OFFICIAL building draft selection roundup

Discussion in 'Art & Architecture' started by afgrijselijkheid, Apr 24, 2006.

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  1. afgrijselijkheid Member

    Member Since:
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    sarabella/bluedaddy19 picks:

    1-Machu Picchu - Peru
    2-Gateway Arch - St. Louis, USA
    3-Basilica San Marco - Venice, Italy
    4-Dolmabahçe Palace - Istanbul, Turkey
    5-Erasmusbrug - Rotterdam, the Netherlands
    6-Tribune Tower - Chicago, USA
    7-Amsterdam Centraal - Amsterdam, the Netherlands
    8-Huis met de Hoofden - Amsterdam, the Netherlands
    9-"New" Busch Stadium - St. Louis, USA
    10-Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul, South Korea
    afgrijselijkheid, Apr 24, 2006
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  2. chaski Moderator

    Member Since:
    Mar 20, 2000
    Location:
    Eight Miles High
    Club:
    Lisburn Distillery FC
    Country:
    Tahiti
    chaski's picks

    1. Golden Gate Bridge - San Francisco, USA
    2. United States Capitol - Washington, D.C., USA
    3. Sacsayhuaman - Cusco, Peru
    4. Empire State Building - New York City, USA
    5. John Hancock Center - Chicago, USA
    6. Newgrange Passage Tomb - County Meath, Ireland
    7. Academical Village - University of Virginia, USA
    8. Kalasasaya Temple - Tiwanaku, Bolivia
    9. Hoover Dam - Nevada, Arizona, USA
    10. Uros Floating Islands - Puno, Peru
    chaski, Apr 24, 2006
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  3. Bluto11 The sky is falling!

    Member Since:
    May 16, 2003
    Location:
    Chicago, IL
    Re: chaski's picks

    1. Pantheon - Rome, Italy
    2. Chartes Cathedral - Chartes, France
    3. Petra - Jordan
    4. Akshardham - Delhi, India
    5. Masjid al-Nabawi - Medina, Saudi Arabia
    6. Emporis Building - 333 S Wacker Drive Chicago, IL
    7. Abu Simbel - Egypt
    8. Arsenal Stadium - Highbury, London, England
    9. Checkpoint Charlie - Berlin, Germany
    10. Wat Chiang Man - Thailand

    I tried to cover lots of different styles from all over the place. Most of the buildings are big grand structures, but I think Checkpoint Charlie was a good pick because of what it represents to the world.
    Bluto11, Apr 24, 2006
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  4. Wingtips1 Member

    Member Since:
    May 3, 2004
    Location:
    Tulsa, OK
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    1. The Biltmore---Asheville, North Carolina, USA
    2. Catedral de Sevilla---Sevilla, Spain
    3. Grand Place---Brussels, Belgium
    4. Stonenhendge---England
    5. Vaux le Vicomte---France
    6. Independence Hall---Philadelphia, PA, USA
    7. Buckingham Palace---London, England
    8. The Pentagon--Virginia, USA
    9. Metropol Parasol--Sevilla, Spain
    10. Senso Ji---Tokyo, Japan
    Wingtips1, Apr 24, 2006
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  5. dmar Member

    Member Since:
    Jan 21, 2002
    Location:
    Madrid, Spain
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    Country:
    Spain
    1. The Parthenon, Athens, Greece.
    2. Seagram Building, New York, USA.
    3. Theater of Epidauros, Greece.
    4. Great Mosque of Cordoba, Spain.
    5. Chandigarh Capitol, India.
    6. Kunsthal, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
    7. Can Lis, Porto Petro, Spain.
    8. San Carlino alle Quatre Fontane, Rome, Italy.
    9. Olympiapark, Munich, Germany.
    10. Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, Spain.
    dmar, Apr 24, 2006
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  6. Iceblink Member

    Member Since:
    Oct 11, 1999
    Location:
    Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago
    Country:
    United States
    Iceblink's picks!

