Is there anything more fascinating than seeing the construction process of a building? If you love architecture, from the initial concept through its construction, you’ll find this collection really beautiful. Check this photographs of great buildings on their construction process.
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1. Rolex Learning Center
Architect: SANAA
Year: 2010
Location: Lausanne (Switzerland)
Click here to learn more about the building.
2. Burnham Pavilion
Architect: UN Studio
Year: 2009 (temporal)
Location: Chicago (US)
Click here to learn more about the building.
3. Chek Lap Kok Airport
Architect: Foster + Partners
Year: 1998
Location: Hong Kong (China)
Click here to learn more about the building.
4. Burj Khalifa
Architect: Adrian Smith, William F. Baker, George J. Efstathiou, Marshall Strabala
Year: 2010
Location: Dubai (UAE)
Click here to learn more about the building.
5. Caja Madrid Tower
Architect: Foster + Partners
Year: 2009
Location: Madrid (Spain)
Click here to learn more about the building.
6. Habitat 67
Architect: Moshde Safdie
Year: 1967
Location:Â MontrĂŠal (Canada)
Click here to learn more about the building.
7. Petronas Twin Towers
Architect: CĂŠsar Pelli
Year: 1999
Location:Â Kuala Lumpur (Malasya)
Click here to learn more about the building.
8. The Shard
Architect: Renzo Piano
Year: 2012
Location: London (UK)
Click here to learn more about the building.
9. Guangzhou Opera House
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Year: 2010
Location:Â Guangzhou (China)
Click here to learn more about the building.
10. Pritzker Pavilion
Architect: Frank Gehry
Year: 2004
Location: Chicago (US)
Click here to learn more about the building.
11. Taichung Metropolitan Opera House
Architect: Toyo Ito
Year: not built yet
Location:Â Taichung (Taiwan)
Click here to learn more about the building.
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Virginia Duran 
i love ur posts đ
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Thanks Maryam đ Did you have any favourite building of that list?
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yes Burj Khalifa
keep posting about architecture
its nice seeing pic of buildings
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Aaah Burj Khalifa… I am so impressed by this building. Although if you are afraid of heights it’s better seen on a computer screen. Have never been there but one day I will đ
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I love Habitat 67. It would be great to see it. I went to the link and enjoyed watching a Leonard Cohen video/song made in Habitat 67.
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This one is on my list too! I remember the first time I studied it, I was really shocked and promissed to myself I would visit it some day.
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I hope you do!
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Nice post Virginia. I’m not normally afraid of heights, but seeing these towers under construction give me the creeps. And Habitat 67 reminds me of a project in Amsterdam which used recycled shipping containers to build student housing. It wasn’t as imaginative as this development, but I thought it was a brilliant re-use of materials.
http://www.tempohousing.com/projects/keetwonen.html
~James
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Hello James! I have to agree with you that some of these photographs can be scary. Which construction isn’t? I found the Burj Khalifa both amazing and spooky haha. Just checked the project in Amsterdam, haven’t heard of it before and I loved it. It also reminded me to this other one in ZĂźrich http://www.mimoa.eu/projects/Switzerland/Zurich/Freitag%20Flagship%20Store I think it keeps the concept you were talking about! What do you think? Have you been in Zurich by the way?
Virginia
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This is an interesting project as well Virginia, but I must admit that I’d be a bit nervous in the top shop. I love the Amsterdam project for lots of reasons, but mostly because it’s infinitely practical, and creative as well. (Which is a good, general description of the Dutch.) And yes, we visited Zurich, but it was years ago. We had an unlimited-travel Eurail Pass, and were determined to put it to good use. ~James
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Haha good point about the Dutch. Is there a place you haven’t been yet? It’s very impressive that you’ve been to all of the places I’ve mentioned in my blog so far…
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Great post–thanks.
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Thanks for stopping by!
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I love the umbrellas! Can’t quite figure out what they are protecting đ
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Me neither, I couldn’t tell if they are protecting something specific on the joints or just providing some shadow to the builders. Anyways I love it as a curious detail of construction đ
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We westerners can just add it to the bamboo scaffolding that we find so curious!
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Stunning pictures ,the art of architect is fascinating.Have a happy thanksgiving.Jalal
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Thanks for being so kind Jalal! Happy Thansgiving to you too đ
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Amazing post, like all of them. Really enjoyed it! It was impressive to see the skeleton of these beautiful buildings
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Hello Clara, it’s been a while that I don’t see you around here đ
Really happy that you enjoyed this impressive skeletons. Some of these are quite amazing right? I am looking forward to seeing the Opera House by Toyo Ito built!
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You continue to amaze me by your perspective on life! Love the photos….
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Rebecca, you made my day đ Thanks so much for being here and take part in the “storyboard” this blog is becoming.
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I love tagging along! đ
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