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Fairy Tale Architecture

Irina Alexandra — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 11:37:20 +0000

You might think fairy tales are for children. Not always!!! What would you say about a few sweet colours and some warm materials for a fairytale house with a wonderful architecture… almost waiting for a Snow White to come out and greet you with a smile.

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Forgotten Military Facilities

Irina Alexandra — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:19:37 +0000

I remember I read somewhere a very interesting quote by Bertrand Russell. I think it goes like this: “War does not determine who is right, only who is left“. And also what is left. Abandoned war installations, military bases above or under the ground, old hospitals can be considered the perfect eyeglass for the not necessarily sad past, but for an interesting and captivating world - fighting techniques, war medical practices, use of buildings, weapons.

Some facilities are no more than simple structures, but still able to say a lot about people of that time and their beliefs, condition and possibilities. Others are real wonders, architectural masterpieces… Let’s take a tour around the world.

Cambridge Military Hospital, Aldershot, United Kingdom

Built by Messrs Martin Wells and Co. with costs of about £45,758

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Underground Living – Hidden Homes

Irina Alexandra — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:53:28 +0000

Unbelievable? Wild? A bit strange? Since the beginning of time people have been living underground. All history books speak about cavemen. The 17th-century philosopher Thomas Hobbes had a very brutal image of these people and of the human being far away from civilization and called this kind of living “poor, nasty, brutish and short”.

Cave-house in shape of a human face, Bomarzo, Italy, 16th c, Picture source: Learning from Architecture

After thousands and thousands of years things have changed a little…
Today’s earth shelter dwellings are a more friendly and elegant return to nature: comfortable and eco. I wonder what Thomas Hobbes would say about these….

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Burj Khalifa – Tallest Building in the World

Irina Alexandra — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:48:19 +0000

Grand opening! The tallest skyscraper has been unveiled to the world… After years of construction the well known Burj Dubai now called Burj Khalifa has been completed leaving far behind Taipei 101.

Use: Mixed (hotel, restaurants and offices)
Architect: SOM
Developer: Emaar

I personally find it AMAZING!!! If a few years ago the entire area was a building site, now everything is sparkling and breaking records. From project to reality….
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