This Week’s Crazy Building: Petersen Automotive Museum
Tuesday, 01 October 2019
The wild design of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles dares to ask why not? Check out the photo below to see how the 2014 reconstruction changed the facade (which was done without making major architectural revisions to the original building). The new design is composed of red corrugated metal beneath ribbons of riveted
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Ragnarock Museum
Thursday, 19 September 2019
Dive into rock and roll music at the Ragnarock Museum in Roskilde, Denmark. Beyond the music, visitors explore how it has influenced culture. Designed by architects MVRDV and COBE, visitors walk the “red carpet” as they approach this gold-studded building. The interior also features the same studded shapes but in a red velvet shade, referencing
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Louvre Museum
Wednesday, 28 August 2019
The Louvre Museum in Paris presents a strange juxtaposition of architecture. The main building dates back to the 12th century and is done in French Renaissance style while the new entrance, completed in 1989 is a modern steel and glass structure built to the same proportions as the Pyramid of Giza. Designed by American-Chinese architect
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Milwaukee Art Museum
Wednesday, 17 July 2019
Three accomplished architects have contributed to the Milwaukee Art Museum: Eero Saarinen, David Kahler, and Santiago Calatrava. Of the three, Calatrava’s Quadracci Pavilion is the most flamboyant. He drew inspiration from the existing museum design, the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, the City of Milwaukee, and Lake Michigan. The Pavilion itself is reminiscent of a
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Chongqing Guotai Arts Center
Friday, 14 June 2019
China’s Chongqing Guotai Arts Center draws inspiration from various sources such as the white fig tree and traditional Chinese architecture. Construction took 8 years but its history began in 1937 when the Chongqing Theater was founded. The Arts Center is important to locals due to its history and the performances that took place at the
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Perot Museum of Nature and Science
Monday, 03 June 2019
Located in Dallas, Texas, the monolithic Perot Museum of Nature and Science was inspired by the local landscape and designed to spark the imagination. The original museum dates back to 1936. Its current form represents the merger of the Dallas Museum of Natural History, The Science Place, and the Dallas Children’s Museum. The new building,
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Porsche Museum
Tuesday, 21 May 2019
The Porsche Museum, located in Stuttgart, Germany seems inaccessible at first glance. The large, bold structure seems to sit high above the ground, this feeling is enhanced by the reflective surface on its underside. Inside there is a contemporary, futuristic feeling that blends with the cars and exhibits. Even the dining areas exude the same
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Denver Art Museum
Thursday, 07 March 2019
The wild new addition to the Denver Art Museum is reminiscent of a futuristic kitchen tool. Called the Frederic C. Hamilton Building, it was designed by renowned architect Daniel Libeskind. The building was inspired by the forms of the Rocky Mountains. He wanted visitors to experience the unique changes in light and weather the city
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This Week’s Crazy Building: California Building
Tuesday, 05 February 2019
This week we are looking at the California Building in Balboa Park, home to the San Diego Museum Of Man. The amount of ornate detail is a sight to see! It was built in 1915 for the Panama-California Exposition. Designed by Bertram Goodhue, he drew inspiration from styles such as Baroque and Rococo as well
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Guggenheim Museum
Monday, 14 January 2019
The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain looks like it defies gravity. This is the work of renowned architect, Frank Gehry who has employed this shocking style for about 20 years. Besides a surprising exterior, the Guggenheim also created another effect, economic prosperity. The building generated 500 million in profit within 3 years of its opening
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