Nearly two thousand years old, yet still standing in perfect balance. The Pantheon remains one of the greatest achievements in architectural history.In this episode, we travel back to ancient Rome to uncover how Emperor Hadrian and his engineers created the world’s largest unreinforced concrete dome, and how their vision of harmony between heaven and earth shaped architecture for centuries to come.Follow Architecture Topics for more stories of the buildings that changed our world, and the minds that imagined them.
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Marina City - A Vertical Dream on the Chicago River
In this episode of Architecture Topics, we travel to Chicago, the birthplace of the modern skyscraper, to explore Marina City, Bertrand Goldberg’s bold experiment in urban living.Designed in the late 1950s and completed in 1967, Marina City was a "city within a city," two cylindrical towers combining apartments, shops, parking, offices, and even a marina. At a time when Americans were fleeing downtowns for the suburbs, Goldberg set out to prove that high-density living could once again be desirable, not a compromise but an ideal.We’ll look at how this visionary project was built, how it changed Chicago’s skyline, and how it became a cultural icon featured in films, album covers, and the House of Blues.----------If you enjoy this show, I'm sure you will be interested in the new Certification Programs from the Global Institute for Architectural Analysis.Visit giaainstitute.org to learn more, and do it fast! The first 50 to enroll get a 50% OFF any Certification!
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The Gateway Arch - When Geometry Became Poetry
Rising 192 meters above the Mississippi River, the Gateway Arch is one of the most striking monuments in the United States. A stainless-steel curve that turned pure geometry into national poetry.In this episode, we'll discover the story behind Eero Saarinen’s masterpiece: from the ambitious vision of St. Louis in the 1930s, to the dramatic father-and-son design competition, to the decades of delays, protests, and technical challenges that nearly stopped it from being built.You’ll hear about the hidden engineers who made it possible, the civil rights activists who turned it into a stage for protest, and the quiet genius who invented its one-of-a-kind tram system.A story of ambition, time, and beauty.
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HSBC Main Building – Designing the Most Expensive Building of the 80s
In the early 1980s, Hong Kong’s HSBC Main Building became the most expensive building ever constructed. Designed by Norman Foster, it turned the skyscraper inside out and upside down.It was more than just an engineering marvel, it was also shaped by feng shui, public space, and the political uncertainty of Hong Kong’s looming 1997 handover. For Foster, winning the 1979 competition to design HSBC was the turning point that launched him onto the global stage.Join us as we explore the radical design and cultural context that came together to create one of the most influential skyscrapers of the late 20th century.
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Eiffel Tower - The Rise of an Iron Revolution
Step into the story of the Eiffel Tower, the iron revolution that reshaped Paris and captured the world’s imagination. Built for the 1889 World’s Fair, this daring structure was once mocked and resisted, yet it became the ultimate symbol of France. Learn how the engineers behind the design, backed by Gustave Eiffel’s leadership and ambition, turned a temporary fairground tower into the enduring “Iron Lady” we know today.
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