Famous Architecture
Enjoy a little visual sampling of famous architecture from around the world.
Take time to consider how cultural or religious influences play out in the structure.
Consider what new engineering skills or scientific advancements made the structure possible.
Consider form, line, texture, color and space- how do they create movement and interest in the structure?
1. Burj Al Arab, Dubai, by Tom Wright
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Al_Arab
2. Solomon r. Guggenheim Museum "The Guggenheim", NYC, USA, by Frank Lloyd Wright
https://www.guggenheim.org/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_R._Guggenheim_Museum
3. Cathedral of Vasely the Blessed "Saint Basil's Cathedral", Moscow, commissioned by Ivan the Terrible
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Basil%27s_Cathedral
4. 30 St. Mary Axe "The Gherkin", London, by Norman Foster and Arup Group
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_St_Mary_Axe
5. Notre-Dame de Paris "Notre-Dame Cathedral", Paris, commissioned by King Louis VII
http://www.notredamedeparis.fr/en/
6. Taj Mahal, India, by Ustad Ahmad Lahauri
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj_Mahal