    1. St. Basil's Cathedral - Moscow, Russia
    2. Neuschwanstein Castle - (near) Hohenschwangau, Germany
    3. Anasazi Cliff Palace - Mesa Verde, Colorado, USA
    4. Potala Palace - Lhasa Tibet
    5. Bahá'í Temple - New Delhi, India
    6. Sedlec Ossuary - Sedlec, Czech Republic
    7. Chicago Water Tower - Chicago, IL USA
    8. Globe Theatre - London, England, UK
    9. Canterbury Cathedral - Canterbury, England, UK
    10. Knossos - The Island of Crete
    Iceblink, Apr 24, 2006
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  7. jmarquez1976 New Member

    Member Since:
    May 5, 2005
    Location:
    No muerdas!
    Juan's Picks

    "El Castillo" @ Chichen Itza: Yucatan, Mexico
    Torre Latinoamericana: Mexico City
    Templo Mayor: Mexico City
    Torre Mayor: Mexico City
    Iglesia San Francisco: Puebla, Mexico
    Hearst Castle: Central Coast, California
    Hotel Camino Real: Mexico City
    Great Pyramid of Cholula: Puebla, Mexico
    Centro Ceremonial Otomi: Temoaya, Mexico
    Auditorio Nacional: Mexico City
    jmarquez1976, Apr 24, 2006
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  8. Toon³ Member

    Member Since:
    Dec 27, 2002
    Club:
    Fußballclub Wacker Innsbruck
    1. Swiss Re Tower - London, England
    2. Woolworth Building - Manhattan, NY, USA
    3. Durham Cathedral - Durham, England
    4. Bank of China Tower - Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
    5. Newcastle Millenium Bridge - Newcastle, England
    6. Hundertwasserhaus - Vienna, Austria
    7. Turning Torso Building - Malmo, Sweden
    8. Craigside - Rrrrothbury, Northumberland, UK
    9. Glaspaleis - Heerlen, The Netherlands
    10. Byker Wall, Byker, Newcastle, UK

    Most of my picks are either architecturally unique or advances in building technology. Some are even both.
    Toon³, Apr 24, 2006
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  9. DoctorJones24 Member

    Member Since:
    Aug 26, 1999
    Location:
    OH
    Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
    Temple of Concord, Sicily, Italy
    Papal Palace, Avignon, France
    Fenway Park, Boston, MA
    Tower Bridge, London, England
    Kairoiune Mosque, Fez, Morocco
    Changdeokgung Palace, Seoul, South Korea
    Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic
    Westminster Abbey, London, England
    La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain

    Wasn't as tough as I'd thought it might be to limit myself to only places I've seen personally.

    Buildings that almost made the cut:
    Kings College Chapel, Cambridge, England
    St. James Gate Brewery, Dublin, Ireland
    Rosenbaum House (FLW), Alabama
    The Breakers, Newport, RI
    DoctorJones24, Apr 25, 2006
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  10. MikeLastort2 New Member

    Member Since:
    Mar 28, 2002
    Location:
    Takoma Park, MD
    I can't remember what I picked.

    :D
    MikeLastort2, Apr 25, 2006
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  11. Caesar Moderator

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    Mar 3, 2004
    Location:
    Oztraya
    No fear - I have my spreadsheet to the rescue!

    MikeLastort2

    1. Hohe Domkirche St Peter und Maria - Cologne, Germany
    2. Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore - Florence, Italy
    3. East Wing of the National Gallery of Art - Washington DC, United States of America
    4. Vietnam Veterans' Memorial - Washington DC, United States of America
    5. Palazzo Ducale - Venice, Italy
    6. Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo - Venice, Italy
    7. Ponte di Rialto - Venice, Italy
    8. Château de Chambord - Chambord, France
    9. La Sainte-Chapelle - Paris, France
    10. Basilica di Santi Maria e Donato - Venice, Italy
    Caesar, Apr 25, 2006
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  12. Caesar Moderator

