht Ehrenström. The Palace of the Council of State (or Government Palace) was completed on the eastern side of the Senate Square in 1822. It served as the seat of the Senate of Finland until it was replaced by the Council of State in 1918, and now houses the offices of the Prime Minister of Finland and the cabinet. The main University building, on the opposite side of the Senate Square, was constructed in 1832.
The Helsinki Cathedral on the northern edge of the Senate Square was Engel's lengthiest architectural project. He worked on it from 1818 until his death in 1840. The Helsinki Cathedral — then called the Church of St. Nicholas — dominates the Senate Square, and was finalized twelve years afters Engel's death, in 1852.
Another abstract from IMEC's side building. Thanks for passing by. Appreciate your fav and comments /////////////////// In May 2011, IMEC has started building a new office tower. When completed, the tower will have 16 floors with office space for 450 people and additional room for light laboratories. With the new building, imec’s research campus will total 80,000m2. With its campus extension, imec aspires to play an important role in both the local and worldwide high-tech economy. The construction is planned to be finished mid-2013.
The imec tower: icon for innovation in Flanders & Europe
The design of the building was selected through an architecture contest. A jury – including representatives from the city of Leuven and the Flemish government – has selected the design of the Austrian architects Baumschlager-Eberle
source : www2.imec.be
Motorists of the 1950's making the long drive down to Florida often needed to replace worn tires. In lieu of this, a unique building of the modern era called the General Tire Building was constrcutred at 5600 Biscayne Boulevard. The structure was designed by Architect Robert Law Weed of Weed Russell Johnson Associates and built in 1954, the two-story construction also served as a gas station for Standard Oil gas. The building's flat double-height concrete roof extends outwards to form a broad canopy which wraps around it, supported by slender steel columns. At its southern corner, the canopy is cradled by a geometric steel grid which originally towered above the roof, displaying the large General Tire sign. (The sign was since be removed and the grid has been partially cut down.) A glassed-in showroom with floor to ceiling windows occupies about half of the enclosed area, adding to the structure’s streamlined, modern look.
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www.emporis.com/buildings/1154333/5600-biscayne-boulevard...
mimoboulevard.org/general-tire-building-5600-biscayne-bou...
The Palm House is an exquisite, painstakingly restored Victorian glasshouse imported from Bremen, Germany in 1875. It is thought to be the only one of its kind still in existence, a must-see at Adelaide Botanic Garden.
The Palm House was designed by German architect Gustav Runge and the sophisticated engineering techniques used in its construction make it a benchmark in glasshouse design. The hanging glass walls are similar to those used in today's city buildings and were very advanced for the time. This sophistication, and Adelaide's dry climate, probably account for the building's survival.
In 1986 corrosion of iron glazing bars made the Palm House unsafe for public use and it was closed. A conservation study carried out in early 1991 recommended full restoration and after a successful public appeal, and a donation from the federal government, this was carried out.
The Palm House now features a wonderful collection of plants from the island of Madagascar. The plants require warm and dry growing conditions, which also aids in the conservation of the building.
Ref: Botanic Gardens of South Australia
New HQ for the Carlsberg Group in Valby, Copenhagen
Architecture & landscape: C.F. Møller Architects 2020
The Architect .
Architecture, of all the arts, is the one which acts the most slowly, but the most surely, on the soul .
~ Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions. ~
Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.
Architect: Albert G. Mumma Jr. for Deigert & Yerkes (1963)
Location: Washington, DC
This building was closed for renovations for over two years. It finally reopened a couple of weeks ago, so I ran over there as soon as I was back in DC.
Almere heeft een nieuwe bibliotheek, super architectuur en fantastische kleuren zijn in dit gebouw terug te vinden...een bezoek zeker de moeite waard..!! (view large..! )
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Architect: EGA - Erik Giudice Architects
Built in: 2020
Builder: Midroc Property Development AB
The building “The Edge” is an eleven-storey glass prism. An office building with a dynamic expression. Its continuous glass facade interplays between transparent, translucent and opaque. A true signature building in its neighborhood.
Architect: Yoshikatsu Tsuboi
Structural Engineer: Yoshikatsu Tsuboi
Year of Completion: 1963
Location: Koyo-cho 1-12-1, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi, Japan
意匠・構造設計：坪井善勝
竣工：1963（昭和38）年
住所：山口県下関市向洋町1-12-1
The architect for this part of the world's famous museum is Norman Foster.
The way-too-well-known museum in London, The British Museum. Japanese count this one as one of the "three greatest museum in the world" as Louvre and Palace Museum in Taiwan.
I was dying to go there as well, and it turns out that they were having a manga exhibition back then when we visited.
We did not have too much time to spend in the huge musem like that, but even to see the architecture itself was quite inspiring.
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General information
Type: Office building
Address: 2-6 Jongno, Seoul, South Korea 110-789
Town or city: Seoul
CountrySouth: Korea
Completed: 1999
Design and construction
Architect: Rafael Viñoly
Architecture firm: Rafael Viñoly Architects, Samoo Architects & Engineers