Cologne CathedralCompletion: 1880Place: Cologne, Germany Design: Gerhard von Lyle World Heritage The cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church, the largest Gothic building in the world. Gerhard Richter’s stained glass is set in the…
Adolf Loos
1870-1933 Austrian architect Functionalism 『Looshaus』 『Villa Müller』 “Ornament and Crime”
Georges Braque
1882-1963 French painter Pioneer of Cubism 『Life with Metronome』 『Violin and Candlestick』 『Violin and Palette』
Villa Savoye
completion: 1931 location: France / Poissy Architect: Le Corbusier / Pierre Jeanneret International styleFive Points of ArchitectureUNESCO World Heritage Site 【BOOK】 【PANORAMIC VIEW】 【MOVIE】
Gunnar Asplund
1885-1940 Swedish architect Nordic Classicism 『Stockholm Public Library』 『Skogskyrkogården』
Joseph Maria Olbrich
1867-1908 Austrian architect Vienna Secession Deutscher Werkbund 『Secession Hall』 『Wedding tower』
Tate Modern
Tate Moderncompletion: 1947 / 1963 / 2000 location: United Kingdom / London Architect: Giles Gilbert Scott / Herzog & de Meuron Modern art gallery located in London, Based in the former Bankside Power Station. Tate…
Nikko Toshogu
Nikko Toshogu Yomei Gate Completion: 1636 Place: Tochigi Prefecture Nikko City Design: Munehiro Kora World Heritage A shrine that enshrines Tosho Daigongen, the deity of Ieyasu Tokugawa, as the main deity. It is painted in the colorful decoration…
Tatsuno Kingo
1854-1919Japanese architectFormer dean of Architecture Department at Tokyo Imperial University『Tokyo Station』『the Bank of Japan building』『Nara Hotel』
William Morris
1834-1896 British textile designer, poet, novelist, socialist and activist the British Arts and Crafts Movement 『Red House』 『Strawberry Thief』
Henry van de Velde
1863-1957 Belgian painter, architect, interior designer, and art theorist Art Nouveau German Jugendstil Bauhaus 『Van-de-Velde-Building』 『Kröller-Müller Museum』
Antoni Gaudí
1852-1926 Catalan architect Catalan Modernism 『Sagrada Família』 『Park Güell』 『Casa Milà』 『Casa Batlló』
Itsukushima Shrine
Itsukushima shrineCompletion 1241/1556/1571/1680/1875Place: Itsukushima / Miyajima, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan world Heritage “Aki no Miyajima”, one of the three best views in Japan.The head office of Itsukushima Shrine, which is located…
Skogskyrkogården
Skogskyrkogården / Forest CemeteryCompletion: 1940Location: Stockholm, SwedenDesign: Gunnar AsplundWorld Heritage A communal graveyard on the outskirts of Stockholm. There are three chapels and a crematorium in the vast cemetery. Architecture…
Gottfried Semper
Gottfried Semper 1803-1879 German architect Classicism Neoclassical Eclectic Pictureless 『Dresden Opera House』 『Dresden Museum』 『Museum of Art』
Bauhaus
1919-1933 German art school in Weimar, Dessau, Berlin.Ludwig Mies van der RoheWalter GropiusHannes MeyerPaul KleeJosef AlbersJohannes IttenTheo van DoesburgMoholy-Nagy LászlóWassily KandinskyLyonel FeiningerHerbert BayerOskar SchlemmerPiet MondrianMarcel BreuerMarianne Brandt 【BOOK】 【PANORAMIC VIEW】 【MOVIE】