Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Strong National Museum of Play, USA

















1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)? Could not ring
2. When was it built? Opened in 1982
3. Where is it located? Rochester, New York
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? It is a public building
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? No
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? It is a museum for kids to run around and also learn at the same time.
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question) I picked this building because the colors of it really popped out to me.  The way all the colors inside and outside look are amazing.  The structure of the building is also incredible because its not just a box it has tilted walls and it looks like a kid had placed building blocks in a pile.


Kansas City Public Library, United States















1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)? Could not find
2. When was it built? Founded 1873
3. Where is it located? Kansas city, Missouri
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? Its a Public library
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? $200,000
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? It was built to help people learn from reading and to house books
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)  I chose this building because i liked the way the outside of the building looked.  The architect built it to look like books which was really cool in my opinion.  Also the building had some modern items on it to.


Sculptured House, USA

















1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)? Charles Deaton

2. When was it built?1963
3. Where is it located? Genesee mountain
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? It is a private place
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? Sold for 2.8 million
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? Charles felt like the world was speaking to him when he was on that mountain.
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question) I picked this photo because of the shape and where it is located. It looks a lot like a UFO and it looks like it is in the perfect place to put a house. it has a lot of space outside and the view would be 
incredible.

The Longaberger Company (The Basket Building), United States















1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)? John Rochen 
2. When was it built? 1973
3. Where is it located? Dresden ,Ohio
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? It is a private place
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? It was sold for 1million
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? It was built to create wooden baskets.
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question) I picked this building becaseu it looks like a basket. The building was made to be basket company and it was made to also look like the baskets that they were making.  It was a popular building because of the way that it looks.

Cubic Houses, Netherlands












1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)? Piet Blom
2. When was it built? Opened 1977
3. Where is it located? Rotterdam
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? It is a public place 
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? No
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?The architect wanted you to feel living in a roof.
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question) I like this building because its in the netherlands.  I like how the houses are a cube in the air and that living in it is kinda cheap for each night you stay in it. 

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