Слайд 22. Forest Spiral – Hundertwasser Building (Darmstadt, Germany)
The Hundertwasser house “Waldspirale” (”Forest
Spiral”) was built in Darmstadt between 1998 and 2000. Friedensreich Hundertwasser, the famous Austrian architect and painter, is widely renowned for his revolutionary, colourful architectural designs which incorporate irregular, organic forms, e.g. onion-shaped domes.
The structure with 105 apartments wraps around a landscaped courtyard with a running stream.
Слайд 33. The Torre Galatea Figueras (Spain)
Слайд 44. Ferdinand Cheval Palace a.k.a Ideal Palace (France)
Слайд 55. The Basket Building (Ohio, United States)
The Longaberger Basket Company building in
Newark, Ohio might just be a strangest office building in the world. The 180,000-square-foot building, a replica of the company’s famous market basket, cost $30 million and took two years to complete. Many experts tried to persuade Dave Longaberger to alter his plans, but he wanted an exact replica of the real thing.
Слайд 66. Kansas City Public Library (Missouri, United States)
This project, located in the
heart of Kansas City, represents one of the pioneer projects .The people of Kansas City were asked to help pick highly influential books that represent Kansas City. Those titles were included as ‘bookbindings’ in the innovative design of the parking garage exterior, to inspire people to utilize the downtown Central Library.
Слайд 77. Wonderworks (Pigeon Forge, TN, United States)
Слайд 88. Habitat 67 (Montreal, Canada)
Expo 67, one of the world’s largest universal
expositions was held in Montreal. Housing was one of the main themes of Expo 67.
The cube is the base, It is a symbol of stability. As for its mystic meaning, the cube is symbol of wisdom, truth, moral perfection.354 cubes of a magnificent grey-beige build up one on the other to form 146 residences nestled between sky and earth, between city and river, between greenery and light.
Слайд 99. Cubic Houses (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
The original idea of these cubic houses came
about in the 1970s. Piet Blom has developed a couple of these cubic houses that were built in Helmond.
The city of Rotterdam asked him to design housing on top of a pedestrian bridge and he decided to use the cubic houses idea. The concept behind these houses is that he tries to create a forest by each cube representing an abstract tree; therefore the whole village becomes a forest.
Слайд 1010. Hang Nga Guesthouse a.k.a Crazy House (Vietnam)
The house is owned by
the daughter of the ex-president of Vietnam, who studied architecture in Moscow.
It looks like a fairy tale castle, it has enormous “animals” like a giraffe and a spider, no window is rectangular or round, and it can be visited like a museum.
Слайд 1111. Chapel in the Rock (Arizona, United States)
Слайд 1212. Dancing Building (Prague, Czech Republic)
Слайд 1313. Calakmul building a.k.a La Lavadora a.k.a The Washing Mashine (Mexico, Mexico)
Слайд 1414. Kettle House (Texas, United States)
Слайд 1515. Manchester Civil Justice Centre (Manchester, UK)
Слайд 1616. Nakagin Capsule Tower (Tokyo, Japan)
Слайд 1717. Mind House (Barcelona, Spain)
Слайд 1818. Stone House (Guimarães, Portugal)
Слайд 1919. Shoe House (Pennsylvania, United States)
Слайд 2121. The Ufo House (Sanjhih, Taiwan)
Слайд 2222. The Hole House (Texas, United States)
Слайд 2323. Ryugyong Hotel (Pyongyang, North Korea)
Слайд 2424. The National Library (Minsk, Belarus)