Burnham Pavilon (unique pavilion from Zaha Hadid )

The figure of Daniel Burnham has been very important for the city of Chicago as we currently know it,  as he was one of the authors of the Plan of Chicago, also known as the Burnham Plan,  which reshaped Chicago’s central area starting in 1909.  To celebrate the centennial of this plan several events have been held during this year, such as the Union Station 2020 competition and the Burnham Memorial competition. Also, two pavilions by UN Studio and Zaha Hadid have been temporally  installed at the Millenium Park (read our previous article about this), hosting multimedia exhibits on the future of Chicago. The pavilions will be opened to the public until Oct 31st, 2009.

Zaha Hadid Architects´s pavilion merges new formal concepts with the memory of Burnham’s bold, historic urban planning. Superimpositions of spatial structures with hidden traces of Burnham’s Plan are overlaid and inscribed within the structure to create a dynamic form.

The pavilion lokk's like a cocon it's so unique in day light the color is white but in the night the color can be change in many colorfull

Zaha Hadid

In architecture there are a lot of architect but there is one famous female architect. Her design very dinamyc there are no cubism and minimalise in her masterpiece. She always make a futuristic design. Her name is Zaha Hadid she is one of my favourite architect.

Here is her profile:

Hadid was born in 1950 in Baghdad, Iraq. She received a degree in mathematics from the American University of Beirut before moving to study at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London.

After graduating she worked with her former teachers, Rem Koolhaas and Elia Zenghelis at the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, becoming a partner in 1977. It was with Koolhaas that she met the engineer Peter Rice who gave her support and encouragement early on, at a time when her work seemed difficult to build. In 1980 she established her own London-based practice. During the 1980s she also taught at the Architectural Association. She has also taught at prestigious institutions around the world; she held the Kenzo Tange Chair at the Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, the Sullivan Chair at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Architecture, guest professorships at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Hamburg, the Knowlton School of Architecture, at The Ohio State University, the Masters Studio at Columbia University, New York and the Eero Saarinen Visiting Professor of Architectural Design at the Yale School of Architecture in New Haven, Connecticut. In addition, she was made Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and an Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. She has been on the Board of Trustees of The Architecture Foundation. She is currently Professor at the University of Applied Arts Vienna in Austria.

Here some pics of her masterpiece:

spiral tower

Nugaric and contemporary art museum, italy

Pace Pentago0n

Cultural centre house , Dubai

List of 10 Tallest Buildings in the world

Number 1
Nakhel Tower
Location: Dubai
Project finishi (target): 2020
Highi: 3,281 ft
Architect : Woods Bagot



Number 2

Burj Dubai
Location : Dubai
project finish : 2009
High : 2600 ft
The tallest buildings in the world becaus nakhel tower still in progress

Numberr 3
Pentominium
Location : Dubai
Project finish : 2012
High : 2028 ft



Number 4
Russia Tower
Location : Rusia
Project finish : 2012

High : 2009 ft
Architect : British architects Foster + Partners



Number 5
Chicago Spire
Locationi : Chicago
Project finish : 2012
High : 2000 ft
The Chicago Spire didesain oleh arsitektur spanyol Santiago Calatrava


Number 6
Meccah clock royal tower
Location : Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Project finish : 2010
High : 1893 ft
The clock will be 5 times bigger than bigben in London


Number 7
China 117 Tower
Location : Tianjin, Cina
Project finish : 2013
High: 1870 ft

Number 8
Doha Convention center Tower
Location : Doha Qatar
Project Finish : 2012
High : 1808 ft


Number 9
World Trade Center One
Location : New York AS
Project finish : 2013
High: 1776 ft



Number 10
Burj Al Alam
Location : Dubai
Project finish : 2011
High: 1674
Architect :Nikken Sekkei

New concept living LILYPAD

There are very few urban design solutions that address housing the inevitable tide of displaced people that could arise as oceans swell under global warming. Certainly none are as spectacular as this one. The Lilypad, by Vincent Callebaut, is a concept for a completely self-sufficient floating city intended to provide shelter for future climate change refugees. The intent of the concept itself is laudable, but it is Callebaut’s phenomenal design that has captured our imagination.










Biomimicry was clearly the inspiration behind the design. The Lilypad, which was designed to look like a waterlily, is intended to be a zero emission city afloat in the ocean. Through a number of technologies (solar, wind, tidal, biomass), it is envisioned that the project would be able to not only produce it’s own energy, but be able to process CO2 in the atmosphere and absorb it into its titanium dioxide skin.



Each of these floating cities are designed to hold approximately around 50,000 people. A mixed terrain man-made landscape, provided by an artificial lagoon and three ridges, create a diverse environment for the inhabitants. Each Lilypad is intended to be either near a coast, or floating around in the ocean, traveling from the equator to the northern seas, according to where the gulf stream takes it.
The project isn’t even close to happening anytime soon, but there is value in future forward designs like the Lilypad. They inspire creative solutions, which at some point, may actually provide a real solution to the climate change problem.

The Great Architects in the world from A - Z!!!

http://architecture.about.com/od/architectsaz/Great_Architects_AZ.htm

Top 10 best design stations

1. Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Jerman



Berlin Hauptbahnhof is Europe's largest train station, Berlin Hauptbahnhof have a very modern building construction, and has a futuristic architecture. The overall construction of this railway station was completed in 2006. This station has 2 levels, 14 and 80 stand part of the store who all made ​​as comfortable as possible for visitors to remember this station is a vital railway station in Germany. The building is composed of metal and glass panels that allow sunlight shining into the building

2. Kuala Lumpur railway Station. Malaysia



Train station in Malaysia is actually a fairly old train station, the station in ipun pambangunan recently completed in 1920, so do not be surprised if the shape is very stylish building construction kekuno-old's. But make no mistake, though old-fashioned style, this train station still look elegant. This is because the construction of this building combines western style and Malay, so the old impression that looks just adds more historical and cultural value, even some people just judge that the station is more suitable when called to the castle.

