Surrounding

This picture is of Moody Gardens in Galveston, Tx. It shows how the surroundings of the green plants and tropical trees add to the environment of the building.

Patterns

This picture shows the repetition of the outside of this building

Light

It shows how the natural light interacts with the inside of the house, but is also manipulated by the different colors of the circles.

Detail

This picture doesn't give you the full view of the building, but you kind of get a feel for the building just by seeing this.

Angle

It's just a picture of 4 beams intersecting, but it's really cool because it's so simple, and just something you can see everyday but nobody really notices how interesting it looks

Strong National Museum of Play

1. Who is the architect?- CJS Architects
2. When was it built?- 2006
3. Where is it located?- One Manhattan Square , ROCHESTER - United States, Latitude: 43.1526
Longitude: -77.6015
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?- Museum(visit)
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?- to educate people about the importance of play
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)- it sounded cool, National Museum of Play... i love museums and playing... everybody loves playing:) Also, when i searched picture of the building, i really liked how bright and colorful it was! it really makes me want to go there:)

Nautilus House, Mexico

1. Who is the architect?-design of Javier Senosiain from Arquitectura Organica

2. When was it built? 2006
3. Where is it located? Naucalpan, Mexico
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? Private House
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?- A young couple with two children from Mexico City who after living in a conventional home wanted to change to one integrated to nature.
7. Why did you pick this building?- Well i was just going through the names and puitting them into google until i found one that was interesting, the first thing that caught my eye about this house was the multicolored stained glass balls. I though that was the coolest thing ever, so i looked at more pictures and this structure is insanely beautiful! If you can tell, bright colors catch my attention

Eden project, United Kingdom

1. Who is the architect- Nicholas Grimshaw and engineering firm Anthony Hunt and Associates

2. When was it built?- March 2001

3. Where is it located?- Cornwall in the United Kingdom,
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? visit, world's largest geenhouse
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? focusing on the interdependence of plants and people
7. Why did you pick this building?I love greenhouses, so when i saw this one it reminded me of this place called Moody Gardens that i use to go to in Galveston, except that place was 3 different colored pyramids:)

Krzywy Domek (The Crooked House), Poland

1. Who is the architect?- Szotyńscy & Zalesk

2. When was it built? 2004
3. Where is it located? Sopot, Poland
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? Visit it, it's a shopping center
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? Part of a shopping center
7. Why did you pick this building?it looked really cool! Like something out of Alice In Wonderland or something:)


Guggenheim Museum, Spain

1. Who is the architect? esigned by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry, built by Ferrovial [

2. When was it built? 1997
3. Where is it located? Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? Visit, it's a museum
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? features permanent and visiting exhibits of works by Spanish and international artists.
7. Why did you pick this building? a picture of a spider sculpture caught my attention, then i saw the building in the back ground and thought it was really cool looking.