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Architecture Preview #1


NORD LD BUILDING
architect: Behnisch Architekten
year of completion: 2002
location: Hannover, Germany 
status: public
value: $181 bil.
reason of creation: local hotspot for retail, commercial, residential, cultural, sport and leisure
I chose this building because it's very impressive. The mathematical skill it must have taken to put the building together is hard to comprehend. The building looks light and airy, and like it would come crashing down with a gust of wind. I find that pretty exciting and appealing. I'm sure it's anchored many, many metres into the ground, though. 
The view from the top must be amazing.
Sculptured House, USA
architect: Charles Deaton
year of completion: 1963/remodel: 2003
location: Genesee, Colorado 
status: public
estimated value: $3.43mil (2015)
reason of creation: unknown
Deaton's Sculptured House is one of my favourites because although it's very unique and bold, it still blends in with the environment. Even though the red pillars supporting the structure are super vibrant compared to their surroundings, they still seem to be in unison with the landscape. Combining the colour red with snow has been a trend in the architecture world lately and I've been really into it. 
I love the thickness of the white walls, they make the building seem less cold and very cozy and habitable. Overall, this is a great piece of work.
Hundertwasserhaus, Germany
architect: Friedensreich Hundertwasser
year of completion: 1997/opened 2005
location: Darmstadt, Germany
status: public 
value: unknown
reason of creation: to "prevent something ugly from going up in its place" (Hundertwasser). 
I chose this building because it is very unique. Usually, most architects try to create that "perfect building" with no human error visible and bright white walls. However, buildings like that usually only look good on their finishing date and deteriorate quickly. Hundertwasserhaus is different in the sense that it will probably look better the more it is lived in. I like how Hundertwasser created a building that, from the outside, seems more like a piece of art than a place to live.
Nautilus House, Mexico
architect: Javier Senosian 
year of completion: 2007
location: Naucalpan de Juarez
status: public
value: $218,000
reason of creation: inspire local people about history, tradition, and cultural roots and how we are all one with nature, "Bio-Architecture"
I chose Senosian's building as one of my favourites because it looks like it's straight out of a fairytale. Nautilus House has a very whimsical interior and exterior design, and I find it really fascinating and inspiring. Famous Norweigan architect Kristin Jarmund once said that "architecture should be exciting, not just satisfying," and I think her quote is applicable to Nautilus House.
National Centre for the Performing Arts, China
architect: Paul Andreu
year of completion:
location: Beijing, China
status: public
value: $3.2 bil. yuan/$476,601,824 USD
reason of creation: Opera house, theatre, general performing arts, seats just over 2000
Andreu's building is one of my favourites because of its volume and shape. It looks like a Yinyang, which I find very interesting. The building reflects in the water surrounding the structure, and it makes it look larger and less intimidating.

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