Ferrari World- the largest closed thematic object in the world. Its length reaches 700 m, total area - 176 thousand sq.m. Located in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates).
Burj Dubai- the world's tallest structure, designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Located in Dubai (UAE). At the official opening ceremony, it was renamed Burj Khalifa in honor of Sheikh and at the same time President of the UAE Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan.
- In his best! The project was presented by Kobi Karp. Construction is planned on Watson Island (USA, Miami). The announcement of the project states that this tower, which has a height of 975 meters, will be able to easily remove the crown from Dubai. According to official data, the 160-storey eco-city of Miapolis will be more than 183 meters higher than the famous Dubai giant Burj Khalifa. The building will include countless entertainment and residential spaces.
The Cleveland Clinic is the Lowe Ruvo Center for Brain Health. Original name - . The unusual building is located in Las Vegas (USA). The author of the project is Frank Gehry. The project consists of two blocks and is estimated at $100 million. The research center is located in one wing, and the patient rooms are in the other.
- skyscraper-waterfall, “Sunny City” tower. It is being built for the 2016 Olympics, which will be held in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). The project was developed by the famous Swiss bureau RAFAA Architecture and Design. It pledges to become the "eighth wonder of the world." The tower's function is to provide clean electricity to the nearby Olympic Village along with the multimillion-dollar city. Moreover, at an altitude of 105 meters, Solar City Tower will house cafes and shops. An observation deck will be equipped on the roof where you can admire the panorama of Rio de Janeiro along with the prostrate bottomless ocean. For lovers of extreme recreation, there is a platform for bungee jumping.
- house designed by Senosiain Arquitectos bureau. Located in Mexico. Built in bio-architecture style at the request of a young couple. The house has, thanks to which young people with two children now live in a fabulous “underwater kingdom”.
- one of the most luxurious hotels in the world, which was built in Singapore (South-East Asia). The hotel has the most large casino world, worth about eight billion dollars. Marina Bay Sands consists of three vertical towers, which in turn are connected by an amusement park in the shape of a ship. The park ship extends 340 meters in length and can accommodate 3,900 guests. The project is being implemented by Las Vegas Sands.
- National Museum located in Abu Dhabi (UAE). The museum project was created by Foster + Partners and is dedicated to the President of the United Arab Emirates, as historical monument, timed to coincide with socio-economic changes, the initiator of which is considered to be Zayed bin Sultan al Nayyan himself - the Sheikh and the President of the UAE rolled into one.
- the most extreme observation deck in the world, which is located on Mount Osterfelderkopf (Alpspitz, Germany). The AlpspiX site offers breathtaking views. A kilometer altitude, two mutually intersecting steel beams, the feeling of free flight over an abyss...
Although the observation deck was built not so long ago - in October 2010, nevertheless, over these few years tourists have fallen in love with it and even became a kind of Mecca for lovers of extreme sensations.
located in Dubai (UAE). Meydan City is a development project by Meydan Group LLC, the area of which reaches 18.6 million square meters. The project consists of a horse racing complex, a hotel and a number of premises for entertainment events.
Unusual modern architecture, designed by the SAMOO design studio, is an eco-project of the South Korean National Institute of Ecology. The territorial area is 33 thousand square meters. The architectural structure honorably bears the title of the country's nerve center.
Chicago Spire- project of the famous architect Santiago Calatrava (Chicago, USA). The height of the skyscraper reaches 609 meters (150 floors). The Chicago Spire is shaped like a drill and contains 1,193 apartments, which feature three-meter ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows.
Eco-roof project for a market located in Seoul (South Korea). Developers: Samoo Architects & Engineers. The goal of the project is to eliminate unpleasant odors and constant noise created by cars scurrying past.
- underground station (London, UK).
- TV tower, which is located in the city of Guangzhou (PRC). The height of Canton is 610 meters. To date, this is a record height among television towers. The record-breaking tower broke the record of the tallest CN tower (Toronto, Canada).
- an energy passage made in the best traditions of modern world architecture. The project, located in the Italian city of Perugia, was developed by the Coop Himmelb(l)au bureau. What you see here is not just a fancy roof that shades the city's famous pedestrian street, but also an energy turbine powered by the sun and wind.
is a center of contemporary art. This gigantic building was designed by the famous architect, a woman whose work is revered in all countries of the world. Location: Cagliari, Italian region of Sardinia.
- an architectural project by the Dynamic Architecture team, presented in the form of a rotating tower (Dubai, UAE).
