Palace
of Peace and Reconciliation
Architect
Norman Foster
Location
Astana, Kazakhstan
Materials
Due to the speed with which the work had to be completed
and also to the extreme temperature conditions that can be reached in
Kazakhstan during the winter the pyramid was materialized by a steel structure
instead of concrete as in the basement area.
At first it was thought that all the enclosures were made
of glass, which would be entrusted to the artist Brian Clarke, who had already
collaborated with Foster on numerous occasions.
Finally the contribution of Clarke was limited to the
enclosures of the upper part of the pyramid and the rest of the triangular
spaces that the structure left to be covered were covered with concrete panels
on which a gray granite cladding was placed.
Year of
construction
2003-2006
Shape
It has a pyramidal shape
Cost
$ 58,000,000 USD
Opinion
I think that this structure is very beautiful because I
like the idea with which it was built and based on the hierarchical power of
religions
Water Cube
Architect
PTWOve Arup & PartnersCSCEC
Location
Beijing, China
Materials
The structure of concrete and steel (6,700 tons) while
the coating is created by translucent ETFE (ethylene-tetra-fluoro-ethylene)
membranes.
Year of
construction
2003-2007
Shape
It's a cube
Cost
$ 143,500,000 USD
Opinion
I do not like this structure because it's just a cube
with a pool inside
National Library of Belarus
Architect
Mihail VinogrdovVictor Kramarenko
Structural
engineer
Shohina L.M
Electrical
engineer
GVA Lighting Inc
Location
Minsk, Belarus
Materials
Its structural shell shaped diamond base is covered with
glass panels that shine for 24 hours a day as the gem it represents. The
architects Víctor Kramarenko and Vinogradov Michael wanted to preserve and
transmit this vision also at night
• Led
technology
A large monitor measuring 25 × 25 meters on the side and
62 meters in diameter. 4,646 colored LEDs were placed around the building
Designed in
1989
Year of
construction
2002-2006
Shape
It has an octahedral rhombic cube shape
Opinion
I like this structure because there are a lot of
lights and it’s very beautiful at night
Agbar Tower
Architect
Jean NouvelB720 Architects
Technical
architect
Josep Gilabert
Engineer
Gepro BOMA, Master of Engineering
Structural
engineer
R. Brufau & A. Obiol
Location
Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
Designed in
1999
Year of
construction
2001-2005
Shape
It has cylindrical shape
Materials
The Agbar Tower is formed by two dense concrete bodies, one
central and the other perimeter. Both joined by radial beams that hold the
different slabs that shape each of the levels of the tower. The perimeter
concrete module is covered by a first skin created by aluminum modules
lacquered and tinted in earth tones, blue, green and gray that decompose as
height is gained, giving the tower its characteristic tone during the day. The
perimeter module together with the aluminum panels are in turn covered by a
second skin, a brie-soleil composed of 59,619 transparent and translucent
safety glass slats. These 120x30cm mobile slats can be electronically oriented
according to the atmospheric conditions of light, wind, etc. The building is
crowned by a glass and steel dome.
Opinion
I do not like it because it seems too simple compared to
the previous structures
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