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 BACK Once in a while, we encounter architecture that challenges
GROUND our mind to ask:

First, WHAT is that building? Perhaps because the

building is unusual, non-conformist, magnificent in
size, or spectacular in visual impact.

Next we might ask, WHY is that building like that?...

why is it unusual or non-conformist or magnificent or
spectacular.

Finally, our curiosity should bring us to know HOW

that building became that way. And one effective way
is to probe the mind of the idiosyncratic architect who
designed it.
 BACK
GROUND There are numerous such architects, some known like

ANTONIO GAUDI who is

famous for his Sagrada
Familia and many other
beautiful buildings in
Barcelona,
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FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT

and his famous Falling
Waters,
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FRANK GEHRY and his eccentric deconstructivist

designs, including the Guggenheim Museum in
Bilbao, Spain…
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and others unknown, who have made a mark in

the practice through the design of SPECIAL
BUILDINGS, deserving of our attention to help
prepare us for the eventual design of such type
of architecture .
DEFINITION A special category of buildings has been derived and
called “Special Buildings” which are labeled singular or
unique architectural design works by virtue of :

• the relationship between the function for which the

building was designed and the aesthetics of the final
building result. The balance achieved in this
undertaking is often a good measure of its success.

Aloha Stadium Yokohama Stadium

DEFINITION
• the
building
function
and the
aesthetic
result.
Bell Tower

Light House Leaning Tower of Pisa

DEFINITION • the relationship between the form of the structure and
the durable load-bearing elements which comprise it.

GUESS WHAT these structures are?

DEFINITION
• the form of
the
structure
and the
load-
bearing
elements

…… WATER TOWERS!
DEFINITION • the use of raw materials that determine the form and
structure of the building as well as its relationship with
the setting, impacted by their appearance and their
functional properties (thermodynamic, mechanical,
electronic, etc.) Examples are natural and artificial
rock, aggregates, metal, organic materials, plastics,

Underground House
DEFINITION
• raw materials
of the form Cave House in China
and
structure, the
setting, and
their
functional
properties

Mud House
DEFINITION • the relationship of building with the abstract concept
of time, including visionary design that may be viewed
as an architectural experiment projected into the
future, based on revolutionary technology, the
application of innovative construction techniques, and
the use of modern materials.

Guggenheim
Museum,
Bilbao, Spain
by Frank
Gehry
DEFINITION
• abstract
concept of
time,
visionary
architecture

Character contrast
DEFINITION

Spectra is a 12 meter high free

standing light tower surrounded
by trees in Central Park
Bournemouth

• finally, the treatment of light, the generating force of

all plasticity.
DEFINITION Special Buildings possess clear functional and aesthetic
intent fashioned by the idiosyncratic style of the
architect, and apply subjective, impossible-to-formulate
all-embracing, wide-ranging aesthetic design principles.

Some examples…..
 Here you see spaces that start out as square or rectangles
EXAMPLES but progress into trapezoids and oblongs

KUHMO
LIBRARY

by

Jyrci Tasa
(Finland)

to create beautiful architecture not only in plan…..

EXAMPLES …….but also in massing.

KUHMO
LIBRARY

by

Jyrci Tasa
(Finland)
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KUHMO
LIBRARY

by

Jyrci Tasa
(Finland)
EXAMPLES

KUHMO
LIBRARY

by

Jyrci Tasa
(Finland)
EXAMPLES

KUHMO
LIBRARY

by

Jyrci Tasa
(Finland)
EXAMPLES

KUHMO
LIBRARY

by

Jyrci Tasa
(Finland)
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KUHMO
LIBRARY

by

Jyrci Tasa
(Finland)
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THE STELLA
BUILDING

by

Marcello This building has a simple linear plan,

Armani (Italy)

transformed into a dynamic elevation.

EXAMPLES

THE STELLA
BUILDING

by

Marcello
Armani (Italy)

See the contrast between rigid building lines and soft,

undulating texture of mountains.
EXAMPLES

THE STELLA
BUILDING

by

Marcello
Armani (Italy)

Another view
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A RESIDENCE

by

Michael Graves
USA

This project is a study of widely different forms

juxtaposed to create a residential design
EXAMPLES

A RESIDENCE

by

Michael Graves
USA

Juxtaposition happens also in elevation and sections.

EXAMPLES

A RESIDENCE

by

Michael Graves
USA
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A RESIDENCE

by

Michael Graves
USA
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FOUR
SEASONS
HOTEL

by

WILKINS,
KLEMM,
MORRISON
(Australia)

This project is a superb example of a literal translation of an

animal form into building form
EXAMPLES
carport

stairs stairs
FOUR
SEASONS See how every part of the building just naturally fit into the shape
HOTEL of the alligator figure:

by stairs stairs

Hotel rooms
WILKINS,
KLEMM, services

MORRISON lobby

(Australia) Hotel rooms

corridor
stairs
stairs