ICONIC BUILDINGS

NOVEMBER, 2022

ICONIC BUILDINGS

AND THEIR PROJECT DETAILS ADIE I. D.

UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, ENUGU CAMPUS FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE

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TOPIC: ICONIC

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LECTURER: ARC

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NOVEMBER, 2022

OF

WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL

30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin)

S. R. Crown Hall

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Sydney Opera House

Milwaukee Art Museum

Villa Savoye

Serpentine Gallery 2016

Dominion Tower

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

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THE WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL

PROJECT DETAILS NAME: THE WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL

LOCATION

Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA USA

ARCHITECT

FRANK GEHRY

COMPLETION OCTOBER 24, 2003

FUNCTION CONCERT HALL

IMAGE GALLERY THE CONCERT HALL HAS A CAPACITY TO HOLD 2,265 PERSONS

FIG. 2: INTERIOR VIEW

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FIG. 2: EXTERIOR VIEW

FIG. 4: ARCHITECT FRANK GEHRY POSES WITH A MODEL OF HIS MASTERPIECE

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30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin)

PROJECT DETAILS NAME: 30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin)

LOCATION

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

ARCHITECT

NORMAN FOSTER

COMPLETION APRIL 28, 2004

FUNCTION OFFICE BUILDING

IMAGE GALLERY THE BUILDING SERVES AS the headquarters of many large companies including Swiss Re and some of the offices of Sky News.

FIG. 6: INTERIOR VIEW

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S. R. Crown Hall

PROJECT DETAILS NAME: S. R. Crown Hall (IIT

College of Architecture)

LOCATION CHICAGO, USA

ARCHITECT Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

COMPLETION 1956

FUNCTION ACADEMIC BUILDING

IMAGE GALLERY the College of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago FIG. 10: INTERIOR VIEW

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FIG. 11: EXTERIOR VIEW

FIG. 12: ARCHITECT LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE POSES WITH A MODEL OF HIS MASTERPIECE

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The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

PROJECT DETAILS NAME: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

LOCATION

NEW YORK, USA

ARCHITECT Frank Lloyd Wright

COMPLETION 1939

FUNCTION art museum

IMAGE GALLERY the College of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago FIG. 14: INTERIOR VIEW

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FIG. 15: EXTERIOR VIEW

FIG. 16: ARCHITECT FRANK LLYOD WRIGHT POSES WITH A MODEL OF HIS MASTERPIECE

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Sydney Opera House

PROJECT DETAILS NAME: Sydney Opera House

LOCATION Sydney, Australia

ARCHITECTS Jørn Utzon, Peter Hall

COMPLETION 20 October 1973

FUNCTION Performing arts centre

IMAGE GALLERY

THE CONCERT HALL HAS A CAPACITY TO HOLD 5,738

PERSONS

FIG. 18: INTERIOR VIEW

S y d n e y

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H o u s e

FIG. 19: EXTERIOR VIEW

FIG. 20: ARCHITECT JON UTZON POSES WITH A MODEL OF HIS MASTERPIECE

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Milwaukee Art Museum

PROJECT DETAILS NAME: Milwaukee Art Museum

LOCATION Milwaukee, USA

ARCHITECT Santiago Calatrava

COMPLETION 1888

FUNCTION Art museum

IMAGE GALLERY The Milwaukee Art Museum is the largest art museum in the state of Wisconsin, housing a Collection of more than 30,000 WORKS.

FIG. 22: INTERIOR VIEW

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FIG. 23: EXTERIOR VIEW

FIG. 24: ARCHITECT Santiago Calatrava POSES WITH A MODEL OF HIS MASTERPIECE

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The Villa Savoye

PROJECT DETAILS NAME: Villa Savoye

LOCATION Poissy, France

ARCHITECT Le Corbusier

COMPLETION 1931

FUNCTION RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

IMAGE GALLERY THE villa savoye is one of the only houses in France to have been declared a national monument during the architect's lifetime.

FIG. 26: INTERIOR VIEW

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FIG. 27: EXTERIOR VIEW

FIG. 28: ARCHITECT Le Corbusier POSES WITH A MODEL OF HIS MASTERPIECE

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Serpentine Pavilion 2016

PROJECT DETAILS NAME: Serpentine Pavilion

LOCATION LONDON, UK

ARCHITECT Bjarke Ingels

COMPLETION 0CTOBER, 2016

FUNCTION PERFORMING ARTS PAVILION

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FIG. 32: ARCHITECT Bjarke Ingels POSES WITH HIS MASTERPIECE

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Dominion Tower

PROJECT DETAILS NAME: Dominion Tower

LOCATION MOSCOW, RUSSIA

ARCHITECT ZAHA HADID

COMPLETION 2015

FUNCTION OFFICES

IMAGE GALLERY

FIG. 34: INTERIOR VIEW

D o m i n i o n

T o w e r

FIG. 35: AERIAL VIEW

FIG. 36: ARCHITECT ZAHA HADID POSES IN HER MASTERPIECE

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Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

PROJECT DETAILS NAME: Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

LOCATION

BILBAO, SPAIN

ARCHITECTS FRANK GEHRY

COMPLETION 18 October 1997

FUNCTION museum of modern and contemporary art

IMAGE GALLERY

FIG. 38: INTERIOR VIEW

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FIG. 39: EXTERIOR VIEW

FIG. 40: ARCHITECT FRANK GEHRY WITH A MODEL OF HIS MASTERPIECE

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WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL

30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin)

S. R. Crown Hall

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Sydney Opera House

t h a n k yo u.

Milwaukee Art Museum

Villa Savoye

Serpentine Gallery 2016

Dominion Tower

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao