Sunday, August 9, 2015
CITY HALL ROTUNDA, SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, USA
Rotunda is a 110-feet (33.5 meters) high building that serves as the entrance to City Hall. The structure is spread across an area of 6,948 sq. feet (645.5 sq. meters) and has a circular floor, approximately 90 feet (27.4 meter) in diameter.
BURJ KHALIFA, DUBAI, UAE
The tallest building in the world, standing at 828 m, the Burj Khalifa is twice the height of the iconic Empire State Building in New York. Owned by Emaar Properties, the Burj Khalifa took $1.5 billion to build. An interesting fact is that the skyscraper is home to the highest mosque in the world on its 158th floor.
LOUVRE PYRAMID, PARIS, FRANCE
The pyramid, made with 673 glass panes, serves as the main entrance to the Louvre Museum. Designed by architect I. M. Pei, the 71-feet (21.6 meters) high glass structure is supported by steel beams and cables.
NATIONAL LIBRARY, MINSK, BELARUS
Architects Viktor Kramarenko and Mikhail Vinogradov came up with a rhombicuboctahedron design for the building — a complex polyhedron of 18 squares and 8 triangles that rests on a supporting podium. The building's surface is covered with heat-reflecting glass mirrors.
GREENHOUSE IN BOTANICAL GARDEN OF CURITIBA, CURITIBA, BRAZIL
CONGRESS CENTER OF MONTREAL, CANADA
The convention center was inaugurated in 1983 and was later renovated in 1999 to double the capacity. The building houses 65 meeting rooms and 18 loading docks.
GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, BILBAO, SPAIN
The Guggenheim Museum is an iconic symbol of modern architecture. Made of titanium, glass and limestone, this architectural marvel was designed by Frank Gehry and was built at a cost of $89 million.
THE GHERKIN, LONDON, ENGLAND
The 590.5-feet (180 meter) skyscraper stands at the former site of Baltic Exchange, which was damaged in the 1992 bombings. The tower features rotating floors and a unique design to reduce energy consumption by at least 50 percent.
DANCING HOUSE, PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
The Dancing House sits near River Vitava in Prague. Designed by architects Frank Gehry and V. Milunic, the complex consists of two structures — a glass tower supported by curved pillars and the other with windows aligned in the shape of waves.
NORDDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK, HANOVER, GERMANY
Norddeutsche Landesbank, located in Hanover, was completed in 2002 and serves as office space for around 1,500 people. Bulit by father-son pair of Gunter and Stefan Behnisch, the building has no regular geometry and a low carbon footprint by maximizing the use of natural daylight.
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