Research both architectures in order to comment on:
——the im portance of the design and constructure
——significance of the materials
——significance of the designers
——function for which each was built
——function now-has it changed
The Eiffel Tower built by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, he was a master of elegantly constructureal wrought-iron lattices, in 1864 he established a career as an engineer constractor. It was built for the International Exhibition of Paris Revolution. From beginning it was used for telegraphy, then in 1910 it became part of the International Time Service, from 1918 the stature of Eiffel Tower be used by French Radio and French Television (since 1957). The design was too stand out in that time, however it was not accepted by most architects but from nowadays eyeview it is a very important, gorgeous and unique symbol.
The Guggenhein Museum designed by Frank O Gehry in 1997, he was the legenary figure in the architecture intire world, it forever changed the way people think about museum, also it challenges our assumptions about the connection between art, architecture and collecting. The important of the construction is discover the best possible atmosphere that connected by art galleries , museum, music halls and theaters.
Four Stages of Construction
Eiffel Tower is 300 metres, 700 tons, it used 2.3million rivets, 15000iron pieces, the height varies up to 15cm depending on temperature, 1652 steps to the top.
The Guggenhein Museum used stone, glass, titaniun curves, also added computers to complex the mathmatics.
Both of the two extraordinary architectures still occupied the high value in recent society, whatever from career study to tourism business, they cannot be bitted whole over the world.
http://www.parispages.com/
http://www.guggenheim.com/
http://www.greatbuilding.com/
http://www.destination360.com/
Frank O Gehry: The Complete Works
Gustave Eiffel at Archiplanet
