Architecture Preview

1. The Crooked Building, Poland














1.Szotyńscy & Zaleski were the architects of this building.
2. It was built in 2004.
3. It is located in Sopot, Poland.
4. It is a public building because it is a part of a shopping mall.
5. It does not say how much is costed to build this building.
6. The architect was inspired by Jan Marcin Szancer's fairy tale illustrations.
7. I picked this building because it is kind of an optical illusion. I've seen one other building like this but I forgot where it was located and what it was called, but this building is just very interesting to look at. Also, the name caught my eye and I was interested to see what a crooked house would look like. 

2. Habitat 67, Canada

1. The architect of this building is Moshe Safdie.
2. This building was built in 1967.
3. It is located in Montreal, Canada.
4. This building is technically open to the public because it is an apartment complex.
5. The entirety of the building, it costed $22,195,920.
6. The building is a result of a project that took place in a college.
7. I chose this building because it seems messy but the more I look at it the cleaner it gets. At first glance, I couldn't tell that it was an apartment complex, but now I can see that each room or apartment is a perfect square and that they are all connected to each other which is pretty cool.

3. Cubic Houses, Netherlands

1. The architect of this building is Piet Blom.
2. The first Cubic Houses were built in 1974.
3. They are located in Rotterdam, Netherlands and Helmond, Netherlands.
4. These houses are not open to the public because they are private houses.
5. It is not said how much it costed to build these houses.
6. The architect's idea was that each other complexes were trees and all together, the trees make up a forrest. Also, the purpose of these buildings was to optimize the space.
7. I chose these building because I had never seen something like this. I was confused at first how the hexagonal structures stayed on top of the posts as seen in the picture. Also, the bright colors drew me to look at them.

4. Turning Torso, Sweden

1. The architect of this building is Santiago Calatrava.
2. The building officially opened in August of 2005.
3. It is located of the Swedish side of the Oresund Strait.
4. This building is open to the public because it consists of apartments and commercial offices.
5. No one is sure how much is costed to build this building but it was around $220 million.
6. The building is based of the form of a twisting human being.
7. I chose this building because of where it is located. Sweden is one of the places I would really like to visit. One reason is because I'm part Scandinavian so it would be cool to visit. Also, the building is unique but subtly which I like because you wouldn't notice anything if you weren't looking for it.

5. La Pedrera, Spain

1. The architect for this building is Antoni Gaudi.
2. This building was created in 1906.
3. This building is located in Barcelona, Spain.
4. This building is not open to the public because it is a private residence.
5. It is unknown how much it costed to build this building because of how old it is.
6. This building is a modernist building but it's unsure why it was created.
7. I picked this building because of the shape of it. It is interesting how the outside of it is almost wavy. Also, I think it's  cool how such a modern building was built such a long time ago. I'm going to Barcelona this summer so maybe I'll get to see it!