Habitat 67 in Montreal, Canada by Moshe Safdie The Habitat 67 is an iconic building situated on a man-made peninsula south of the Old Port section of Montreal, Quebec. It was build as part of the Expo67 World Fair titled “Man and his world.” It was designed by Israeli-born Canadian architect Moshe Safdie. Fresh out Continue reading
The Jewish Museum in Berlin, Germany by Daniel Libeskind The Jewish Museum in Berlin might be one of the most important buildings in Daniel Libeskind’s career. The Polish-American architect was born to holocaust-survivor parents (on May 12, 1946) and in his own words it influenced his design: “It’s important not to repress the trauma, it’s Continue reading
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Centre – New Central Library of the Humboldt University of Berlin by Max Dudler In celebration of its bicentennial commemoration the Humboldt University of Berlin initiated a call for proposals in 2004 for its Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Centre – New Central Library. The commission was awarded to the Berlin-based Swiss Continue reading
German Historical Museum Berlin by I. M. Pei I. M. Pei is a Chinese-American star architect with an exceptionally long and successful career. He was born in Suzhou, China on April 26, 1917 but moved to the United States to study architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. During his subsequent engineering studies at MIT he Continue reading
The New Building at Art Museum Basel, Switzerland by Christ & Gantenbein The Kunstmuseum in Basel, Switzerland consists of 3 buildings, with the Main Building and the Neubau/ New Building sitting across the street from each other and the Museum of Contemporary Art further up the river Rhine. The New building of the Art Museum Continue reading
The Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, Canada by Frank Gehry In 2004, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) chose architect Frank Gehry for its $276 million project to transform and rejuvenate its 100-year old building. After four years of construction it was unveiled in 2008 and has been received throughout positive. The Canadian born Continue reading
The Library and Learning Centre in Vienna, Austria by Zaha Hadid Upon entering the main entrance of the Library and Learning centre (LLC) one is greeted by an open and spacious atrium that stretches high until the third floor. The connecting stairs, ramps and balconies seem to be woven into each other coming from different Continue reading