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
W A L T
D I S N E Y
C O N C E R T
H A L L
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.
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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
O p e r a
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
M i l w a u k e e
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M u s e u m
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
IMAGE GALLERY the College of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago FIG. 30: INTERIOR VIEW
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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
G u g g e n h e i m
M u s e u m
B i l b a o
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