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Home to China's primary television broadcaster, the CCTV headquarters located in Beijing stretches approximately 234 metres and rises 44 storeys high, appearing like a loop as if to symbolize the ...

Domain: Design; Category: Architecture

Designed by one of the most significant American architects in history, the Fallingwater House is a testament to Frank Lloyd Wright's style and is his most recognized structure. Built in 1935 and ...

Domain: Design; Category: Architecture

Designed by the modernist German Architect Mies van der Rohe, the Farnsworth House was completed in 1951 and sits in the town of Plano, Illinois, a sleek, white structure among the near emptiness of ...

Domain: Construction; Category: Architecture

Commonly known as "the crooked house", the image of Krzywy Domek might appear like a serious camera malfunction, but the building is an entirely real structure in the city of Sopot, Poland. ...

Domain: Construction; Category: Architecture

Designed by Oscar Niemeyer and structural engineer Bruno Contarini, the Niterói Contemporary Art Museum located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil takes its inspiration from the idea of a flower. Completed in ...

Domain: Design; Category: Architecture

Designed by renowned British architect Will Alsop, the Sharp Center at the Ontario College of Art and Design is an inimitable building located in Toronto, Ontario. Completed in 2004, the centre ...

Domain: Design; Category: Architecture

Located in the city of Prague, Czech Republic, the once aptly named "Fred and Ginger" building, referring to dancing partners Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, was completed in 1996 and stands as a ...

Domain: Design; Category: Architecture

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