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Building: University of Melbourne - Faculty of Economics & Commerce

Architect: METIER3 Pty Limited Architects

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Building: Defense Building, Fort Nepean

Architect: -

Me and my coursemates went to Fort Nepean for Architectural Design 2B site visit in July 2008 to visit some old defense buildings built in early 19th century for defense of the gateway entering to Victoria. The purpose was to understand the building structure and typology built in early years with simple ideology behind - to defense.

tall, taller, tallest

Building: Melbourne Skyline

Architect: -

Everyone wants to be different and unique among each other, even buildings too!

Straight and Curvy

Building: Pier Structure, Geelong
Architect: -

Simple pier structure form in Geelong, Melbourne

Illusion II

Building: Central Signal Box, Basel
Architect: Herzog de Meuron

Another building by Herzog de Meuron in Basel with illusional facade. The copper façade combines modern aesthetics with functionality (protection of computer equipment against electromagnetic distortion). Photo was taken while it's raining.

Illusion

Building: Office Building, Basel
Architect: Herzog de Meuron

It is a walkway from a central courtyard of an office building to outside street.

Stand still

Building: Eiffel Tower, Paris
Architect: Gustave Eiffel

Need not description for this well known building in Paris.

White is Modern

The famous Weissenhofsielung in Stuttgart, Germany. Above is the first ever international style in the world designed by Le Corbusier.

The interior staircase

Building: Weissenhofsielung, Stuttgart
Architect: Le Corbusier

Unique

Building: Retail Shop, Ulm

Architect: Unknown

A modern architecture building found in a very classical city - Ulm, Germany

Amphitheatre

Building: Colosseum, Rome

Architect: Unknown, but believed to be built by Flavian Emperors as the Colosseum also known as Flavian Amphitheater.

Magnificent structure.

HUGE building.

Tradition

Building: Timber Structure, Ballarat

Architect: -

Ballarat - very traditional timber structure architecture can still be see today in this well known gold mining town in 19th century for gold mining activities.

Lightness architecture

Building: Olympic Stadium, Munich

Architect: Frei Otto

Taken during the visit to Munich in Jan 2009. Frei Otto had no doubt, successfully played with his idea of lightness in his building.

Architecture and Nature

Building: Tourism Centre, Geelong

Architect: -

Architecture can link with nature in many ways..

a bird-like roof architecture in Geelong Port, Melbourne