The central office of the famous giant automobile manufacturing company BMW, which is located in Munich (Germany). The authors of the project are the team of the Coop Himmelb(l)au bureau.
- gallery located in the administrative center of Edmonton (Canada). The project was created by Randall Stout Architects.
Bella Sky Hotel- a designer hotel that embodies original modern architecture. Located in Copenhagen (Denmark). The tilt of the towers of the largest hotel in Scandinavia is 15 degrees. Note: Just imagine, the famous leaning tower of Pisa leaned 3.97 degrees.
- Hamburg Philharmonic (Germany), project Herzog Bureau& de Meuron. The building, built on the banks of the Elbe, includes 3 concert halls, a hotel, 45 apartments and a public area called the Plaza. The latter is located at a height of 37 meters above the water. 360° panoramic view.
From year to year, leading architectural bureaus delight us with such bright and multifaceted projects. I think it's like this modern architecture on a global scale only brings you positive emotions, but not the other way around. Of course, there is something to envy when looking at these unusual architectural masterpieces modernity and the near future. Be that as it may, the project bureau team wishes you inspired architectural and design ideas and, of course, their implementation!
There will always be original projects. People get tired of standard brick buildings, and then architects have the opportunity to create an original project, since modern architecture is a wide field for experimentation. Continuing the quote from Friedrich Schelling, “All architecture is music in space, frozen music,” I wish you a pleasant listening experience.
Steel House.
One day, artist Robert Bruno decided to create a steel sculpture, but it turned out to be a whole house. Located in Texas.
Brokeback House
(Crooked House). This building is located in Poland in resort town Sopot is very popular among tourists. The project was developed by Jacek Karnowski from Szotynscy & Zaleski. The “fairytale” house is home to the Polish children’s book illustrator Jan Marcin Szenser and the Swedish artist Per Dahlberg; below there are real shops, bars and cafes.
Benton House in Brentwood. Designed by Ray Kappe: Timber, Pitched Roofs, Green Solutions (PV, Gray Water, Irrigation). Many people remember the series “Californication” (Todd: - I own a Ray fucking Kappe house. Hank: - Ray fucking Kappe house!)
Dome of a Home
, Pensacola Beach, Florida. A futuristic home on the Florida coast, with a concrete dome that can withstand a hurricane, a storm... you name it.
Mushroom house
(Mushroom/Tree house). It was designed and built by a professor at the University of Cincinnati (Ohio, USA), architect Terry Brown.
Ripley's Believe It Or Not Museum Building,in the city of Branson, Missouri, USA. There are several such museums in the United States, united by their original architecture. For example, the museum in Branson looks as if it has survived several earthquakes.
Longaberger house,is a trademark of Longaberger, a company that produces baskets. The two handle baskets are secured to the building using copper and wood rivets. The handles are heated for anti-icing purposes. Total building weight: approximately 9,000 tons Building area: 180,000 square feet Total handle weight: approximately 150 tons Number of windows: 84 The building is 160 times longer, wider and taller than the average sized basket.
dancing House The Dancing House, located in the business center of Prague, Czech Republic. The building is known as the “drunken house”, “ginger and fred”, it was designed by the Czech architect Vlado Milunic and the famous Canadian-American architect, Pritzker Prize winner Frank Gehry.
Habitat 67, Montreal- a residential complex in Montreal, which was designed by the architect Moshe Safdie in 1966-67. The complex was built for the beginning of Expo 67, one of the largest world exhibitions of that time, the theme of which was houses and residential construction. The cube is the basis of this structure. 354 cubes built on top of each other made it possible to create this gray building with 146 apartments. The style of construction is brutalism.
Nakagin Capsule Tower
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in Tokyo, the creation of Kisho Kurokawa was built in 1972, and is a symbol of the Japanese metabolism style. The building symbolizes the revival of post-war Japan and is currently on the DOCOMO World Architectural Heritage List. MO International.
HSB Turning Torso
is a skyscraper in Malmö, Sweden, located on the Swedish side of the Öresund Strait. The building was designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava and officially opened on August 27, 2005. The height of the fifty-four-story building is 190 meters.
Kansas City Public Library. This project, located in the heart of Kansas City, is one of the first projects in the city's revitalization. Residents of Kansas City were asked to help select a list of the most famous books, which represent Kansas City. These titles were included as "bookbindings" in the innovative exterior design, with the goal of encouraging people to visit the library.
Cub Houses.
