(maltman23– flickr/creative commons license) Charles Correa Associates designed the Champalimaud Foundation Research Center near the mouth of the River Tagus in Lisbon, Portugal. The name “Center for the unknown” comes from the site’s history as a departing dock for exploration …
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(Morgaine– flickr/creative commons license) Vittorio Gregotti and Manuel Salgado designed the Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB) in Lisbon, to host Portugal’s presidency of the European Union in 1992. Daciano Costa planned the interior. It won the 1993 International Stone Architecture …
The city of Lisbon transformed a run-down industrial area to the Parque das Nacoes for the 1998 Expo. The complex includes residential, Vasco da Gama Shopping Centre, the Fair complex, and the Oceanoario aquarium of Lisbon built in 1998. A …
Peter Chermayeff with Cambridge Seven Associates designed the Oceanário Lisboa in Lisbon Portugal, completed in 1996. It was featured in the 1998 Expo, on the Parque das Nações grounds. The museum dedicated to the ocean resembles Chermayeff’s other key work, …
(Jsome1– flickr/creative commons license) Straight out of the Flinstones. This house consists of a roof, windows, door, and chimney inside large boulders. The stone is real, rough stone facades between natural rocks. The cavernous interior is candle lit with simple …
(Shadowgate– flickr/creative commons license) The Vasco da Gama Mall in stands across the Gare do Oriente station in Lisbon Portugal. It includes 200 stores, a theater, and a large food court. The building is part of a large project for …
(bezaleel31– flickr/creative commons license) Santiago Calatrava designed the Gare do Oriente in Parque das Nações, completed in 1998 for the World Expo. The station acts as a hub for high speed rail trains, regional and commuter trains, and bus transit. …
(Michell Zappa– flickr/creative commons license) Arup and Rem Koolhaas/ OMA, who did the IIT Student Activities Building, designed the Casa da Música in 2005. It has a concert hall, an auditorium, and a restaurant at the top. It’s located on …