The Oklahoma Physical Sciences Center, also known as The Blender, is a truly horrible building. I’ve spent many hours there since becoming a student here and it is one of the worst buildings on campus in my opinion. The lighting in this building is horrible and the atmosphere is very depressing. In addition do how horrible the inside of this building is, the outside looks just as ugly and makes OUs campus look much worse than it actually is
This is a picture of St. Peter’s Basilica in Italy. I got the opportunity to visit different places in Italy and this was one of those places. Being there, I felt so humbled. I was standing next to hundreds of years of history and the presence around the Vatican was unlike any other. I had the chance to climb up to the dome of the basilica and the view from up there was just breath-taking. Seeing the basilica and the things around it made me feel small, like I was a part of something much much bigger in the world. It was just an amazing opportunity to visit the Vatican. While I was there, the Pope was addressing the crowd so that was something special, too. The basilica itself was quite amazing. The detail and the grandeur of both the outside and the inside of the basilica truly stamped the Vatican as central to Roman Catholicism. Definitely, 10/10 recommend exploring Italy and visiting the historical sites.
Prairie Vale Elementary School was a huge part of my childhood and I spent a great deal of time there while I was growing up. In addition to this being the school that I attended for elementary school, it was also the school where my mom worked as a principal for most of my life. As a result of this, I spent countless hours with the kids of the other teachers roaming the halls after school hours waiting for our parents to get off work and it still has a special meaning to me as the place I grew up at.
Nassau Hall is building on the Princeton University Campus built in 1756 and was the largest building in colonial New Jersey. This building has been involved in the American Revolutionary war and actually was possessed by both the British and American forces. The Nassau Hall building is now Princeton University’s Administrative offices and the building has also been recognized as a National historic Landmark.
Latrobe built the Baltimore Basilica between 1806 to 1863 but was renovated in 2006. The Baltimore Basilica was the first ever Roman Catholic Cathedral built in the United States and was also one of the first religious buildings in the nation. This building hosted many of the 19th century meetings that shaped the catholic church in America.
Latrobe built the St. John’s Episcopal Church in 1816. This church is very important because it is also located in Washington D.C. and every single sitting president has visited the church at least once and is a very historical building. This church has been made a National Historical landmark in 1960 and is where many of our past presidents have gone to church service on inauguration day.
Being the 4th structure designed by wright we have seen, it is clear that his design is extremely large scale, extravagant, and intricate. This is the Ad Astra Tower which is located in Batumi, Georgia. The external structure of this building has a very strong exo-skeleton, made of a diagonal steel mesh that carries all the weight of the floors to help avoid the internal dimensions of pillars or beams. Wright is known all around the world for how large, beautiful, and unique his style of architecture is. It all has an extremely modern look and everything he has designed is a beautiful work of art.
This hotel is another structure designed by Wright and is built to showcase the shameless wealth of this Emirate. The Burj al-Arab with its unusual “sailing” shape is the success of a team of architects who had the task of designing one of the best hotels in the world for Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The hotel is located on an artificial island and is also a 5 star hotel.
Benjamin Henry Latrobe was a British- American neoclassical architect that built many important buildings when America was being founded. Latrobe was the second architect on the build of the United States Capital building and had to work with William Thornton’s plans to finish the Capital building. The Capital building in Washington D.C. is one of the most important buildings in American history and Latrobe was the man that finished the job in 1800.
Wright also designed this structure which is the Capital Gate located in Abu Dhabi. This strucure is the most inclined tower in the world and the Ribbon of Light in Iran. This structure has several uses like a five-star hotel in the Hyatt chain and holds seats of the most luxurious offices of the Arab emirate.
