Architecture Preview 1

Questions 
a. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?
b. When was it built?
c. Where is it located?
d. Is it a private building or can you visit it?
e. Is there information on how much it cost to build?
f. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?
g. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)

1. Burj Al Arab, Dubai, UAE
a. Tom Wright, and Carlos Ott
b. 1994-1999
c. Dubai, UAE
d. Hotel
e. 1 Billion
f. The Hotel was built and made for no specific reason
g. I chose this building because it was in the UAE. It seems like all of the cool, modern buildings are in the UAE. I also was intrigued by the name, Burj Al Arab, it sounds alot like the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa.

2. La Pedrera, Spain
a. Antoni Gaudi, and Josep Maria Jujol
b. 1906
c. Barcelona, Spain
d. Yes you can visit, its a piece of art, a place to go and look at, was an apartment building a long time ago.
e. No Info
f. Apartments
g. I chose this building because it was in Spain, and I wanted to see what spanish architecture was like. I also needed another building to write about.

3. Turning Torso, Sweden
a. Santiago Calatrava
b. 2001-2005
c. Sweden
d. Public, Office, Apartments
e. $260,772,000
f. Office Building/ Apartments
g. I chose this building because of the intriguing name and place in the world.

4. Sculptured House, USA
a. Charles Deaton
b. 1963
c. Colorado, US
d. Public
e. 1.53 Million (To buy, was auctioned)
f. No Info
g. It was in the us and I needed another building for this assignment.

5. The UFO House, Taiwan
a. Matti Suuronen
b. 1978 - 1980
c. Taipei City, Taiwan
d. Public (Abandoned)
e. No Info
f. Vacation resort
g. I chose this building because of the name. UFO seemed cool. I also needed another building to write about.