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Architecture is the art and science of designing a building or structure to perform its intended purpose. Architects design the aesthetic appearance of structures in a variety of ways. Various styles have evolved through the history and pre-history of man, which have their own formalized or general design principles. Architects can choose to adhere to the rigid principles of a style, they can use elements that are suggestive or evocative of a design style, or they can reject formalized styles and present a new interpretation of how a structure should look.
A structure's purpose may also have a say in the design of the building. A municipal building may be appropriately stoic, or sturdy in appearance to project that society's status or demonstrate the values it considers important. A cultural building might be whimsical in appearance, or be designed in a way that metaphorically represents the use of the building.
Architecture is a subjective form of art, meaning the appreciation of the appearance of a structure will wildly vary from one person to the next. Some people may experience and emotional response from architecture (e.g. a war veteran visiting the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C.), others may be indifferent, and others may be critical for a variety of reasons. Therefore, the structures labelled with the Architecture activity on Xploritall may be associated with it for a number of reasons: 1) it was designed by a famous or award winning architect, 2) the structure is a landmark and is a popular tourist attraction, 3) it is historically or culturally significant.
Not all structures associated with the Architecture activity will be accessible to the general public. In the descriptions, we will include this information.
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Architecture
Architecture is the art and science of designing a building or structure to perform its intended purpose. Architects design the aesthetic appearance of structures in a variety of ways. Various styles have evolved through the history and pre-history of man, which have their own formalized or general design principles. Architects can choose to adhere to the rigid principles of a style, they can use elements that are suggestive or evocative of a design style, or they can reject formalized styles and present a new interpretation of how a structure should look.
A structure's purpose may also have a say in the design of the building. A municipal building may be appropriately stoic, or sturdy in appearance to project that society's status or demonstrate the values it considers important. A cultural building might be whimsical in appearance, or be designed in a way that metaphorically represents the use of the building.
Architecture is a subjective form of art, meaning the appreciation of the appearance of a structure will wildly vary from one person to the next. Some people may experience and emotional response from architecture (e.g. a war veteran visiting the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C.), others may be indifferent, and others may be critical for a variety of reasons. Therefore, the structures labelled with the Architecture activity on Xploritall may be associated with it for a number of reasons: 1) it was designed by a famous or award winning architect, 2) the structure is a landmark and is a popular tourist attraction, 3) it is historically or culturally significant.
Not all structures associated with the Architecture activity will be accessible to the general public. In the descriptions, we will include this information.
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Arizona - Arcosanti (Scottsdale, Arizona)
- Biosphere 2 (Oracle, Arizona)
- Montezuma Castle National Monument (Camp Verde, Arizona)
- San Xavier Mission (Tucson, Arizona)
- Taliesin West (Scottsdale, Arizona)
Arkansas - Thorncrown Chapel (Eureka Springs, Arkansas)
California - California Academy of Sciences (San Francisco, California)
- Ennis-Brown House (Los Angeles, California)
- Integratron (Landers, California)
- Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles, California)
DC - Washington Monument (Washington, DC)
Illinois - Skydeck Ledge (Chicago, Illinois)
Massachusetts - Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
- Paul Revere House (Boston, Massachusetts)
New York - Grand Central Terminal (New York, New York)
- United Nations Headquarters (New York, New York)
Pennsylvania - Fallingwater (Mill Run, Pennsylvania)
Washington - Seattle Central Library (Seattle, Washington)
Wisconsin - Milwaukee Art Museum (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
Buenos Aires - Curutchet House (La Plata, Buenos Aires)
Vienna - Hundertwasserhaus (Vienna, Vienna)
- Kunst Haus Wien and Museum Hundertwasser (Vienna, Vienna)
Antwerp - Maison Guiette (Antwerp, Antwerp)
Brussels Capital Region - Atomium (Brussels, Brussels Capital Region)
Rio de Janeiro - Palace of Ministry of National Education and Public Hea (Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro)
Quebec - Habitat 67 (Montreal, Quebec)
Los Ríos - Montana Magica Lodge (Neltume, Los Ríos)
Inner Mongolia - Great Wall of China - Inner Mongolia (, Inner Mongolia)
