architecture of xxi century

XXI century

architecture

Reykjavík - Chair Hallgrímskirkja

BMW Welt - an functional „whirl of tornado”

... and its interior

Chicago Silver Egg, Cloud Gate - Anish Kapoor

EGG ARCHITECTURE

"Cybertektonic Egg"Futuristic draft of James Law Cybertecture;located in the business district in Mumbai

Envision Green Hotel by Michael Rosenthal Associates, no location

City Hall in London, Sir Norman Foster's project

Swiss-Re in London

30 St Mary Axe (Swiss Re) in London

A new building ofBEIJING NATIONAL THEATER

is called Egg; Project by Paul Andreu. Futuristic structure will become a cultural symbol of Beijing.

Moscow;Part of apartment-build designed by architect Sergey Tkachenko is in the shape of the egg in a white-red color

Painted Eggs Museum in Kolomyya (Ukraine) is called "Easter egg"; Roman Zacharij project

Burdż al-Arab; this is a very luxurious hotel in Dubai   in the United Arab Emirates

Paris of XXI century

Milwaukee Art Museum

Milwaukee Art Museum; Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee Art Museum - interior

Milwaukee Art Museum - interior

Turning Torso (Twisting Torso)Malmö, Sweden

Sydney Opera Houseproject - Danish architect Joern Utzon

Self-sufficient, floating islands are a chance to survive environmental disasters or a frills for the richest; Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut

Artificial islands as a dream

Artificial islands: world of luxury, of splendour, of beauty ... show of economic power and technological capability. Building of islands of dreams is becoming increasingly popular. This fashion was initiated in United Arab Emirates, and now similar projects are planned in many

other countries.

Architect Mike Reynolds invented the idea Eartship - pop-art at the site of building

The Indian Sanjay Puri Architects Office designed the building to be constructed almost entirely of concrete, it is the seat of Bombay Arts Society in Mumbai

L-Tower - the latest project by Daniel Libeskind for the City of Toronto

Living facades of buildings

Green living wall "Halles à Avignon" in France by Patrick Blank

GRIN GRIN Park, Fukuoka, Japan. Design: Toyo Ito. Buildings are covered with vegetation. There are also paths, benches, etc.

Gwanggyo City Center (City Kwangiu) design by MVRDV.The green cones - hedgerows on the terraces, surround each floor of buildings,

so they look like rings one at the other.

School of Fine Arts and Design in Singapore;designed by CPG Consultants

Death Star and the Crescent

In Baku - the capital of Azerbaijan,on two adjacent penisulas will be built so modern skyscrapers. Designer of those buildings is Korean Lab Heerim Architects.

Project of Ars Electronica Center, Linz, Austria. Architect: Treusch Wien

MEDIA FACADE

Nordwesthaus, Fussach, Austria, project: Baumschlager Eberle

Folded Space, San Paulo, Brazylia, project: MSW

National Library, Minsk, Belarus, Project: Viktor Kramarenko and Michael Vinogradov, lighting: GVA Lightening

Background sound - Vladimir Cosma - Les Mondes Engloutis-Les Messagers Du Shagma Photos, from web pages, has chosen - Anna