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Designer of Aqua Tower, the St. Regis Chicago, and the Lincoln Park Nature Boardwalk,...
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Architect Renzo Piano discussing his design for the High Museum of Art in Atlanta,...
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Watch structures of frozen fabric take form.
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A discussion of homes built in waterways of the Netherlands.
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Learn about the Chicago fire of 1871 and the rebuilding of the city, including construction...
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Stepwells are spectacular subterranean edifices “like skyscrapers sunk into the earth,”...
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Architect Philip Johnson discussing his Glass House (1949), from the documentary...
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An overview of Renaissance architecture.
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Learn about the use of plants in green architecture.
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Learn about wind-resistant architectural designs in Chicago, notably the bundled...
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The Great Court, designed by Foster and Partners, 2000; in the British Museum, London.
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The Sultan Ahmed Cami (Blue Mosque), Istanbul, by Mehmed Ağa, 1609–16.
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Temple of Hatshepsut at Dayr al-Baḥrī, Thebes, Egypt.
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Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France, completed mid-13th century.
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Monastery and temple Wat Po Veal sits in the heart of Battambang, Cambodia.
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Temple Emanu-El synagogue, New York City, 1896.
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The mihrab in the Blue Mosque, Cairo. The minbar is to the right of the...
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Cloister of the Cathedral of Monreale, Sicily, Italy.
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The construction of Qutb Minar in Delhi, was started in 1199 by Qutb ud-Din Aibak...
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The south gateway (torana) and the Great Stupa (stupa no. 1) in Sanchi,...
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Madrasah at the Jāmiʿ Masjid (“Great Mosque”) in Shrirangapattana, Karnataka, India.
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Tower of Justice, Topkapı Palace Museum, Istanbul.
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The Assembly building in Chandigarh, India, designed by Le Corbusier, 1950s.
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Teatro Olimpico, Vicenza, Italy; designed by Andrea Palladio and completed by Vincenzo...
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Pont du Gard, an ancient Roman aqueduct near Nîmes, France.
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Courtyard of the medieval hospital of Saint-Esprit (now the Hôtel-Dieu), Beaune,...
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Fallingwater, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1935 and completed in 1937; near...
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The ruins of the Lion Gate at Mycenae, an ancient city in the northeastern Peloponnese,...
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Cliff dwelling, constructed of brick, c. 1200–1300; in Mesa Verde National Park,...
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The Eiffel Tower, designed by Gustave Eiffel and constructed of wrought iron, 1887–89;...
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Interior of the TWA Terminal, designed by Eero Saarinen and constructed of reinforced...
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Stonehenge, an example of early post-and-lintel construction.
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“Mushroom” column with fountain, supporting a cantilever, Museo Nacional de Antropología,...
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Illustration of the transept of the Crystal Palace, designed by Sir Joseph Paxton,...
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Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence.
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The Climatron geodesic dome, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
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Nave of San Miniato al Monte (1062) showing roof trusses, Florence.
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Staircase in the Hôtel Tassel, Brussels, designed by Victor Horta in the Art Nouveau...
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Seagram Building, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Philip Johnson, 1956–58;...
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Jockey Club Innovation Tower (2014), building designed by Zaha Hadid for the Hong...
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View of St. Peter's Square from the dome of the basilica, Vatican City.
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Interior of the Hagia Sophia, constructed 532–537, Istanbul.
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Reconstructed Ishtar Gate; in the Pergamonmuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.
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Papyrus columns from a temple at Karnak, Egypt.
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Marble tomb of Giuliano de' Medici by Michelangelo, 1520–34; in the Medici Chapel,...
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Caryatid porch of the Erechtheum, on the Acropolis at Athens.
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The Bauhaus school, Dessau, Germany, designed by Walter Gropius.
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The Crystal Palace, oleograph by George Baxter.
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