Architecture photos and questions.

La Pedrera, Spain  

 1. Who is the architect? The Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi

2. When was it built? 1911

3. Where is it located at? Barcelona, Spain

4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? It's divided into separate private apartments, you can visit some of the parts of the building.

5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? No there is not.

6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? It was inspired by the mountains of Montserrat.

7. Why did you pick this building? Honestly I chose this building because it was the first on on the list. Although I noticed that it was located in Spain and thought it would be pretty interesting to view some architectural buildings that are located in Spain. The name of this building also seemed rather strange which caught my attention when I was reading down the list. 

Strong National Museum of Play, USA

 

1. Who is the architect ? CJS Architects

2. When was it built?1969

3. Where is it located? The USA

4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? You can visit it, it's opened to the public.

5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? I couldn't find any information on how much it would cost.

6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? No there is not any reason, it was rebuild in 2006 although it was originally build in 1969.

7. Why did you pick this building? The building has some pretty cool colored buildings. It also looks like a children's place to be. I also chose this building because the name of it made me think of kids. 

 

Sculptured House, USA

 

1. Who is the architect ? Architect Charles Deaton

2. When was it built? 1963

3. Where is it located? In the USA

4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? It's a private building because it's a house not just any building.

5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? $2.8 million - $3.1 million

6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?Architect Charles Deaton described his inspiration on the house : "On Genesee Mountain I found a high point of land where I could stand and feel the great reaches of the Earth. I wanted the shape of it to sing an unencumbered song."

7. Why did you pick this building? Because the name sounded pretty fascinating! I mean I've never really seen a sculpted house, so by reading the name of the building it shocked me and I was interested in researching about this building.

 

 The Ufo House, Taiwan

 

1. Who is the architect? It doesn't say who was the architect but the houses were owned by Hung Kuo Group

2. When was it built? In the beginning of 1978

3. Where is it located? Taiwan

4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? The buildings are no longer up, they have been demolished.

5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? No there is not, because the buildings were never finished.

6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? Many people stated that they were buildings representing the future.

7. Why did you pick this building? I chose this building because I find it very amusing to read something sci-fi such as UFO's. The building seemed pretty old and rusty which made it seem spooky and mysterious.

 

 Eden project, United Kingdom

 

1. Who is the architect ? Nicholas Grimshaw

2. When was it built? took 2 and 1/2 years to construct but it was open to the public on 03-17-2001

3. Where is it located? The United Kingdom

4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? Anyone can visit this place, it's open to the public.

5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? No there is not, although they used around £260,000 just to instal the solar panels.

6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? The article didn't say the reason why it was built.

7. Why did you pick this building? Because i saw the pictures of it and it seemed pretty interesting, I mean they're houses containing plants from all over the world, it's pretty much a green house. The exhibit was well put together and its buildings are made from hexagonal and pentagonal inflated cells supported by steel frames.