Architecture preview assignment

La Pedrera, Spain:

1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)? Antoni Gaudí
2. When was it built? between 1906-1910
3. Where is it located? Barcelona, Spain
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? You can visit it, but there are some parts of it that are off limits to visitors
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? 130 million Euro
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? Yes, it was built for a rich family, Mila family, as a residence home.
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question) I pick this building because it stood out to me. I have always wanted to visit Spain so I guess that why I looked at the pictures. It is a very interesting building and I would love to visit it someday.


Atomium, Belgium:

1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)? André Waterkeyn
2. When was it built? March 1956
3. Where is it located? One the northern outskirts of Brussels, Belgium
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? Yes you can visit it
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? No, only how much tickets to get in cost 25 Euros
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? For the International Exhibition of Brussels
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question) It is in Belgium! and when I saw the pictures I was like "WOW!!!" I would die to see the inside of this building! It is amazing!


Turning Torso, Sweden:

1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)? Santiago Calatrava
2. When was it built? Feb 14, 2001
3. Where is it located? Malmo, Sweden
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? Not that I can find
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? 1600 MSEK about
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question) I've always wanted to visit Sweden and I did a report on it in 6th grade. Also I have root (way way way back) from there. This would also be a cool building to go into to see what it looks like from the inside.


The Ufo House, Taiwan:

1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)? Matti Suuronen
2. When was it built? late '70's
3. Where is it located? Sanjhih, Taiwan
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? No its private
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? $30 million
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? The plan was to make it a 5 star hotel.
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question) It's in Taiwan. I know I've used that a lot, but I love places and want to visit a lot of place in the world! It also had UFO in the name, which sounds really interesting, so I decided to give it a look.


Guggenheim Museum, Spain:

1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)? Frank O. Gehry
2. When was it built? 1997
3. Where is it located? Bilbao, Spain
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? It's open to the public
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? $12.86 million
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? To have the historical stuff. It's a museum.
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question) Again, it's in Spain and I want to visit Spain. It's also a museum, and I love museum. So those both made me look at some pictures and the structure was so unique I had to pick it.