There are so many great building that becomes the legend. We can look for all the unique and interesting building for the references for obtaining the inspirations, especially for the young architects. There are so many buildings that have the great and inspiring designs. One of the buildings is Domus Aurea. It is a series of pavilions that is like a palace because of its great building and the classic style of the building. The ancient Roman style of the building makes it to be much interesting and looks like a palace.

Severus and Celer are the architects of this great building. The system of the construction for the Domus Aurea is bearing masonry that will be suitable for the Mediterranean climate. It consists of a series with the long wing which is consisted of the reception and living rooms. All of them set at the landscaped park that is completed by the lake that is artificial.

With all of the great design that is really classic, it becomes one of the great building on its architectures. All of the things there, even most of them are disappeared, become really interesting to be seen. We can enjoy the unique building. Read the rest of this entry »

There are so many cathedrals with the unique design of the building that can grab our attention. One of the cathedrals with the great architectural design and construction is Notre Dame Cathedral by the architect Maurice de Sully. This cathedral takes place at Paris France. It is the well – known building that is often shown at the architecture reference as one of the famous cathedral that uses the style of early gothic. It is also often well known in the French Gothic art.

The architect uses the style of early gothic that can give the great effect of the antique building. The system of the construction is using the cut stones and the bearing masonries. It is one of the great factors that build the image of this cathedral to be gothic and unique, of course, the design and the shape of the cathedral also plays the important role.

Height of this cathedral that is 110 feet can give the great effect of the French gothic style for this well – known cathedral. It also uses the large rounded window that looks so unique. It becomes the base of the nest cathedral building design with the great improvements of the cathedral.

We can find so many kinds of the historical building all over the world with the great and interesting architecture. All of those historic building with the great architectural design becomes really interesting for all people, especially for the people who like architecture. One of the great historical buildings that can be the great reference for the architecture is Kailasa Temple. It is one of the historical Hindu temples in India that has the interesting architecture. This temple takes place at Ellora, India. It is the amazing building that can be something fascinating for the architecture.

It is the famous Hindu temple in India. It is the shrine for the Hindu people and it becomes the place for the study of India. The amazing fact of this building is that is it actually not constructed because it is the stone that is sculpted, and craved to be the great amazing building. What a beautiful building with the great details.

All of the decorations of the Kailasa temple are really beautiful. It is the amazing rock building architecture that could be one of the great amazing buildings in this world. It is the unrivaled building that would be impossible to be duplicated. Read the rest of this entry »

Any intervention in a historic building, however small, is always subject to a balancing act between respecting the old and daring work with those new parts that should be added. The restoration of the Tower of Huércal-Overa is one example.

The structure is a watchtower that was part of a defensive belt of the border of the Kingdom of Granada ( 13rd Century), is located atop a hill overlooking a wide horizon, which only retained the core elements. The project was to create access to the tower and restore the original state of the same. To achieve this, the place has changed minimally, relying at all times in the topography. The car park has been conducted in an open space exists, the customer service office is a single volume: a box of rusted steel.

This contemporary material causes a categorical distinction between new and old (built with brick walls), especially in the cylindrical body surrounding the spiral staircase which recovers the original entrance of the tower via a walkway of steel and glass . The contrast is brutal and beautiful.

The architects Luis Castillo and Mercedes Miras (Castillo Miras Architects) designed this intervention. Read the rest of this entry »

We’ve talked several times in this blog about the inn or The Ariston, located on Provincial Route N º 11, Playa Serena (Mar del Plata, Argentina), another example of neglect of the Argentina architectural heritage.

This work was designed between 1946 and 1947 by architect Marcel Breuer, along with Argentine architects, Carlos Coire and Eduardo Catalano…

Images of the state were reported in March 2011. Read the rest of this entry »