Famous Architecture Around the World Archives

Barbican Estate | London, England

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On our recent travels we visited London, the home of brutalist architecture. Post war 1950’s London saw the rise of this style of architecture characterize by minimalist construction highlighting the bare materials over decorative design. The local icon of brutalist architecture, the Barbican Estate, was a sight to behold. It was built to be a city within a city. These modernist structures were raised from the ashes of the Blitz after WWII. The estate was meant to be a type of self-contained village with housing, a church, a library, an artificial lake and a complete arts center for its population. We’re sure there are plenty of varying opinions on its beauty, but, historically, they play an important role in the progression of commercial structures and architectural theory.

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Eileen Gray’s E-1027 Villa and Side Table

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“To create, one must first question everything” Eileen Gray

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Not long ago we had the privilege of staying at a private residence in the South of France in a little medieval town called Roquebrune. This gorgeous property has exquisite private gardens which overlook Monaco and the Mediterranean Sea, and, boasts past visitors like Princess Grace and Audrey Hepburn. A visit to the beach below is where we came across what we knew in our bones to be a significant architectural modern home.

You’ll be more familiar with the table that was created to go into the house. You know the one: circular glass top with a chrome frame. It’s quite an accomplishment that this iconic design is hugely popular a century later. Eileen Gray created the design for this table in the 1920’s for the very home we saw perched above the Mediterranean Sea. Known as E-1027, she designed the home for herself to live in. The house still stands today. It is currently owned by a national preservation association and is available for guided tours.

Eileen Gray’s modernist E-1027 villa revealed in photographs by Manuel Bougot

Eileen Gray designed a series of furniture prototypes for the house, among them the small side table which became Gray’s most famous furniture design. She is said to have designed this table for her sister Thora to allow her to have breakfast in bed when visiting.

Eileen Gray retrospective in New York features work “never shown before”

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The Chrysler Building | New York, United States

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The Chrysler Building | New York, United States

The Chrysler Building is considered a leading example of Art Deco architecture.

The Chrysler Building is renowned for, and recognized by, its terraced crown, which is an extension of the main tower. “The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission said that the tower “embodies the romantic essence of the New York City skyscraper.” The Chrysler Building appears in several films set in New York, and is widely considered one of the most positively acclaimed buildings in the city.

The Chrysler Building is an Art Deco skyscraper in the Turtle Bay neighborhood on the East Side of Manhattan, New York City, at the intersection of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue near Midtown Manhattan. The Chrysler Building is considered a leading example of Art Deco architecture.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Building

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Petronas Towers | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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by: James Kerwin from Tbilisi – The Twins | SE Asia 2019

Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The Petronas Towers, are twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. According to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, they were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004 when they were surpassed by Taipei 101. The Petronas Towers remain the tallest twin towers in the world.

The towers were designed by Argentine-American architect César Pelli. A distinctive postmodern style was chosen to create a 21st-century icon for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

They are a major landmark of Kuala Lumpur, along with nearby Kuala Lumpur Tower, and are visible in many places across the city.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petronas_Towers

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Taj Mahal | Agra, India

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Taj Mahal, Agra, India | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj_Mahal

The Taj Mahal, is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal; it also houses the tomb of Shah Jahan himself.

The Taj Mahal was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 for being “the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world’s heritage”. It is regarded by many as the best example of Mughal architecture and a symbol of India’s rich history.

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Sydney Opera House | Sydney, Australia

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by: Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand – Sydney Australia

by: www.sydneyoperahouse.com/our-story.html – Global Goals

Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia | https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/

“A building that changed the image of an entire country”

Fusing ancient and modernist influences, and situated on a site sacred to the Gadigal people for thousands of years, the sculptural elegance of the Sydney Opera House has made it one of the symbols of twentieth century architecture – a building that, to quote US architect Frank Gehry.

Synonymous with inspiration and imagination, the Sydney Opera House is one of the most recognizable buildings of the twentieth century. Meet the visionaries, idealists, architects, engineers, pragmatists and artists who built an artwork and filled it with works of art. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Opera_House

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