Turning torso, sweden.
Architect- santiago calatrava
Built date- february 14, 2001 is when construction started
Where- this building is in malmo, sweden.
Facts- this building is a residential tower with offices inside
Pricing- this cost about $194,480,166.67 to make.
Originally turning torso was an idea to complete it during the renaissance period and now is home to businesses, culture and entertainment.
I picked this building because there are not many buildings like it. This one was very creative and was uniquely built. I went to sweden 2 years ago and i fell in love. This building is very clean and has a lot of character to it.
Eden project, united kingdom
Architect- nicholas grimshaw
Building date- 1998
Located in bodelva, united kingdom
The eden project is a visiting center with shops and things to see
This building costs $174,851,190.48 to build.
In 1995 there was a massive hole in the ground getting close to its economic life and he wanted to preserve the life left in the plants.
I picked the eden project because the geometric design was appealing and it really caught my eye. This building was very interesting and unique which also made me really like it. It also preserves the wildlife which is very environmentally great and helped my decision in picking it.
La pedrera, spain
Architect- Antoni Gaudi, Josep Maria Jujol
Building date- 1910
Location- Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
La pedrera is public, you can visit the building.
Cost- not available
La pedrera started as a building used for apartments and housing.
I chose la pedrera because the building is extremely unique and i have never seen anything like that. This building is very cool and i would love to visit there one day to see this really interesting design.
Kunsthaus graz, Austria
Architect- Peter Cook
Building date- 2003
Location- innere stadt, austria
This building is a place you can visit and its main profit is tourism as it is a museum
The cost to make this building is not available.
Peter cook wanted this museum to be unique and not like a basic white-box museum design but it ended up looking like a giant heart.
I chose this building because it is very unique and i didnt know what i was looking at at first but then it looked really cool and intrigued me.
Atomium, belgium
Architects- André Waterkeyn and Christine Conix
This building was built in 1957
This building in just north of brussels, belgium.
The atomium is a museum in brussels.
I couldn’t find anything about the cost of the building to make.
The atomium was originally built in the shape of a body centered cubic iron crystal for the 1958 World’s Fair.
I chose this building because out of all of the building i saw, this one was the coolest. It really appealed to my eyes because it is geometric and fascinating to learn how it was built.
