Architecture Preview

Strong National Museum of Play, USA

1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?

N/A
2. When was it built?

Established in 1969
3. Where is it located?

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

You can visit it, opened to the public in 1982.
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?

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

Mrs. Strong collected were mass-produced, so initially the museum used them to examine ways in which industrialization changed everyday life.
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)

I dont know why I chose this building, I just chose it because it reminds me of a place from my childhood (Miami Children's Museum).  Not because they look the same but because they have the sort of same theme to them and that is to let children play.  I've never been to the strong national museum of play so I wouldnt really know if they were the same.

National Centre for the Performing Arts, China

1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?

Paul Andreu
2. When was it built?

July 2007
3. Where is it located?

Xicheng, Beijing, China

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

Visit
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?

300 M€

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

Used for many forms of art like Opera, Theatre, and Music
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)

I chose this building because I lived in china for half a year and actually got to visit Beijing.  I think I may have seen this building when we were driving back to our hotel and we originally planned to go watch Beijing Opera but decided for something else.

UFO Houses, Taiwan

1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?

Matti Suuronen

2. When was it built?constructed beginning in 1978

3. Where is it located?

Sanzhi, Taiwan

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

Destroyed, so people can no longer visit them.

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 Tamsui, and were marketed towards U.S. military officers coming from their East Asian postings.

7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)

I chose these building because I just thought the name was unique.  I also got to visit Taiwan so I was wondering where these were but I saw that they were all destroyed in 2010.  I think this is an interesting form of buildings because they are kind of like random disc stacked on top of one another.

La Pedrera, Spain

1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?

Antoni Gaudí, Josep Maria Jujol

2. When was it built?

between the years 1906 and 1912.

3. Where is it located?

Barcelona, Spain

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

Visit

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 was planned for the Casa Milà to be a spiritual symbol of the virgin mary.

7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)

I chose it because it was in Spain and I have family in spain, once I saw the photo I really loved how it was designed.  It sort of has a similar look to like a shell or something that belongs in a beach or ocean.

Habitat 67, Canada

1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?

Moshe Safdie

2. When was it built?

1985

3. Where is it located?

Montréal, QC H3C 3R6, Canada

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

It is residential area

5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?

C$140,000

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

originally conceived as a master's thesis in architecture at McGill University and then built as a pavilion for Expo 67, the World's Fair held from April to October 1967.

7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)

I chose this building because of Canada and just why not Canada, we love canadians right? But once I saw the picture of this apartment complex I just.... was shocked? They sort of look like a bunch of boxes threw up on each other and just was like "yup this will make a fine house indeed." So yeah this is really why I chose the photo.