For no personal relevance, but stretching the definition of building since it’s underground, would be the Temples of Humankind in Damanhur, for the breathtaking interiors.
I stumbled into that building by accident once on a visit to Pittsburgh, and agree that it was majorly cool–and not as well known as it deserves to be.
La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain.
I went on a whirlwind tour of coastal Europe a few summers ago… saw one amazing thing after another… Michaelangelo’s David, the Parthenon, the Roman Coliseum… nothing affected me the way *La Sagrada Familia *did. First of all, it completely dominates the landscape. The best part about it is that it’s unfinished, and has been under construction for over a hundred years… so in addition to being a truly remarkable work of surrealist art (each facade is done in a different style, one which is designed by Gaudi) it’s also somewhat… alive.
King’s College, Cambridge is extremely impressive, when you see it through the trees for the first time, driving into Cambridge.
Is that worth visiting? I drove past it last time I was in San Jose and was tempted to do a tour. Is it worth it? If so, I’ll probably go visit it.
As a set I’ve got to go with the combo of the Michigan Ave bridge, Wrigley building and Tribune Tower in Chicago. Link
Kingswood School Cranbrook, Bloomfield Hills, MI, designed by the uncanny Eliel Saarinen in 1931. As a student at Cranbrook, their brother school, the memories of a beautifully conceived and appointed Moderne building crawling with bright and desirable young women will be with me unto the last.
I’m especially grateful to Saarinen for the many secluded and homey nooks included in the plan. You haven’t lived until you’ve made out in a 2-lane basement bowling alley.
Yes.
I don’t think that place will go over too well with all the folks here that have that cluster / pod phobia thingy.:eek:
Not picking on your choice, olives. That building has always kind of ooged me out and I don’t even have the phobia.
I saw it on this show.
Looks intriguing.
I think it’s called the Carbon & Carbide Building.
This sounds ridiculous, I know, but I think the Chrysler Building may very well be the most beautiful thing ever constructed by man. I make it a point to go out specifically to shoot it every time I go to NYC.
I’ve always been partial to the AT&T Long Lines Building in NYC. Was John Carl Warnecke channeling Howard Roark?
Another interesting one to see is the Elephant Building here in Bangkok.
Not all that difficult architecturally, but I like the whimsy that went into it.
Love that Elephant Building! Never heard of it before.
Key Tower in Cleveland is one of my favorite recent skyscrapers. Perfect massing, proportions, setbacks and use of materials, IMHO. What was old is new again: Key Tower - Wikipedia
This. And no photo can do justice to the reality of being there. I’ve seen some great cathedrals over the years, but *Sagrada Familia *makes them all seem ordinary.
You really should. And it’s surrounded by other fantastic buildings. Istanbul is my favourite city.
I’m going with a couple of local choices:
Byzantine Convent of Pantannasa in Mystras.
Classical: Taj Mahal
Modern: Gehry’s Bilbao Guggenheim Museum
Some more pics of the glorious Key Tower:
http://www.city-skylines.de/cleveland/images/cleveland.jpg
http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/769844/2/istockphoto_769844-key-tower-cleveland.jpg
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/cleveland/keysun.jpg
http://photovalet.com/data/comps/CLO/CLOV01P12_18.jpg (Terminal Tower on the left)
http://blog.cleveland.com/business/2007/12/large_key.jpg
Looks pretty nice for novelty architecture.