Arica is Chile’s northernmost city, being located only 18 km south of the border with Peru. Arica is an important port for a large inland region of South America. The city serves a free port for Bolivia and manages a substantial part of that country’s trade. Continue reading “Arica – Chile”
Category: Architecture
Catedral de San Marcos de Arica
The Gothic style St. Mark’s Cathedral is located in the city of Arica.The building was commissioned by the government of Peruvian President José Balta to the workshops of the French Gustave Eiffel .
Basilica de San Francisco – La Paz, Bilivia
Villa Vizcaya – Miami
Villa Vizcaya, is the former villa and estate of businessman James Deering, of the Deering McCormick-International Harvester fortune.
The early 20th century Vizcaya estate also includes: extensive Italian Renaissance gardens; native woodland landscape; and a historic village outbuildings compound. The landscape and architecture were influenced by Veneto and Tuscan Italian Renaissance models and designed in the Mediterranean Revival architecture style, with Baroque elements. Paul Chalfin was the design director.
Cathedral of Learning – Pittsburgh
Cathedral of Learning designed by the architect Charles Klauder is listed in the National Register of Historic Places is the centerpiece of the University of Pittsburgh’s main campus. Standing at 535 feet (163 m), the 42-story Late Gothic Revival Cathedral is the tallest educational building in the Western hemisphere and the second tallest university building (fourth tallest educationally-purposed building) in the world. It is also the second tallest gothic-styled building in the world.
Phipps Conservatory – Pittsburgh
Phipps is one of the “greenest” facilities in the world. Its greenhouse production facility has received Platinum certification, the first and only greenhouse to be so certified. Its purpose is to educate and entertain the people of Pittsburgh with formal gardens (Roman, English, etc.) and various species of exotic plants (palm trees, succulents, bonsai, orchids, etc.)
Fallingwater House – Pennsylvania
Listed among Smithsonian‘s Life List of 28 places “to visit before you die”. Fallingwater opened a new chapter in American architecture, and is perhaps rightly considered Frank Lloyd Wright’s greatest work.
Paper House – Rockport, MA
Paper House is a real house made of paper. In 1922 he engineer that designed the machines that make paper clips; Elis F. Stenman began to build this summer home out of paper as a hobbie.
Architectural Digest Design Show 2016 – New York
The Architectural Digest Design Show is an design exhibition that allows more than 400 brands to showcase their products.
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World Trade Center Transportation Hub – New York
Calatrava’s sculptural project form is achieved through the modulated repetition of structural steel ribs, which unify the complex composition. Between the ribs, glass allows natural light that flood the facility.
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