Architecture 1

1. Stone House, Guimarães, Portugal
1. The house was built by the engineer Guimarães.
2. The house was finished in 1972'
3. The house is located in the northern portogese province of Guimarães.
4. You can visit it, but it is in a remote location.
5. There is no information on how much it cost to build.
6. The building was made as a getaway for the owners.
7. For one the building is just very cool to look at. I also think that it would be amazing to stay in this house for a few days, it is in a very remote location. Also clearly a lot of work was put into the house.


2. Nautilus House, Mexico
1. The House was built by the engineer Javier Senosiain 
2. The House was finished in 2007.
3. The house is located near Mexico City.  
4. It is a private house.
5. It cost around 218,000 dollars.
6. The architect wanted to capture the beauty of the sea in a house.
7. It Is a very interesting house to begin with. It is also pretty famous, so I knew about if beforehand.Overall  just think it is a cool house.

 
3. Habitat 67, Canada
1. The building was designed by Moshe Sadie.
2. The complex was finished in 1967
3. It is located in Montreal, Canada.
4. You can visit it.
5.It cost 22 million dollars.
6. The architect wanted to make a dense urban environment and add nature to it.
7. I think it is a very cool design. But what made me first click on it was just the name, Habitat 67, that sounds very interesting to me. Also how the building kinda looks like Urban hell, but with added trees.



4.Krzywy Domek (The Crooked House), Poland
1. The House was built by Szotyńscy & Zaleski
2. The House was made in 2004
3. The House is in Sopot, Poland
4. You can visit it.
5. There is no info about the cost.
6. The building is based on fairytale illustrations.
7. This building just stuck out to me. It defiantly looks like it took a lot of effort to build this building. I would also say they succeeded to make it look like a fairy tale house.


5. Turning Torso, Sweden
1.  The building was designed by Santiago Calatrava.
2. The building was finished in 2005
3. The tower was made in Malmo, Sweden 
4. It is a public building.
5. All that is public is that it cost twice as much as expected.
6. He based the design on a local bridge.
7. I chose this building because I have seen it before. It is a pretty famous building. So that made it easier to find photos and info.