The original idea for these cubic houses originated in the 1970s. Piet Blom designed a couple of these houses, which were then built in Helmond. When the architect received a commission to design houses in Rotterdam, he decided to use the cubic idea for this project as well. Another nuance of construction is that each house resembles an abstract tree, following this concept the entire architectural ensemble should resemble an abstract forest.
Throughout its history, Germany has remained a developed, rich state in which the most modern construction technologies have always been introduced and used. A review of 30 incredible masterpieces of modern architecture in Germany clearly demonstrates that even now this country is still among the world leaders.
The white building of the headquarters of the sports giant Adidas in Herzogenaurach, built in 2011, creates favorable conditions for the fruitful research work of the 1,700 employees of the world famous company. While inside this modern building, you will notice that all the main areas are connected to each other using special passages reminiscent of shoe lacing, for which the building itself received the nickname “Laces”. Overall for internal space The buildings are characterized by extraordinary lightness and excellent illumination, conducive to the most productive work.
In the early 1980s, the Vitra company, famous throughout the world for its high-quality furniture, attracted the most promising architects to create a modern cultural complex consisting of many buildings in the German city of Weil am Rhein. Built according to the design of the American architect, the genius of deconstructivism, Frank Gehry, the building consists of simple geometric shapes, united by white plaster surfaces and a metal roof.
A luxurious stadium with a capacity of 75 thousand people, the Allianz Arena, was built in the northern part of Munich specifically for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. In addition to the football field and stands, the stadium also houses a variety of cafes, restaurants and kiosks, 2 kindergartens/after-school groups, a LEGO brand store and a club store and museum for the local Bayern football team. On the territory of this ultra-modern sports facility there is a four-story parking lot for 9,800 cars, which is one of the largest in Europe. The original shape of the stadium gave rise to many humorous nicknames: such as “inflatable boat”, “car tire” and “air cushion”. Today, the Allianz Arena is considered one of the most important buildings not only in Munich, but throughout the country.
Interactive museum and exhibition center Universum was opened in Bremen in 2000. In the "Universum" every visitor can try himself as a researcher of both the surrounding world and himself. The main highlight of the museum and exhibition center is considered to be a unique exhibition dedicated to humanity, Earth and space. Made from concrete, steel beams, timber frames and stainless steel, this luxurious building is shaped to resemble either a giant mussel or a whale. The incredible popularity of the Universum is confirmed by the fact that every year the museum receives about 450 thousand guests from all over the world.
One of the most famous concert venues in Germany, the Berlin Philharmonic, was built especially for the local Philharmonic Orchestra in 1963. The Berlin Philharmonic building is part of the famous Kulturforum square, which in addition to it includes such objects as: the New National Gallery, Potsdamer Platz and the second building of the State Library. The gold-clad concrete building already from afar attracts the attention of numerous tourists with its asymmetrical shape, reminiscent of the outlines of a circus tent. Big hall The Philharmonic, distinguished by its original interior and a stage located in the center of the room, has a capacity of 2,440 seats and is the largest concert hall in Berlin.
The incredibly deformed building of the UFA-Palast cinema in Dresden is a project from the Austrian architectural bureau Coop Himmelb(l)au, famous throughout the world for its philosophy of destruction. The huge complex consists of two inextricably linked objects - a cinema itself with 8 halls capable of accommodating 2,600 visitors simultaneously, and a “crystal” made of glass shell, which serves as a foyer and public space.
For the design of a unique office building for the auto giant BMW in 2006, the famous British architect of Iranian origin Zaha Hadid was awarded one of the most prestigious European awards in the field of architecture, RIBA. This complex, built in Leipzig in 2005, is distinguished by a smooth and very stylish structure, which, in addition to being artistic, also has the function of clearly forming and distributing production processes inside the premises. The factory complex consists of three buildings, one of which plays the role of the main conveyor, the other contains auxiliary workshops, and the third connects them to each other.
The Squaire office building was built in Frankfurt am Main in 2011. The first floors of this huge structure, reaching 660 m in length, 65 m in width and 45 m in height, are located above the existing railway station near the international airport. Such incredible dimensions made The Squaire the largest office building in Germany and one of the few “earthscrapers” (“recumbent skyscrapers”) on Earth. The Squaire is connected to Frankfurt Airport Terminal 1 via a pedestrian bridge. It is interesting that the name of the complex The Squaire is a play on the English words the square (translation from English - area) and the air (translation from English - air, air).