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    Caesar

    1. Great Pyramid of Khufu - Giza, Egypt
    2. Temple of Angkor Wat - Angkor, Cambodia
    3. Hagia Sophia - Istanbul, Turkey
    4. Palais Garnier - Paris, France
    5. Museo Guggenheim Bilbao - Bilbao, Spain
    6. Condé Nast Building - New York City, United States of America
    7. Villa Hadriana - Tivoli, Italy
    8. Parliament House - Canberra, Australia
    9. Harmandir Sahib - Amritsar, India
    10. Schlöss Augustusburg - Brühl, Germany

    I tried to get a crossection of styles from throughout history and around the world, combined with a ton of different kinds of buildings in terms of function. Most are hopefully in one way or another the defining buildings of their type - with the exception of the Augustusburg castle. Its uniqueness mainly comes from Neumann's staircase, which is just too phenomenal for me to leave off. Call it a weakness in my final pick.

    Buildings that came close to making the cut included Kansai Airport Terminal in Osaka (perhaps the engineering marvel of the 20th century, and the only manmade structure besides the Great Wall visible from space), The Kremlin, Lloyds Building in London and London City Hall. Also toyed with the idea of the Baths at Caracalla and Shah Mosque in Isfahan. It almost killed me that Schönbrunn Palace wasn't taken, but I really couldn't fit it into my draft once I realised it was still going to be available as late as it was.
    Caesar, Apr 25, 2006
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  13. DoctorJones24 Member

    Member Since:
    Aug 26, 1999
    Location:
    OH
    Did St. Paul's not get picked?
    DoctorJones24, Apr 25, 2006
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  14. Claymore Member

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    Jul 9, 2000
    Location:
    Montgomery Vlg, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Country:
    United States
    Don't make me re-list eveything...:cool:
    Claymore, Apr 25, 2006
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  15. Norsk Troll Member

    Member Since:
    Sep 7, 2000
    Location:
    Central NJ
    Club:
    Huddersfield Town FC
    Country:
    Norway
    Judging update. I've completed my reviews and conferred with the other judges. It may be a few days before their personal lives allow them to complete their reviews (one of the benefits of my being home sick in bed).

    But since the draft is officially closed, and people have started to mention alternate selections that they didn't make, I'm going to start posting some of my "Highlights of the Overlooked" in the previous, Volume III thread (so as not to clog this one).
    Norsk Troll, Apr 25, 2006
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  16. YankHibee Member+

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    Mar 28, 2005
    Location:
    indianapolis
    If you get a chance, can you use your spreadsheet for me too? Sorry to be a lazy bastard, but, well, I'm a lazy bastard.
    YankHibee, Apr 25, 2006
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  17. Fleck New Member

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    Location:
    Sacramento
    ditto.
    Fleck, Apr 25, 2006
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  18. Caesar Moderator

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    YankHibee

    1. Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano - Vatican City, surrounded by Rome, Italy
    2. Viaduc de Millau - France
    3. Auchwitz - Oświęcim, Poland
    4. Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Centre - Ohio, United States of America
    5. Dunnottar Castle - Stonehaven, Scotland
    6. Pueblo Bonito - Chaco Canyon, United States of America
    7. Ma'dan Hut - Nasiriya, Iraq
    8. Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center - Colorado Springs, United States of America
    9. Siloam Tunnel - Jerusalem, Israel
    10. Biosphere 2 - Oracle, Arizona
    Caesar, Apr 25, 2006
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  19. Caesar Moderator

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    Mar 3, 2004
    Location:
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    Fleck

    1. La Tour Eiffel - Paris, France
    2. Burj al-Arab - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    3. Palace of Westminster - London, England
    4. Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial - San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
    5. Shah Faisal Masjid - Islamabad, Pakistan
    6. Deir el-Bahri - Luxor, Egypt
    7. Palatul Parlamentului - Bucharest, Romania
    8. Peterhof - Peterhof, Russia
    9. Monastery of Santa Maria da Victória - Batalha, Portugal
    10. Musée du Louvre - Paris, France
    Caesar, Apr 25, 2006
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  20. Caesar Moderator

