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Habitat 67

1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?
 Moshe Safdie

2. When was it built?
 April to October 1967

3. Where is it located?
Canada


4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?
its an apartment complex 


5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?
the existing structure was originally meant to only be the first phase of a much larger complex, but the high per-unit cost of approximately $140,000 prevented that possibility

6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?
The development was designed to integrate the benefits of suburban homes, namely gardens, fresh air, privacy, and multileveled environments, with the economics and density of a modern urban apartment building.'

7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)
it just had an interesting name, and it caught my eye. Habitat 67 isn't something you normally see.

 National Centre for the Performing Arts, China


1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?
Paul Andreu

2. When was it built?
December 2001- December 2007

3. Where is it located?
Beijing China 
 4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?
You can visit it 

5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?
The initial planned cost of the theatre was 2.688 billion yuan. When the construction had completed, the total cost rose to more than CNY3.2 billion. The major cause of the cost increase was a delay for reevaluation and subsequent minor changes as a precaution after a Paris airport terminal building collapsed. The cost has been a major source of controversy because many believed that it is nearly impossible to recover the investment. When the cost is averaged out, each seat is worth about half a million CNY. The Chinese government answered that the theater is not a for profit venture.
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?
No
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)

i chose it because it  is  somewhere other than the us

Burj Al Arab, Dubai, UAE

1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?
Tom Wright
 2. When was it built?
1994-1999

3. Where is it located?
Dubai UAE
 4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?
its a hotel5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?
It cost $2 billon
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?
no
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)
Dubai is known for some nice architecture.




Hundertwasserhaus (Forest Spiral, The Hundertwasser Building), Germany
1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?
Heinz M. Springmann
2. When was it built?
1990s3. Where is it located?
Germany
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?
Private


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?
no

7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)
I chose it because it was in Germany 


Eden project, United Kingdom


1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?
Nicholas Grimshaw
2. When was it built?
May 20003. Where is it located?
Cornwall, England, UK
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?



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?
no

7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)
i chose it because its called the eden project