Designed by Italian architect, Domenico da Cortona, Chateau de Chambord is one of the most exciting and interesting chateaux of Loire both from structure and plan. Cortona as architect, created a wooden model as the original but it was altered during the process. Some parties predicted that the greates Italian artist and scientist, Leonardo Da Vinci might be involved in this project. It happens because according to history record, Da Vinci was the architect who created the palace for Francois at Romorantin.

From the outline, we can easily see that Chateau de Chambord typically brings Renaissance design. Its four towers that surround square inside a rectangular with four towers is the proof. Each floor on this great building brings four vaulted halls in rectangular shape where people can descend and ascend without have to meet each other. It meets in the center part with spectacular double-helix open-work stair.

The subsidiary staircases are decorated with lanterns, which make it more monumental. However, there are other opinions related to the building process of this Chateau de Chambord. Some critics said that Domenico de Cortona was only the supervisor of the design. There are also some analysts said that Chateau de Chambord was designed by French architect Pierre Nepveu.

Fagus Works is the first large building designed by Walter Gropius. Fagus Works located in Alfeld an der Leine, Germany. To complete the whole structure, this building took almost two years to complete, which was 1911 until 1913. When designing and building the building, Gropius was still young but he could realized it with some existing supports, such as the ground plan, existing site plan and plans of construction from architect Eduard Werner that have been laid.

To realize the Fagus Works, loan from the American United Shoe Machinery Corporation was applied. It made the construction process was possible to continue in 1911. It was continuously running step by step under the new Walter Gropius’s concepts until 1912. At that time, what applied by Walter Gropius on this building was including new. The owner of this project asked for a unique facade; it was solved by Walter Gropius with a very different solution.

Today, Fagus Works is a very famous building in the world. It still used as factory. The different style of application of brick, steel masonry and glass makes it unique and interesting. Walter Gropius as architect and builder seemed understand well how to make a great unique building.

There are many buildings in this world that are famous on its architecture. With the great designs and construction of the exterior and the interior of the buildings, all of the building becomes really phenomenal and famous. Boston city hall is one of the famous buildings because of this building shape and design. It is not only famous because of its function that is as the center of the government or the hall of the city but also it is famous ion its building architecture that is interesting.

Knowles, Kallmann, and McKinnell as the architect of this buildings work so hard for this building. It uses the precast concrete for the system of the construction for this city hall building. The Brutalist Modern style is chosen as the building style for this city hall. The architects use the great dentil on the monumentally as the accent and shade device. It is so amazing.

The public part of this place is actually in the ground with the opened area that is linked to the interior and the plaza. It gives the great atmosphere for the public place. The great design that is well organized represents this building as the city hall building. Read the rest of this entry »

There are so many interesting buildings that we can find around us. The interesting building with the interesting architecture becomes something interesting for all people, especially for the people who like architectural building. It can be the great reference for us to get the inspiration of the well –  known architectural building. One of the great and famous buildings is Lister County Courthouse that takes place in Solvesborg, Sweden. The architect of this building is Erik Gunnar Asplund. He uses the great design and the construction that can make this building to be interesting.

This building is made by using the stucco exterior as the system of the construction. With the great construction of the stucco exterior, it becomes the strong and great building. It is also great for the building in the cold temperate place. The mannerist style of this building can be one of the great and interesting parts of this building. Even, at the first it can be really strange comparing to the common style of the court building.

The character of this courthouse by Erik Gunnar Asplund is really strong. From this classic design of the building, it becomes the great and interesting courthouse building that looks different. Read the rest of this entry »

Museum is identic to the classic building that sometimes it is not interesting anymore. However, we can get the unique museum with the interesting designs, which is the Hirshhorn Museum. It is the museum of art that takes place in Washington DC. We could not imagine that it will be the classic and old buildings because it will be totally wrong. This art museum is really modern. The architect, Gordon Bunshaft, choose the modern style for this art museum. With the great design and construction of this museum, it becomes the interesting modern museum.

There are only few art museums that use the modern style for the building. The architect uses the concrete as the system of the construction for this art museum. This building consists of three stories that are quite great with the unique design of the building. With the curve design of the whole building make this art museum becomes really unique and modern.

It becomes more unique yet beautiful by the existence of the courtyard that is round with the sculpture that is around the building. It looks so unique outside and it does not look like an art museum. However, the modern design makes it to be interesting.