Bunjil Place is an example of a new form of community and civic building. It is not a single-use or single facility that tends to divide and separate a community by interest, education or culture, but an inclusive hybrid form of a public building, reflecting and embracing diversity.The architecture began to form around the idea of an organic meeting of many paths, literal pathways but also paths of life. This gathering takes place under the protective and sheltering wings of a great roof.It is an architecture that embraces new technology and innovation to express eternal and timeless themes true to the unique nature of this place. This place is truly a place worth traveling for!

Architect: Rick Joy

Building: Tubac House

This building stood out to me when scrolling through his buildings because of it’s structure and it’s location. This building, especially on the inside is very open with lots of glass to see out of. It is located in Tubac, Arizona. It is in a great spot where you can see desert from one side and mountains on the other. It seems like the house was built to engage well with the environment around it. The house has many slanted roofs that give the house a somewhat unusual and unique appearance. Which in my opinion makes it more aesthetically pleasing.

Another memorial Maya Lin had designed was the Civil rights Memorial. Just like the Vietnam Memorial she had the words and names of the people etched into black granite. So you can feel these names and get a feeling of these people and what they mean to the world. Making you able to feel their names makes it feel more real. Kinda connecting you to these people and how they changed the United States forever.  Her design was inspired by Martin Luther King Jr, as for the quote she sees that water has a soothing and healing affect. This is the reason for the exact quote that is put onto the granite that is in large letters.

Maya Lin was just a 21 year old Yale architect student when she entered into the contest that would decide what the Vietnam Veteran Memorial looked like. Not being a professional architect or even a bachelors degree she had won the contest and her idea for the memorial was taken. This is a Special memorial to anyone that has family members that had served in the Vietnam war. This huge slab or black granite has all the names of the fallen soldiers in the conflict. Almost 60,000 names are etched into the face of this granite and it’s a powerful symbol. Showing you how many men were lost in this conflict and each name has its significance. This was one of her very first projects and what an amazing display of architecture for such a young person.

The Kanchanjanga apartments is a another architectural creation by Charles Correa. The building is located in Mumbai India. The apartment is 275 feet high and has 27 floors. This architectural design is a combination of brutalist architecture and modern architecture. This multi-family housing complex is completely made out of concrete. Charles Correa was famous for using concrete instead of steel and glass. The temperature is very hot in Mumbai so the position of the building is strategically placed so that the sun doesn’t penetrate the building as brutally. Also, the placement of the building helps protect the people from monsoon rains. The small windows provide small amounts of sunlight and are strategically placed all around the building. Charles Correa built this apartment complex to help living in this hot climate much easier.

Charles Correa is a famous India architect. He was famous for using concrete and rejected the cold steel/ glass concept of urban modernism. He often used open courtyards with no ceilings and used a traditional cultural style of architecture.  Jawahar Kala Kendra is a muli purpose arts center located in Jaipur India.  This architectural design is very pleasing to the eye and the open ceiling concept is very freeing to look at. I think I would find this courtyard to be quite relaxing to sit in.

Ting Xi Bamboo Restaraunt

Located in Xiamen, China the Ting Xi Bamboo restaurant is a centerpiece for the city. Bamboo is known amongst architects as a quality sustainable “green” material for its ability to rapidly replenish as well as its ability to absorb CO2. This restaurant can hold up to 200 people and has uniquely crafted spaces inside its doors.

Eliel Saarinen’s last completed building was designed by both him and his son, Eero, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The building had an International Style and was built in 1949, one year before Eliel passed away. The congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America plan was to make the church have the traditional Gothic Revival style, but it was expensive. In 1946, Eliel was contacted by a pastor to convince him to take the commission, and he used the First Christian Church that he built in Columbus as a model. During the opening of the church, Eliel said “If a building is honest, the architecture is religious.” The building became an example for modern religious architecture in the United States and inspired many churches in the 50’s and 60’s to have a modern architecture. It was the only building that Eliel ever worked with his son, Eero.

The United States Courthouse in Phoenix, Arizona is named after Sandra Day O’Conner, the first woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court. It was constructed from 1994-2000 at a cost of 123 million dollars, and the six-floor building has a floor area of 555,000 square feet. Sandra Day O’Conner United States Courthouse uses glass extensively throughout different sections of the building. The courthouse features a massive glass wall along the north side of the building, and the main courtroom features an incredible glass ceiling. The courthouse also advertises that it is cooled passively by natural convection, but those on the top floors during the summer have reported extreme temperatures. According to some, the upper part of the building behind the glass wall can reach up to 100 degrees at most.

Jubilee Church is a church in the Tor Tre Teste district of Rome, Italy. It was designed by Richard Meier and constructed from 1996-2003. The Catholic Church held a competition for architects that wanted to design the project. Richard Meier beat out other greats such as Frank Gehry, Santiago Calatrava, and Tadao Ando. Jubilee Church is designed to look like a sailing ship. The church walls, constructed of pre-cast concrete, are also made with titanium dioxide to keep the exterior as white as possible over a long period of time. Meier also has said that the white exterior helps manage the internal temperature of the church, making the structure more energy efficient by reducing the need for air conditioning in warm weather.