This week on Unbeige's blog, they posted about this year's winner: Wang Shu from Hangzhou, China.
Anyways, I was scanning through Unbeige's blog and stopped when I came across this post. I was completely in awe of these beautifully constructed buildings.
Above left, you can see the Library of Wenzheng College at Suzhou University. YEAH... that's a LIBRARY, sitting in the middle of this lake. Gorgeous.
The planning must have been absolutely extensive because the architect had to choose strong, stable materials that could also stand in water AND look chic and modern at the same time.
On the right is the Ningbo Contemporary Art Museum. I really like the long bridge leading into the glass-enclosed building; it looks like a gateway into history. I love it.
I'm a big fan of how these two buildings were constructed and designed. I have been interested in architectural design ever since I took a class here at MU about the topic. For those of you who haven't even thought about architecture as being artwork or creatively designed, you should definitely check out this blog post. Better yet, take a look around the building next time you are in a big city's art district. They are inspiring.
One of my good friends is an architecture major major at K State and she does insanely beautiful and creative work, so I've always been interested in the art side of architecture. However, I'm going to have to disagree with your comments. I really don't like the building on the left. I do like that it's in the middle of a lake because that's an awesome idea, but I think it's ugly. I'm all about modern but that little room off to the left looks like an out-house. However, the one on the right is very pretty. It reminds me of water and it's serene and I like that.
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