The winner of the competition for the construction of an exhibition center for the auto giant BMW, held in the early 2000s, was the Himmelb(l)au bureau from Austria. In their project, the architects proposed the concept of a space that would become both a “showroom” and a place for negotiations between representatives of the concern and its clients. The main architectural feature of the project was a huge funnel consisting of glass blocks. Visitors get the feeling that the roof floating in the sky seems to be sucked into this funnel. Within the walls of the exhibition center there is both a car showroom itself and auxiliary facilities: a museum of the auto concern, a cafe, a restaurant and several conference rooms.
The Munich metro station "St. Quirin Platz" was opened in 1997. The author of the project was the architectural bureau Hermann + Ottl. Main feature The St. Quirin-Platz metro station can easily be called a huge shell-shaped window on the southwestern side wall, overlooking the park. The ceiling above the platform is partially equipped with reflective aluminum panels with two rows of lamps.
The building of the institute, engaged in research in the field of work processes, was built in the large German city of Stuttgart in 2012 according to a design by the Dutch bureau UNStudio. The main goal The architects' goal was to create a single space in which students could both study and spend their free time fun and usefully. That's why the team at UNStudio designed an interconnected chain of laboratories, small research spaces, outdoor exhibition areas, terraces and plazas that form the structure of the building.
The Sony Center complex, consisting of seven buildings, was built according to the design of architect Helmut Jahn in the central district of Berlin in 2000. The construction of this luxurious ensemble cost the city treasury 600 million euros. The Sony Center houses offices of various companies, apartments, a cinema, an entertainment center, a supermarket, boutiques, cafes and restaurants. The glass and steel building includes an oval public forum, not separated from the surrounding streets. The roof structure of the forum is an incredible piece of engineering. The hipped roof is attached to a steel ring that rests on the surrounding buildings and is intended to symbolize the sacred Mount Fuji.
Built in 1997, the headquarters building of Germany's largest bank was the tallest in Europe until 2005, losing this honorary title to the Triumph Palace Hotel in Moscow. The height of the 65-story tower is about 259 meters (including the antenna - 300 m). As in many projects of the British Norman Foster, a system of natural lighting and air circulation inside the building was carefully thought out and developed in the Frankfurt skyscraper. In addition, the architect organized luxurious winter gardens on different floors of the tower. This building is one of the few in Germany whose construction uses steel rather than concrete as the main material.
One of the main attractions of Berlin was built at the end of the 19th century. However, in 1993, a competition was announced for reconstruction work, one of the winners of which was the legendary Norman Foster. The main highlight of the renovated facade of the building was the grandiose glass and steel dome erected on the roof with a diameter of 40 m and a height of 24 m. Visitors inside the dome are fascinated incredible game light created by the reflections of 360 mirrors. A special mirror coating contributes to the reflection and transmission of light into the interior.
The Dupli-Kasa house, built in Baden-Württemberg according to the design of the popular German architect Jürgen Mayer in 2008, amazes with its incredible elegance. The German, always partial to the color white, did not give up his preferences when designing Dupli-Kas. On the first floor of the house there is a recreation area with a swimming pool and one bedroom, the second floor is dedicated to the living room and kitchen, and the third includes three bedrooms, a guest room and an office. One of the main features of the house is its maximum openness, achieved with the help of large quantity large window openings and terraces.
The modern building of the Porsche Museum, which has collected within its walls exhibits related to the history of the development of the brand from its inception to today, was built on the outskirts of Stuttgart in 2009. 5 years before the opening, in 2004, the company’s board of directors decided to hold a competition for the construction of the future museum. 170 architectural firms from all over the world competed with each other, but the winner was the Austrian bureau Delugan Meissl Associated Architects. It was according to their design that the stunning Porsche Museum was built, which is incredibly popular both among owners of cars of this brand and among ordinary tourists.
Berlin's urban planning code prohibits the construction of a building that will obscure the Brandenburg Gate. Fulfilling this requirement, deconstructionist architect Frank Gehry designed a branch of the Frankfurt DZ Bank and located it opposite the Arc de Triomphe. The bank building has a discreet limestone façade. The conference room, lined with stainless steel slabs, which according to the author himself resembles the head of a horse, is located in the atrium and is also an incredible sight.
The mixed-use complex by American Frank Gehry, commissioned in 1999, hastened the significant transformation of the small waterfront town into Germany's modern economic cluster, called the Media Port. Three adjacent office buildings in the city center, designed by Gehry and other famous architects Fumihiko Maki and Murphy/Jahn, are a symbol of the new Düsseldorf.