3. North Park Cable Way, Austria


North Park cable way is one of the largest stations in Austria which is located in the city of Innsbruck. Construction of architecture Cable Way North Park was designed by architect Zaha Hadid's studio. Although the roof of the station building is built like an abstract wave shape, but this is precisely the roof that adds to the impression futuristic tasiun this train.





4. La Gare de Strasbourg, Perancis


Train station La Gare de Strasbourg first designed in 1883 by an architect from Berlin named Johann Jacobsthal, then renovated again in 2007. In this renovation, added to the framework of glass and glass construction of 120 meters on the outside, so that this station seems like a gem that shines when struck by sunlight.





5. Stasiun Kanazawa, Jepang


 The first architecture to be seen by visitors at this station is a large gate height of 14 meters dengahn like traditional Japanese-style gate, sedngkan at the station, the architecture of the most impressive is the dome that covers the part that connects the east and west consists of 3,000 glass panels. The station is also known as a station that blends traditional style with modern architecture-based wood-based metal.





6. Southern Cross Station, Australia



The Southern Cross Station is a train station located in Melbourne. As one of the most vital railway station in Australia, would not be surprised if the architecture of the station building is very impressive. The most interesting feature of this building is a corrugated roof. mengesankanya even so, until the station was awarded the Lubetkin Prize by the Royal Institute of British Architects, an award for new buildings of high architectural located outside the European Union

7. Estacion de Atocha, Spanyol


 have you seen the forest at the station, if not yet, you have to visit the Estacion de Atocha in Spain. The tap was at the station was made a park that resembles a miniature jungle to add to the impression of nature at this station. The station was originally built in 1851, then in 1992, begin to add a mini forest covering an area of ​​4,000 meters work of Rafael Moneo.





8. Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus, India



 The station is located in the city of Mumbai and is one of the busiest stations in India. Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus was designed by Frederick William Stevens, an English architect. High architectural value that is in this station is the blending of two models of Gothic architecture which is between the model of Western and traditional Indian model, thus judged to have more value to the world-19an century architecture. In 2004 the station was written in the list of World Heritage site as one of the world's heritage buildings.

9. Antwerpen Central Station, Belgia


 The station was built between the years 1895 until 1905. Railway Cathedral. This train station has a unique building, which is like a church with a large dome on its roof, as well as a small dome on the flanks of the upper corner of the building, therefore the tek wonder if the wider community more often refer to this station as the train station Cathedral.






10. St Pancras Station, Inggris


 Train station is located in London England and was built between the years 1864 until 1868. The architecture of this building is very impressive, In accordance with pembuatanya years, this building has an ancient atmosphere that is very thick, with typical British architecture and Gothic styles combined with the light. At this station there are also two 9-meter-high statue made ​​of bronze. At this station there is also the longest champagne bar du globe.

Top Ten the most unique buildings in the world

Here i will share ten most unique buildings in the world


check it out!!:

10. The blue building (Netherland)



In the area of ​​Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Schildersbedrijf Hijnen N & F had the idea to design an area that will be destroyed. But first, there is agreement with the residents around to not alter the color blue is the color of the building. The blue color was then an attraction for every person who came to visit to Rotterdam.

9.Kansas city library ( kansas )






These libraries have outer walls that are different from other libraries. He had a 22 'back' a giant book on display along 10thStreet, Kansas. Not just books, but also picture-postcard images of the 1900's.



8. Tokyo sofitel Hotel

One of the most prominent feature of this building is the structure of its main building that looks like 5 stacks trapezoid that ends with the tower located on the top side of the building. Bedrooms the hotel looks like the branches of trees directly tied to the victimwithout the corridors and trapezium-trapezoid are units of the hotel bedrooms.

7. The Robot Building , Bangkok Thailand








The Robot Building is the headquarters of United Overseas Bank (UOB) in Bangkok, Thailand. Built by Sumet Jumsai, the design of this building which actually describes the computerization of banking is different from the concept of postmodern architecture.Completed in 1986, The Robot Building is the latest example of modern architecture in Bangkok and invited a lot of praise fromthe observers of architecture.

6. Replays Building, Branson, USA






In 1812, an earthquake with a strength of more than 8 SR rocked the New Madrid, Missouri and destroy all the buildings. Well,almost all. One of the buildings 'survivor' is a building that is cracked and is now part of the list of unique buildings in the Ripley'sBelieve It or Not.



5.The Astra House , Hamburg, Germany






Unique building in Hamburg, Germany is actually a brewery Astra. Although this building is now gone, but brand of beer has been bought by a new company with the same name.

4.Crooked House , Poland

3.Dancing House , Prague, Czech Republic

The design of this building does look very modern and be controversial in its time. But then Czech president, Václav Havel, really liked it and hope that this building will be a center of cultural activities will be.

The building is named "Fred and Ginger", which is the name of famous singers and dancers from America, as a glimpse of the building is similar to a pair of dancers.

2. Longaberber Basket Company HQ, Newark, Ohio





The building was started from a dream Dave Longaberger, founder of The Longaberger Company, to build a large office with a basket design. The idea of ​​the owner of the company that manufactures wooden baskets was initially ridiculed by everyone, including architects, investors and construction companies. But David remained in achieving that dream, and on December 17, 1997 the building finally stand up and be one of the famous buildings around the world.


1. Piano House ,Huanian ,China





Unique piano-shaped building is located in An Hui Province, China. On the violin there is an escalator leading into the building and on the inside there are development plans in the province to attract investors .


WHats your opinion??