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    Claymore

    1. Sultanahmet Camii - Istanbul, Turkey
    2. Robie House - Chicago, United States of America
    3. Himeji Castle - Himeji, Japan
    4. Gamble House - Pasadena, United States of America
    5. Isaac Bell House - Newport, United States of America
    6. Eilean Donan Castle - Dornie, Scotland
    7. Stahl House, Los Angeles, United States of America
    8. Hanna House - Stanford, United States of America
    9. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Central Library - Mexico City, Mexico
    10. Mackintosh Building - Glasgow, Scotland
    Caesar, Apr 25, 2006
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  21. Caesar Moderator

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    Danks81

    1. Chrysler Building - New York City, United States of America
    2. Château de Versailles - Versailles, France
    3. The Great Wall of China - Northern Provinces, People's Republic of China 4. El Alcázar de Segovia - Segovia, Spain
    5. Torre Pendente Di Pisa - Pisa, Italy
    6. Villa Almerico-Capra - Vincenza, Italy
    7. Estádio Municipal de Braga - Braga, Portugal
    8. INCOMPLETE
    9. INCOMPLETE
    10. INCOMPLETE
    Caesar, Apr 25, 2006
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  22. Caesar Moderator

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    babytiger2001

    1. Rialto Towers - Melbourne, Australia
    2. TransAmerica Pyramid - San Francisco, United States of America
    3. Melbourne Cricket Ground - Melbourne, Australia
    4. Flinders Street Station - Melbourne, Australia
    5. Arts Centre - Melbourne, Australia
    6. Llanda Villa - San Jose, United States of America
    7. Palace of Fine Arts - San Francisco, United States of America
    8. Government House - Melbourne, Australia
    9. Old Treasury Building - Melbourne, Australia
    10. Telstra Dome - Melbourne, Australia
    Caesar, Apr 25, 2006
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  23. Caesar Moderator

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    MtP07

    1. Sydney Opera House - Sydney, Australia
    2. Grand Central Terminal - New York City, United States of America
    3. Notre Dame de Paris - Paris, France
    4. Petronas Towers - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    5. City Hall - Philadelphia, United States of America
    6. Casa Batlló - Barcelona, Spain
    7. New York Stock Exchange - New York City, United States of America
    8. Old Trafford Football Stadium - Manchester, England
    9. Sydney Harbour Bridge - Sydney, Australia
    10. International Space Station - Earth Orbit, Outer Space
    Caesar, Apr 25, 2006
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  24. Caesar Moderator

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    Excape Goat

    1. Amphitheatrum Flavium - Rome, Italy
    2. Fallingwater - Fayette, United States of America
    3. Forbidden City - Bejing, People's Republic of China
    4. Casa Milà - Barcelona, Spain
    5. The Salk Institute - La Jolla, United States of America
    6. Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel
    7. Seattle Public Library - Seattle, United States of America
    8. Kinkakuji Temple - Kyoto, Japan
    9. Cité Radieuse - Marseille, France
    10. National Swimming Centre - Beijing, People's Republic of China
    Caesar, Apr 25, 2006
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  25. Caesar Moderator

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    Crew14

    1. Taj Mahal - Agra, India
    2. St Paul's Cathedral - London, England
    3. Flatiron Building - New York City, United States of America
    4. Farnsworth House - Plano, United States of America
    5. Altar of Heaven - Beijing, China
    6. Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói - Niterói, Brazil
    7. Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho - Rio de Janiero, Brazil
    8. Choqa Zanbil - Khuzestan, Iran
    9. INCOMPLETE
    10. INCOMPLETE
    Caesar, Apr 25, 2006
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