5 beautifully designed buildings

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September 5, 2016 2:41 PM

These spectacularly designed buildings are some of the finest examples of awesome architectural art.

1. Habitat 67, Montreal (1967):

Habitat 67, located in Montreal, Canada is a model community and housing complex. It is a 12-storey building comprising of 354 identical, prefabricated concrete forms. The architect, who had both Israeli and Canadian roots used lego bricks for the initial design models.

2. Berlin Philharmonie (1956–63):

The Berlin Philharmonie is located on the south edge of the city’s Tiergarten. This area suffered decades of isolation.

The hall is a singular, asymmetrical and tent-like building while the main hall is pentagon shaped.

3. The Ship, Eigen Haard Housing, Spaarndammerbuurt, Amsterdam (1917–20):

Severe overcrowding and shortage of accommodation in Amsterdam in the early 1900s led to ambitious projects for new housing. This is one of such examples.

4. Torre Velasca, Milan (1956–58):

This building is a modern representation of the Italian medieval castle. In Italy, post-war architecture was inflected by the presence of the past.

5. Rusakov Workers’ Club, 6 Stromynka Street, Moscow, (1927–28):

The Rusakov Club is part of the long Russian tradition of clubs establish fight alcoholism among Soviet workers in the 1920s, offering wholesome food and drink, libraries, lectures and film.

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