Thursday, April 21, 2011

Architecture Preview

UFO House, Taiwan

1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)? Matti Suuronen
2. When was it built? 1978
3. Where is it located? Taipei, Taiwan
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? It's abandoned, but they're planning on rebuilding them.
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? NO
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? Vacation resort for visiting American military.
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question) This building is located in Taiwan & I like to represent. I also have a fascination with old run down architecture, there's a plus on the fact that I like UFO's. The buildings are also different, futuristic kind of, I wouldn't mind living or staying there.
Guggenheim Museum, Spain



Turning Torso, Sweden


1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)? Santiago Calatrava
2. When was it built? 2001
3. Where is it located? Malmo, Sweden
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? You can visit.
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? Nope.
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? For the art keen, exhibit site. Now resides as a place to stay.
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question) The Swedish are advanced in their buildings. It looked unique and I wanted to check it out.

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