Friday, September 12, 2008

Cesar Pelli

Cesar Pelli

An Argentinian born Architect, Cesar Pelli currently works out of his firm, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, with offices in both New Haven, Connecticut and New York, New York. Yet another Architect who's buildings are both beautiful and structurally intriguing to me.

Petronas Towers
Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia
Held the record for tallest building from 1997-2004



Central Library
Minneapolis, MN

This is the location of a centralized library in Minneapolis. Comprised of a number of the counties smaller libraries.
The wikipedia link was the best I could find for showing the interior of this building. I have recently added this to the list of building I want to see on my next road trip, mostly for its interiors.

BOK Center
Tulsa, OK

When I first became intersted in Architecture I thought that it only existed in big cities and Europe. That was before I realized that it existed in crappy crumbling building I spent my deployment in. However, it is nice to see a big city project going up so close to home. The BOK Center opened up just a few weeks ago on August 30th I plan to see it as soon as possible and am a little bit bothered that I wasn't around to see its progress.



The Zurich Tower

The Hague, Netherlands

This is a beautiful building. It has it's own unique feel, but at the same time it seemingly belongs right where it has been placed. Sometimes architecture stands out like a piece of artwork screaming "look at me". Frank Gehry's work is a good example. This building however is beautiful in the way it has completely adapted to its surroundings.

Friday, September 5, 2008

Santiago Calatrava

Santiago Calatrava

Santiago Calatrava is a Spanish Architect Engineer and artist who is currently based in Zurich, Switzerland. I am very drawn to his work both for its interesting design and its structural engineering.

Puente del Alamillo
Seville, Spain

Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay
Redding, California


Chicago Spire
Chicago, Illinois

These are Design images from a current project.
























Saturday, August 30, 2008

This was a picture taken at the zoo in North Carolina.   I do not yet know how to properly describe what it is that I like about this picture.  But I do know that the light breaking through the canopy creating a natural skylight was very pleasing to my eye.