The futuristic building of the multifunctional complex "Campus Elbberg" was built on the territory of the port of Hamburg in 2003. Within the walls of this building are located the offices of companies operating in the most different areas. The building, shaped like the bow of a ship, has a large public area with stunning views of the Elbe River and the Dockland Business Centre.
The son of the founders of the famous publishing house Burda Moden, Frieder Burda, decided to open a museum to display his own collection of art objects, numbering about 500 masterpieces of modern fine art. In 2009, the famous architect Jürgen Mayer helped Burda realize his dream by developing the concept of the future museum. Within the walls of the museum there is a lobby, exhibition spaces and a conference room. The main part of the collection consists of paintings, graphics and sculpture. Among the names of world-famous artists whose works are exhibited in the museum, it is worth highlighting Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock.
The headquarters building of the European Central Bank was erected in Frankfurt am Main in 2014. The complex consists of two buildings with a height of approximately 184 and 165 meters (without spiers and antennas), connected by four atrium-transitions at the level of the 3rd, 15th, 27th and 38th floors. The author of such a deconstructive structure was Wulf Prix, founder and leading architect of the Austrian bureau Coop Himmelb(l)au. If you believe the statistics, the building has 18 elevators, about 2,300 bank employees, who have 630 parking spaces.
Munich International Airport "Franz Josef Strauss" was opened in 1992. It consists of two terminals, between which there is an extremely unusual object - the huge shopping and entertainment center MAC (Munchen Airport Center). For passengers and guests of the MAC complex, various shops, cafes, restaurants, medical centers, small sports facilities and even the very popular Kempinski hotel are available. Franz Josef Strauss Airport is considered the second largest in passenger traffic in Germany (after Frankfurt Airport) and one of the most significant in Europe.
The Military History Museum in Dresden is one of the two largest German museums military themes. The museum complex consists of two important elements - the arsenal building, erected at the end of the 19th century, and a huge wedge-shaped five-story volume made of concrete, steel and glass, added to it in 2005. The author of the latter was Daniel Libeskind. With the advent of this unique extension, the military history museum in Dresden became the largest object of its type in the world.
A museum dedicated to life and work a bright representative artistic movement called "new objectivity" by Felix Nussbaum, was built in his hometown Osnabrück in 1988. The artist survived terrible life- emigration to neighboring Belgium, an insignificant existence in basements, exile and execution in Auschwitz. The main idea of the author of the project, Daniel Libeskind, was the fight against racism and ethnic intolerance. It is very difficult to get into the museum itself due to the incredibly heavy entrance door, but it is even more difficult to get out of it - after visiting the gallery, visitors are faced with a blank wall. The Nussbaum Museum building has become one of the main business cards Libeskind's creativity.
The Mensa Moltke student canteen building was built according to the design of the architectural bureau Jürgen Mayer in Karlsruhe in 2007. Moltke Dining Hall, located in the center of campus, serves students and staff from all nearby educational institutions. It is worth noting that about 2 thousand guests visit this unusual dining room every day, who are attracted not only by the pleasant atmosphere inside, but also by the wide selection of dishes offered. The roof of this building is used; in the summer it turns into a large recreational area, serving as a meeting place for students overlooking the amazingly beautiful Hardtwald forest.
The Freedom University of Berlin is one of the three most prestigious higher education institutions in Germany. Within its walls, experiments and research in the field of humanities and natural sciences are carried out every day. The building, which took 8 years to complete and was finally completed in 2005, has an unusual oval building shape that most people associate with an egg. For this, he is jokingly ranked among the masterpieces of “egg architecture” (from the English egg - egg). Many critics express dissatisfaction with the difference between the architecture of the library and the architecture of the surrounding rectangular buildings. Other experts believe that one can turn a blind eye to this discrepancy, since the ultra-modern library complex forms the architecture of the future.
The amazingly beautiful multifunctional complex "Ko-Bogen" was built in Düsseldorf in 2013. The complex consists of two buildings with “broken” facades, 26 m high, on the roofs of which small gardens and terraces are organized. In this building, as in most other projects, the architect Daniel Libeskind interprets in his own way the philosophy of collision and paradox - with such “broken” facades, both buildings in plan represent undulating structures.
In 2008, Libeskind created a project for a standard villa with a total cost of 3 million euros. The house, which can be assembled like a LEGO set in a few hours and delivered anywhere in the world, is a two-story building with an area of 515 square meters. m. Its shape resembles a crystal with sharp corners and high windows, which literally bursts out of the bowels of the earth. To date, about 20 Libeskind villas have been built around the world.
