7 Architecture Facts pt.48 | London Bridge, Barns, & Metropol Parasol

This is a video about 7 facts in architecture. They are as follows; German architect Jurgen Mayer designed the Metropol Parasol. It is a massive cloud-like wood structure in Seville, Spain. The unique structure offers shade from the sun, a lofty viewing area, concert space, restaurants, and a museum; Historically, architects don’t design barns. Rather, the barn is a utilitarian building, recognizable in form and ancestral in design. They’re used to store and protect food, objects, and animals, and come in a wide variety of sizes, shapes, and materials; The Kranhauser is a series of three buildings along the Rhine River in Cologne, Germany. The buildings exemplify how an architect might develop ideas and forms from a theme or object. The buildings imitate hoisting cranes like those found in a typical working harbor area; Arnolfo di Cambio designed the original portions of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. The fortress-like building was designed to host the governing bodies of the city. The building’s asymmetrical cantilevered tower is one of its most striking features; The original Pennsylvania Station in New York City was the namesake of its builder, the Pennsylvania Railroad. The original station, built at the turn of the 20th century, was demolished because of the decline in rail travel in the 1950s; If a closet is designed to hold one closet rod for tall items such as coats, the rod should be a minimum of 66” from the floor. If a closet is designed for the stacked hanging of items such as shirts and pants, then the rods should be a minimum of 40” apart and 40” from the floor; People outside of Great Britain frequently confuse London Bridge and Tower Bridge. The site of the London Bridge is the oldest crossing on record and now features a bridge built in 1973. The Tower Bridge opened in 1894, and is Victorian in style.

This is a video series about facts in architecture. The 15 second videos featured in the series are created by Doug and posted every day on his Instagram account @dougpatt.

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