Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Architecture Preview

Nautilus House, Mexico
1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?
Javier Senosiain
2. When was it built?

2006-2007
3. Where is it located?

Naucalpan de Juarez, Mexico
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?

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

$218,000
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?
Designed and built to resemble a nautilus seashell, the Nautilus House is a tribute of Mexican architect Javier Senosiain to a concept that he calls “Bio-Architecture”
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)

When i first saw the name it sounded interesting and i saw the picture and it was creative and beautiful. The glass intently caught my eye and it was just amazing it was like nothing i had ever seen before and it was just super cool looking. It was also a cool idea bio-architucture its like a cyborg in a way natural life with inorganic  life or in this case materialistic things made to look like natural life which i thin k is a cool concept.


Turning Torso, Sweden



1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?
Santiago Calatrava
2. When was it built?
2001-2005
3. Where is it located?
Malmö, Sweden
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?
Public building
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?
1,5 billion swedish crowns.
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?


Timeline building Turning Torso


Start: 14 of February 2001
Start of building: June 2001
The ground ready: March 2002
The concrete foundation:August 2002
Ready to move in: 1 Novermber 2005

7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question) 
The building was huge and just simply amazing from the name you could tell there was going to be something special about it. i was surprised to see that it was an apartment but the architecture on it is amazing i would definitely want to stay there

Nord LB building, Germany

1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?
Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner
2. When was it built?


1997–2002
3. Where is it located?
Hannover Germany
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?
Public building
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?
retail, commercial, residential, cultural, sport and leisure.
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question) 
This building is massive and looks like something out of the future. The size alone is something to drool over. and its use is very creative and useful it seems like every space of it was used effectively. Also the design is amazing and the glass and all of different directions and everything is very cool.

Cubic Houses, Netherlands
1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?
Piet Blom
 2. When was it built?
1977
3. Where is it located?
Rotterdam, Netherlands
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?
Public
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?
no6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?
"living as an urban roof"

7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question) 
This building or set of building just seemed very strange and i thought it might be interesting. when i saw what it was it looked like something very cool but different. it seems very useful and also like it would be amazing story to tell after you've stayed in it.

Habitat 67, Canada
1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?
Moshe Safdie
2. When was it built?
1967
3. Where is it located?
Montreal, Canada
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?
Public
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?
$10 million ($7 million U.S.)
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?
model community and housing complex 
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question) 
This was just weird i saw it and i couldn't think of anything it looks like something out of a horror movie or something you'd see if you were hallucinating  it doesn't even look real. The design alone is extremely complicated and weird al the houses or all the little squares connect together forming an arch shape.

sensory overload

1. The last sentence of the story says

"I believe that more and more, we are defining our environments not as the spaces themselves, in terms of the buildings or architecture, but rather by the objects and devices that we buy and surround ourselves with. ... I would like that message to carry through universally," Seymour said.

What do you think about this statement?  I think it is very true

Do you agree or disagree? I AGREE
As an aspiring photographer how does this make you feel about your photography?

2. When you looked through the images, did you want to visit this place and take your camera?

Yes it was extremely colorful and beautiful and made me want to see it in real life

3. What do you think it would be like to be the child of someone who worked at this place?
Very fun i feel like it would never be a dull moment
4. Describe your favorite photo to me.

An explosion of brightly colored balls of different shapes and sizes clumped together