The Identity of Architecture

Al-Khazneh (Treasury at Petra),

Ancient Nabatean Kingdom, 1st
century A.D., located in modern
day Jordan
Chand Baori, Constructed in 800, Commissioned by Chanda Sahib, Village of
Abhaneri, Rajasthan, India. 3500 steps 13 stories into the Earth, approximately 100
feet (30 meters).
Adalaj Stepwell (Rudabai Stepwell),
Constructed in 1498, Commissioned by
Rana Veer Singh, Village of Adalaj,
Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
Queen’s Stepwell (Rani ki vav), 11th century, Commissioned by Queen Udayamati,
Town of Patan, Gujarat, India
Thomas Heatherwick (English, b.
1970) Studios, Vessel, 2017,
Hudson Yard, Manhattan, New
York
Shigeru Ban (Japanese, b. 1957)
Shigeru Ban (Japanese, b. 1957), Centre Pompidou-Metz, Constructed in 20016
Shigeru Ban (Japanese, b. 1957), Paper Log House, India, 2001
Shigeru Ban (Japanese, b. 1957), Cardboard Cathedral, Christchurch, New Zealand
Doh ho suh (South Korean, b. 1962)
Milwaukee: City of Neighborhoods
Oil painting by David Lenz
Santiago Calatrava, Quadracci Pavilion, Milwaukee Art Museum, Constructed 2001
Edward Townsend Mix, Judge Jason Downer Mansion, Milwaukee Art Museum George
Peckham Miller Art Research Library, 1201 N. Prospect Ave., Constructed in 1874
Archimedes Palimpsest
North Point Water Tower, Constructed
in 1874, 2288 N. Lake Dr. at North
Avenue
Kneisler’s White House Tavern, 2900 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. Constructed in 1890
Frank Lloyd Wright (United States, Model B1 Bungalow, 2714 W. Burnham St., 1914-
1915
Walnut Street in Milwaukee’s Bronzeville Neighborhood in 1947
 Destruction of
Bronzeville in the
1950’s
Left, Pabst Building, 108 East Wisconsin
ave., Constructed in 1891, destroyed in
1981

Above, historic mansion destroyed to

make room for Marquette dormatories
Eero Saarinen (Finnish American, 1910-1961), Milwaukee County War Memorial,
S750 N Lincoln Memorial Dr, Constructed in 1955
Eero Saarinen
(Finnish
American, 1910-
1961), Gateway
Arch, St. Lous,
MO 63102,
Constructed in
1963
EMS building at UW-Milwaukee, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
2131 E. Hartford Ave.
Architectural rendering of the new Milwaukee Bucks Stadium