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56 Leonard Street is a high-rise residential building located in the Tribeca Historic District of Manhattan, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’s New York city. Designed by Herzog & de Meuron, the building stands out for being the architectural firm’s first skyscraper project and for its spatial organization, which stacks independent residential units with varying floor plans. 【1】 Comprising a total of 60 floors and 145 units, the building’s massing, achieved by shifting floor slabs in different di

Atomium is a monumental structure located in the city of Brussels, Belgium, constructed as part of the Brussels World’s Fair (Expo 58) in 1958. The structure, designed to represent in enlarged scale the atomic structure of an iron crystal, consists of nine spheres connected by a supporting system of tubes. Although originally conceived as a temporary structure for Expo 58, it was preserved after the fair and gradually acquired functions as an exhibition space, public venue, and tourist attractio

Centre Pompidou is a cultural and arts center located in the Beaubourg district of Paris, France. Designed by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, it was constructed in the 1970s. The building features a structural system dominated by glass and metal, with its technical infrastructure and circulation systems exposed on the exterior façade. This approach has enabled the creation of spacious and flexible interior spaces. Centre Pompidou occupies a central position in Paris as a multifunctional structur

Museum of Islamic Art, located in Doha, Qatar, is a museum dedicated to preserving, exhibiting, researching, and making accessible to the public artworks of Islamic art spanning from the 7th to the 20th century. The museum houses one of the world’s most comprehensive collections of Islamic art, including manuscripts, ceramics, metalwork, woodwork, textiles, jewelry, glassware, coins, and precious stones. Among the first projects undertaken by Qatar Museums, the museum was designed by Chinese-Ame

Louvre Abu Dhabi, located on Saadiyat Island in the city of Abu Dhabi in Türkiye, is a cultural institution with a universal museum character. The museum emerged as a result of diplomatic and cultural cooperation between France and the Abu Dhabi authorities. The museum spans approximately 22,500 square meters of gallery space and is designed according to the concept of a “micro-city,” where multiple building masses come together.【1】 The buildings are grouped beneath a large, wide-span dome situa

EXPO 2016 Antalya Tower is a 96 metre high observation structure built as part of the EXPO 2016 International Agriculture Fair held in Antalya city, Türkiye in 2016. The tower is located at one of the central points of the fairground and provides visitors with a bird’s-eye view of the event area. Its design was developed by drawing inspiration from the city’s cultural and natural motifs through modern architectural approaches. The structure was planned as one of the main elements integrating wit

Hearst Tower is a tall building located in New York City, United States, serving as the headquarters of Hearst Corporation. Designed by Norman Foster and Foster + Partners, the structure was completed in 2006 and built atop the historic Hearst Magazine Building. It is regarded as a significant example of the approach that integrates a preserved historic structure with a new tall addition. The building draws attention for its steel and glass diagrid structural system, energy-efficient design deci

Golden Bridge is a pedestrian-only bridge located within the Sun World Ba Na Hills tourism area in the city of Da Nang, Vietnam. Opened to visitors in 2018, the structure is situated at an elevation of approximately 1,414 metres above sea level on mountainous terrain. The approximately 150-metre-long bridge is characterized by a curved golden pedestrian pathway supported by massive hand-shaped structural elements that give the impression of holding up the walkway. The bridge is integrated into t

Casa Batlló is a modernist residential building located on Passeig de Gràcia in the city of Barcelona, Spain. It was extensively redesigned by Antoni Gaudí between 1904 and 1906. Originally constructed in 1877 by Emili Sala Cortés, the building was later acquired by industrialist Josep Batlló i Casanovas, who commissioned Gaudí to completely renovate it. Today it is listed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List and stands as one of the exemplary works of Gaudí’s architectural output and Catalan Moderni

Glass House (also known as the Johnson House), designed by architect Philip Johnson between 1945 and 1948 and completed in 1949, is a modern residence recognized as one of the most significant examples of the International Style at residential scale.【1】 Located within a natural landscape in New Canaan, the building is shaped by its steel structural system, an entirely glass envelope, an open plan concept, and its visual continuity with the surrounding environment. From its completion until Johns