Architecture Blogs – From humble single-story dwellings to million-dollar modern high-rises, architecture feeds the imagination of what has been and what could be. Architecture is a complex blend of designing and building structures for uses that vary from a single inhabitant to crowds of thousands. Every architectural design is unique and builds on the knowledge that’s come before. Today’s glass and chrome skyscrapers are reminiscent of tall, ancient mud buildings in the East. When, during a walk, passersby gaze up at iconic New York buildings like the Flatiron Building, they’re looking at hundreds of years of progress from the building’s architectural historical roots of the Parthenon in Ancient Greece.
At its heart, architecture takes the moments of a culture—its people, its language, its customs—and creates a work of art that reflects that culture’s values. Nowadays, we’re seeing more eco-friendly, green buildings, constructed with solar panels and designed from recycled materials, reflecting our society’s goals of sustainability. We’re also seeing smaller living spaces made larger than life, as the micro-housing movement takes off.
Many cities have adopted architectural designs that reflect the cultures of its people, whether they’re new buildings with Asian flair, or interior design that includes Islamic art or antique area rugs and carpets. Step inside the rooms of some buildings and your mood changes. Step inside the hallways of old libraries or in the stands of stadiums, and your whole world can change. Take a look at some of these articles on architecture. They might do more than just introduce you to new types of buildings and reintroduce you to forgotten places.
Some of these amazing designs may not just change your outlook on the architecture around you today—they might just change your whole perspective on the world you live in. Read the articles, check out the pictures, and get inspired for your own home or office. The world of architecture and design is waiting for you.
There is something to be said about buildings on the rise especially in the case of the Kingdom Tower, set to be the world’s tallest building in 2016. Saudi Arabia is getting a major gem of architecture as the Kingdom Tower will soar 3,280 feet tall.
As with my recent post of the North Korean capital’s Ryugyong Hotel or the “Hotel of Doom,” it seems as though Asian countries and their views on architecture are on the rise. Asia has always been at the forefront racing to the top of industrial design, planned efficiency, booming business production, and in making the future the absolute present.
Twenty-four years in the making, the Ryugyong Hotel in North Korea is finally in its completion process. This ominous looking hotel started construction in 1987 and was placed on hiatus due to those Soviets and their Cold War.
Well, well, well, here we meet again with the ongoing issue facing post-modern New York’ers and the anti-gentrification generation of city-dwellers. In one of my past posts, I slightly skimmed the surface of the futuristic face lift creeping up on what seems like every corner of New York City. These days, the average slice-of-pie eating, get-out-of-my-way-attitude wielding, and fashion savvy tote bag and boat shoe wearing New York’er can’t seem to walk down a single street without seeing some serious scaffolding surrounding a skyrocketing structure of steel and style. (Holy alliteration on that sentence, Batman!)
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