The incredible Dockland office building was built on the north bank of Hamburg in 2004. This dynamic diamond-shaped structure, built of steel and glass, is somewhat reminiscent of a huge ship. Of particular architectural interest are the steps formed by superimposing floors of different sizes on top of each other. Each of these steps is in use, and at the very top of the complex there is a large public terrace with restaurants and an observation deck. The Dockland office center is considered one of the most important architectural objects of modern Hamburg.
The museum ensemble, dedicated to all Jews who suffered from the Nazi regime, consists of two buildings - the old one, in the Baroque style, and the new one, built according to the design of the same Daniel Libeskind in 1998. The modern building's plan is a long zigzag gallery, made in the German's signature style. The floor in the museum is located on a slope, so literally from the first steps it is necessary to make some efforts in order to move forward.
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Architectural styles and features are characteristic of each historical era. Even during the Middle Ages, all the buildings that have survived to this day had a lot of differences from the buildings of another era. Buildings and buildings are characterized by their own special fashion, which, although it does not change as often and suddenly as fashion in clothing and style, still has its own constant development. The architecture of our time also has its own specific features. Despite the fact that even last century For us, it has not yet become distant history; since that moment, architecture has undergone a lot of significant changes. First of all, the main difference between modern architecture and the buildings of the past is the desire for diversity. People want to build not only large-scale buildings, but even private houses in such a way that there is nothing even approximately similar to them in the world.
No less important feature is also the fact that modern architectural delights are characterized by maximum functionality. If earlier more attention was paid to saving material resources, now at the same time no less attention is paid to practicality. Functionality has become the focus of most projects, because modern rhythms of life require us to be highly mobile and productive everywhere and always, whether we are at home or at work. If you take a good magazine on architecture, you can see for yourself that construction is less and less limited by technical conditions, and more and more attention is paid to creating the most comfortable living area for a person, in which he could not only spend the night, but also lead a full active life.
It is not surprising that under such conditions, many architects and designers have appeared who strive to offer you their solutions as the only correct ones. But you shouldn’t rely entirely on other people’s opinions. Even if the designer is the most famous, he sees the world and the priorities in it in his own way, so his ideas will not always be appropriate for you. For example, more and more architects argue that for true comfort and fashion, it is important to build a house with high ceilings. But if you don’t see the advantage in this, then just throw away all the advice and do as your soul tells you. This is the only way you can achieve real comfort and complete satisfaction with the work done.
The phrase “architecture of Spain” quite naturally evokes in most people the image of Barcelona with its outstanding masterpieces from the great Catalan architect Antonio Gaudi. However, modern Spain is a country with amazing architecture, which is in no way inferior to other developed countries. Our review presents 25 outstanding examples of modern architecture in Spain.
The Museum of Drawing and Illustration in Madrid is the most modern in Spain. The ABC Museum consists of small cafes, shops, restoration premises and two exhibition halls themselves, which display a rich collection of works of all kinds of fine arts, sculpture, animation and graphic design. In addition to exhibitions, the museum hosts various cultural events, educational master classes and courses.
The amazing BF House, located on a hill in the city of Castiglion, is an excellent example of the competent organization of space that promotes the most comfortable living. BF House is a huge slab resting on 3 V-shaped metal supports that bear the weight of the entire building. One of the most important principles laid down by the authors in this project was the maximum brightening of the interiors due to glass walls.
3. Agbar Tower skyscraper in Barcelona
Erected in 2004, the modern skyscraper Agbar Tower is the creation of the famous French architect Jean Nouvel. The shape of the building and the design of the facade are designed to embody the water element of Spain and the outlines of the Montserrat mountains, located in Catalonia. The facade of the building amazes with the variety of color schemes, which are achieved using multi-colored metal panels with 4,000 lighting devices. These elements form complex color combinations, which creates a “pixelated” effect. However, from a distance, all the pixels merge, and Agbar Tower seems to shimmer with all the colors of the rainbow. The 38-storey building has become one of the most important symbols of the new Barcelona.
The famous masterpiece from the Spaniard Santiago Calatrava, the Alamillo pedestrian bridge, was built in 1992 in Seville. The uniqueness of the 200-meter-long pipeline laid across the Guadalaquir River is that its weight is supported by only one support and 13 stretched steel cables. At night, painted completely in White color The bridge takes on a very picturesque coloring.
