Skyscraper

the Burj Khalifa is not to be the world’s highest building, it’s to express the world’s highest aspirations. The superstructure has reached over 165 stories. the final height of the building is 2,717 feet (828 metres). The height of the multi use skyscraper has “comfortably” exceed the previous record holder, the 509 metre (1671 ft) tall Taipei 101. Body At almost 830 metres and more than 160 stories, Burj Khalifa holds the records for the tallest building in the world, the tallest free

With the development of modern technology, cameras have now become an optical instrument for recording or capturing images, which can be stored locally, transmitted to other locations or even both. Since that, photography starts to appear as a common activity for people to play with and it is also one of the most outstanding factors to affect different countries with architectural style. The first thing that photo affect us is the cultural identity and personal characteristics, people nowadays are

An architect cannot build a consistent and stable structure without knowing the relationship between architecture and the environment.This topic should be discussed on various angles. One of them is the aesthetical point of view, and the other is the human intervention in nature. The former is essentially an artistic debate and a generic timeless topic since the beginning of architectural practices. The other one is a more contemporary issue. In a broader aspect, this topic isn’t only the architect

With Trumps decision to build a new skyscraper in Chicago, architectural company Skidmore, Owings and Merrill had their work cut out for them. They needed to design a building that matched the expectations of not only Donald Trump but also the city of Chicago. Trump International Hotel and Tower forever changed the Chicago skyline. Trump Tower was the tallest building built in the United States since the Sears Tower also located in Chicago. This luxury building offers only the finest accommodations

all around me were reduced to rubble. I was very fortunate to be in my car in the center of the freeway. The large steel factories and tall skyscrapers that I normally looked at in the distance were now nowhere to be found. The shaking lasted for years. That’s what it felt like,

The Statue of Liberty is a man-made sculpture. The statue was designed and built by a French. It was built to honor the United States. It is a statue of Libertas with her bearing a torch. The statue is located on Liberty Island, which is the Upper New York Bay. Liberty Island is an island in New York. The hours of the Statue of Liberty for Monday through Sunday is 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. To get there, you would have to take a ferry boat. There is a ferry service where it takes you to the statue. A

After the Second World War, attention immediately turned towards reconstructing a better world. Like the earlier world war, it destroyed a previous social and economic order (Curtis, 1996). Many of tall buildings were built to meet the large number of human requirements. Modernism was rapidly developed at that time. This essay aims to explore the development of modernism after World War II by compare and contrast the two apartments which are Hansaviertel Apartment in German and Society Hill Towers

The view at the top of the Shard is breath-taking. London is seen all around you like a moving tapestry. The View, which is situated on floors 68, 69 and 72 of the Shard, is twice the height of any other platform in London. It has been London’s long awaited attraction where people enjoy 360 degree views for up to 40 miles. Our sense of vision in this day and age is key to understanding and acknowledging everything around us. In architecture the idea of uniqueness is taken from the use of light and

The World Trade Center stood to be built as a reflection of peace with a fierce ambition and disciplined achievement on a massive scale. The statement of these buildings was to construct an uplifting stamina of downtown Manhattan. Its purpose created both a negative and positive aspect in its construction to help those in need of it, but it also caused some damage in its creation. Its massive scale as buildings allowed the people of New York City to see it as a symbol of expansion in that particular

Chicago is one of the few cities around the world that incorporates nature to its rich history of architecture fleets, which makes it a unique city. There are many magnificent architectural styles around the city, but we mainly focused on the Art Deco style. This trip truly incorporates a better understanding of how nature and Art Deco buildings around the Chicago land area tend to create a wonderful experience for the public. On this trip, I visited the Chicago River, NBC Tower, The 333 N Michigan