Dubrovnik-Neretva - Dubrovnik Old Town (Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva)
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes - Church of Saint-Pierre (Firminy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)
- Maison de la culture de Firminy-Vert (Firminy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)
- Sainte Marie de La Tourette (Éveux, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)
- Stadium Firminy-Vert (Firminy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)
- Unité d'Habitation of Firminy (Firminy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté - Notre Dame du Haut (Ronchamp, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté)
- Notre Dame du Haut (Ronchamp, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté)
Grand Est - Unité d'Habitation of Briey en Forêt (Val de Briey, Grand Est)
- Usine Claude et Duval (Saint-Dié, Grand Est)
Île-de-France - Arc de Triomphe (Paris, Île-de-France)
- Cité du Refuge of the Armée du Salut (Paris, Île-de-France)
- Eiffel Tower (Paris, Île-de-France)
- Immeuble Molitor (Paris, Île-de-France)
- Maison Cook (Paris, Île-de-France)
- Maison du Brésil (Paris, Île-de-France)
- Maisons Jaoul (Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France)
- Notre Dame de Paris (Paris, Île-de-France)
- Ozenfant House and Studio (Paris, Île-de-France)
- Palace and Gardens of Versailles (Versailles, Île-de-France)
- Pavillon Suisse (Paris, Île-de-France)
- Planeix House (Paris, Île-de-France)
- Villa Besnus (Ker-Ka-Ré) (Paris, Île-de-France)
- Villa Jeanneret (Paris, Île-de-France)
- Villa La Roche (Paris, Île-de-France)
- Villa Savoye (Poissy, Île-de-France)
- Villa Stein (Paris, Île-de-France)
- Villa Ternisien (Paris, Île-de-France)
Nouvelle-Aquitaine - Château d'eau of Château Chavat (Podensac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine)
- Quartiers Modernes Frugès (Pessac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine)
Pays de la Loire - Unité d'Habitation of Nantes-Rezé (Nantes, Pays de la Loire)
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur - Cabanon de Vacances (Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)
- Unité d'Habitation (Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)
- Unite de Camping (Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)
Baden-Württemberg - Villas at Weissenhof Estate (Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg)
Bavaria - Weissgerbergasse (Nuremberg, Bavaria)
Berlin - Unité d'Habitation of Berlin (Berlin, Berlin)
- Velodrom (Berlin, Berlin)
Hesse - German Architecture Museum (Frankfurt am Main, Hesse)
- Römer (Frankfurt am Main, Hesse)
Attica - Acropolis of Athens (Athens, Attica)
Chandigarh - Chandigarh College of Architecture(CCA) (Chandigarh, Chandigarh)
- Government College of Art (GCA) (Chandigarh, Chandigarh)
- Main Ouverte (Open Hand Monument) (Chandigarh, Chandigarh)
- Museum and Art Gallery (Chandigarh, Chandigarh)
- Palace of Assembly (Chandigarh, Chandigarh)
- Palace of Assembly (Chandigarh, Chandigarh)
- Palace of Justice (Chandigarh, Chandigarh)
- Secretariat Building (Chandigarh, Chandigarh)
Gujarat - Mill Owners' Association Building (Ahmedabad, Gujarat)
- Sanskar Kendra Museum (Ahmedabad, Gujarat)
- Villa Sarabhai (Ahmedabad, Gujarat)
- Villa Shodhan (Ahmedabad, Gujarat)
Uttar Pradesh - Taj Mahal (Agra, Uttar Pradesh)
Baghdad - Baghdad Gymnasium (Baghdad, Baghdad)
County Londonderry - Downhill Demesne and Hezlett House (Castlerock, County Londonderry)
Emilia-Romagna - Pavillon de L'Esprit Nouveau (Bologna, Emilia-Romagna)
Veneto - Doge's Palace (Venice, Veneto)
- St Mark's Basilica (Venice, Veneto)
Tokyo - Meiji Jingu Shrine (Tokyo, Tokyo)
- National Museum of Western Art (Tokyo, Tokyo)
- Tokyo International Forum (Tokyo, Tokyo)
Ma'an - Petra (Petra, Ma'an)
Distrito Federal - Casa Estudio Luis Barragan (Mexico City, Distrito Federal)
- Palacio Nacional Mexico City (Mexico City, Distrito Federal)
Yucatán - Chichen Itza (Chichen-itza, Yucatán)
Souss-Massa - Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou (Ait Benhaddou, Souss-Massa)
Sagarmatha - Mount Everest (, Sagarmatha)
Cusco - Machu Picchu (Cusco, Cusco)
Pomeranian - Krzywy Domek (Sopot, Pomeranian)
Moscow City - Tsentrosoyuz (Moscow, Moscow City)
Andalusia - Alhambra (Granada, Andalusia)
Catalonia - Barcelona Pavilion (Barcelona, Catalonia)
- Casa Vicens (Barcelona, Catalonia)
- La Sagrada Familia (Barcelona, Catalonia)
Valencian Community - Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia (Valencia, Valencian Community)
Bern - Zentrum Paul Klee (Bern, Bern)
Geneva - Immeuble Clarté (Geneva, Geneva)
Neuchâtel - Villa Fallet (La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel)
- Villa Jeanneret-Perret (La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel)
- Villa Schwob (La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel)
- Villa Stotzer (La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel)
Vaud - Villa Le Lac (Corseaux, Vaud)
Zurich - Heidi Weber Museum (Zurich, Zurich)
South West England - Stonehenge (Amesbury, South West England)
Lam Dong Province - Hang Nga Guesthouse (Dalat City, Lam Dong Province)
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