The modern culinary arts center complex was built in 2011 in the city of Guipuzcoa. The architecture of this object, which cannot leave indifferent even the most distant person from architecture, is formed with the help of curved surfaces randomly located on top of each other. The building includes premises for training students of culinary institutes, lecture halls, cafes, shops and even its own mini-farm. It is worth noting that the Culinary Arts Center was nominated for the Plataforma Arquitectura award as the best architectural object of 2011, but took an honorable third place.
6. Multifunctional sports arena "Bilbao Arena" in Bilbao
Multifunctional sports arena "Bilbao Arena"
Bilbao Arena
Opened in 2010, the multifunctional sports arena in Bilbao is one of the most environmentally friendly in the world. This sports facility mainly hosts basketball matches, but recently it has increasingly hosted music concerts and various cultural events. Also located on the arena territory Sport halls and a swimming pool.
7. Villa "Home for Life" in Palma de Mallorca
Villa "Home for Life" in Palma de Mallorca
"House for Life" in Palma de Mallorca
Villa "House for Life", the architecture of which has no analogues in the world, was built in 2009 in the main resort city of Spain, Palma de Mallorca. The house consists of two buildings - rectangular in plan and curved. The first contains a living room, bedrooms, guest rooms and a kitchen-dining room, and the second contains an office and a home theater. The residential group also includes a stunningly beautiful swimming pool, connected to the main area by a decorative staircase.
8. Bilbao City Hall
Villa "City Hall in Bilbao
The unusually shaped modern building of the Bilbao City Hall was built in the city center. According to its purpose, this masterpiece of deconstructivism from IMB Architects is supposed to replace the old Bilbao Town Hall, built back in the 90s of the 20th century. The building contains exhibition halls, cafes, restaurants, meeting rooms, offices and conference rooms.
The Forum building was designed by the Swiss tandem of architects Herzog & de Meuron and built specifically for the Forum of Cultures in the capital of Catalonia in 2004. In plan, this avant-garde building is an equilateral triangle with sides of 180 meters and a height of 25 meters. Of particular interest are the building's facades with curved glass panels stretching the entire height of the complex. This stunning building plays a vital role in shaping the image of modern Barcelona.
10. Architectural complex "City of Arts and Sciences" in Valencia
"City of Arts and Sciences" is a stunning architectural complex of five buildings that are located on the drained bed of the Turia River in the resort city of Valencia. The idea and general concept of the complex belongs to the legendary architect, born in this city, Santiago Calatrava. The implementation of such a large-scale project lasted from 1996 to 2005. The City of Arts and Sciences complex includes: Opera theatre, IMAX cinema, planetarium, garden gallery, science museum and outdoor oceanographic park. This ensemble is one of the most striking and extraordinary masterpieces of modern architecture in both Spain and the whole world.
11. Business complex "4 towers" in Madrid
Business complex "4 towers" in Madrid
Business complex "4 towers" from a bird's eye view
The 4 Towers business complex includes the 4 tallest buildings in Spain: the 225-meter "Space Tower", the 236-meter Sasir-Vallehermoso Tower, the 249-meter Baron Norman Foster Glass Tower and, finally, the tallest, the 250-meter tower. Caja Madrid." All 4 buildings were erected in the Spanish capital between 1999 and 2005. The square surrounded by these giants has become the center of attraction for both citizens and businessmen from all over the world making business visits to the capital of the Kingdom of Spain.
The Edificio Mirador residential complex, 63 meters high (21 floors), stands out from the background of standard buildings with a huge central opening, which is a kind of public balcony with a stunningly beautiful garden and enchanting views of the local surroundings. Also, a huge hole has a security function - in the event of a terrorist attack blast wave will go through a huge hole.
Located in the La Barceloneta area with predominant low-rise buildings, the tower fits very harmoniously into the surrounding landscape. The main feature of this glass giant is its strongly protruding consoles. They increase the usable area of the building and form its unique appearance. It is worth recognizing that most people have an extremely ambiguous attitude towards this skyscraper.
The architectural complex of buildings, located in the city of San Sebastian, consists of two huge prisms - a large auditorium, as well as multi-purpose and exhibition. The Palace of Congresses was built according to the design of the Spaniard Rafael Moneo and opened in 1999. Concert hall, which can accommodate about 2 thousand spectators, also serves as the venue for the largest international film festival. At different levels of the architectural ensemble there are open terraces with stunning views of Zurriola Beach and the mouth of the Urumea River.
The incredible Metropol Parasol complex, located in the medieval part of Seville, is the world's largest architectural structure made of wood. Such a large-scale facility includes a farmers market, several restaurants and bars and Archaeological Museum, which features actual archaeological excavations. The main feature of Metropol Parasol are the pedestrian paths and observation decks on the roof, which offer stunning panoramic views of the capital of Andalusia.
The Museum of Contemporary Art of Castilla was built in 2005 in León. The main goal of this cultural institution is the constant replenishment and storage of works of art created no earlier than 1992. The museum received an international vocation and was even noted by the American edition of The New York Times as “one of the most amazing and daring museums that has radically changed modern look Castile. Of course, this museum is considered the main attraction of Leon.
The construction of a huge cultural center, combining all kinds of exhibition pavilions, an observation platform, a music center, a theater stage, cinema halls, dance floors and much more, was completed in 2010. The author of the project was the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer. With the advent of this large multifunctional complex, the main industrial city of the autonomous province of Asturias has become a real Cultural Center, attracting hundreds of tourists from all over the world.
The spectacular tower of the Porta Fira hotel, located in the capital of Catalonia, was designed by the famous Japanese architect Toyo Ito and completed in 2009. Tourists and local residents are amazed by the organic shape of the tower and the incredible texture of its facades, which is a consequence of the use of red aluminum pipes. It is these metal elements that give the hotel walls the effect of vibration and serve as blinds. The Porta Fira tower is considered one of the main masterpieces of deconstructivism in the world.
The Puerta America Hotel, located in the capital of Spain, is a completely unprecedented phenomenon in the history of architecture, because 19 famous architects from all over the world simultaneously took part in its creation, literally dividing the entire hotel complex among themselves by floor. Among those who took part in such an unusual experiment are Zaha Hadid, Norman Foster, Jean Nouvel, David Chipperfield, Arata Isozaki and many others. More information about the history of the creation of this hotel can be found in.
20. Twin Towers "Gateway of Europe" in Madrid
Twin Towers "Gateway to Europe" in Madrid
Twin Towers "Gateway of Europe": fragment of the facade
Construction of Spain's second tallest building, a complex of two identical 114-meter towers in Madrid, was completed in 1994. These skyscrapers, tilted towards each other at an angle of 15°, are the world's first tilted skyscrapers.
The hospital, built in 2012 in the town of Mostoles, is the first medical institution in Spain named after a king. The author of the project, Rafael de La Hoza, presented it to the public new type hospital, based on three basic principles: maximum efficiency, light and silence. The hospital complex consists of two small towers located on a rectangular stylobate. Most floors have atriums. Movement inside the hospital is carried out through circular galleries and elevators. In fact, the stylobate plays the role of a hospital, and the small towers are a clinic.
One of Spain's most recognizable buildings, the Tenerife Auditorium is the result of Santiago Calatrava's creative process. Construction of one of the most significant and famous works modern architecture was completed in 2003. The scale of this building is simply amazing - the roof alone reaches 100 meters in length and weighs about 350 tons. The theater building includes two halls - an organ hall (1616 seats) and a chamber hall (424 seats). It is curious that you can enter the theater from two sides. Tenerife Auditorium also provides its visitors with the opportunity to spend time in harmony with nature on special terraces with sea views.
A unique facility, located in a small town near Valencia, serves two purposes at once: it is a dormitory for students of the local university and social housing. The complex includes 102 units for young students, 40 apartments for retirees and a community center. One of the most important principles when creating this hostel was the organization of public spaces that help improve communication and interaction between residents.
The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao is a huge exhibition space of stone, glass and titanium, following the contours of the Nervión River. Since the design and construction of this huge complex in Bilbao received little press coverage, the opening of the building in 1997 caused an explosion of delight among both the local population and true art connoisseurs. It was this incredible building that elevated its author, American architect Frank Gehry, to the rank of great architects of our time.
25. Olympic Pavilion "Fish" in Barcelona
Olympic Pavilion "Fish"
The unique sculpture of a golden fish is another Spanish masterpiece by Fank Gehry, erected on the coast of Barcelona especially for the 1992 Olympic Games. This structure of gilded steel mesh, glass and stone at one time became a real technological breakthrough in the field of architecture. It is interesting to note that when creating a model of the future pavilion, Gehry used a 3D aircraft modeling program for the first time.
Thanks to favorable climatic conditions, the construction of private villas is very developed in Spain, as can be seen in the examples of, and.