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 The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot (192 m) tall
monument in St. Louis, in the U.S. state of
Missouri. Clad in stainless steel and built in the
form of a flattened catenary arch, it is the tallest
man-made monument in the Western
Hemisphere,Missouri's tallest accessible building,
and the world's tallest arch.
 ARCHITECT:

Architect Eero Saarinen

Louis, Missouri, U.S. The arch was

designed by Finnish-born American
architect Eero Saarinen in 1948 and was
constructed between 1963 and 1965.
 PURPOSE IN CREATING THE DESIGN:

Founded by the National Park Service in 1935 to

commemorate Thomas Jefferson’s vision of a
transcontinental United States, the Gateway Arch National
Park (formerly known as the “Jefferson National
Expansion Memorial”) stretches from the Old Courthouse
to the steps overlooking the Mississippi River. In between,
the Gateway Arch rises high, a bold monument to the
pioneering spirit.
CONSTRUCTION STARTED:
12 February 1963

END OF CONSTRUCTION:
28 October 1965
The Golden Arches are the symbol of McDonald's,
the global fast food restaurant chain. Originally,
real arches were part of the restaurant design. They
were incorporated into the chain's logo in 1962,
which resembled a stylized restaurant, and in the
current Golden Arches logo, introduced 1968,
resembling an "M" for "McDonald's". They are
widely regarded to be one of the most recognizable
logos in the world.
 ARCHITECT:
Architect Stanley Clark Meston
In the early 1950s, brothers Richard and Maurice
McDonald hired architect Stanley Clark Meston to
design a drive-in hamburger stand that carried on
the traditions of roadside architecture established in
the 1920s and 1930s.
 PURPOSE IN CREATING THE DESIGN:
Meston designed the McDonald's location to stand
out amongst the surrounding buildings, grabbing
the attention of hungry drivers who could be
convinced to pull over and buy a quick burger. Two
golden arches, one on each side of the building, did
just that.
CONTRUCTION STARTED:
1940

END OF CONSTRUCTION:
1965
 The Theme Building is an iconic Space
Age structure at the Los Angeles
International Airport (LAX). Influenced by
"Populuxe" architecture, it is an example of
the Mid-century modern design movement
later to become known as "Googie".The
Airport Theme Building Exterior and
Interior was designated as a historic-cultural
monument in 1993 by the city.
The distinctive white building resembles a
flying saucer that has landed on its four
legs. The initial design was created by
James Langenheim, of Pereira & Luckman,
subsequently taken to fruition by a team of
architects and engineers headed by William
Pereira and Charles Luckman, that also
included Paul Williams and Welton Becket.
 ARCHITECTURE:
Pereira & Luckman Architects, Paul Williams and Welton
Becket
The Theme Building was completed in 1961 by the
architectural firm Pereira & Luckman, in collaboration
with Welton Becket and Paul Revere Williams, California's
first licensed black architect. It was granted the designation
of an L.A. cultural and historic landmark in 1992.
 PURPOSE IN CREATING THE DESIGN:
It was designed as part of a major postwar expansion of the
airport and represents the scaled-down version of an
original vision in which an enormous glass dome served as
the central hub for the terminal buildings and parking
structures. Both the original and revised designs were
spearheaded by architectural firm Pereira and Luckman,
well known for its master plans as well as institutional
buildings both public and private.
CONSTRUCTION STARTED:
April 1960

CONSTRUCTION FINISHED:
August 1961
Twin Arch 138" was built as a main park facility. 2
hyperbolic arches of different height and the
central elevator shaft symbolize "the majestic flow
of the 3 Kiso Rivers." The highest point of the
tower is 138 meters, in honor of Ichinomiya City
(138 may be read in Japanese as ichi-(no)-mi-ya).
 ARCHITECT:
Ito Architects & Engineers
It was designed by a team of architects
and engineers headed by William
Pereira and Charles Luckman, that
also included Paul Williams and
Welton Becket.
 PURPOSE IN CREATING THE
DESIGN:
“Twin Arch 138,” a 138-meter high
observation tower, stands as a symbol
of Ichinomiya City. The observation
floor at a height of 100 meters offers a
panoramic view of grand nature.
Down on the ground, with this tower
as the center, are a beautiful lawn
square and gardens with flowers of the
season. Various events are held during
flower blooming seasons and in
accordance with seasonal events,
attracting a lot of visitors.
 The Hulme Arch Bridge in Hulme, Manchester,
England, supports Stretford Road as it passes over
Princess Road, and is located at grid reference
SJ838968. The construction of the bridge formed
part of the regeneration of the Hulme district of
Manchester, both by re-establishing the former
route of Stretford Road, which had been cut into
two halves by the construction of Princess Road in
1969, and by providing a local landmark. The
location was previously occupied by a footbridge.
The bridge consists of a deck supported by cables
from a single arch that spans the bridge diagonally.
The design was selected in June 1995, with
construction running between May 1996 and April
1997. It was opened on 10 May 1997 by Alex
Ferguson.
ARCHITECT:
Keith Brownlie
 PURPOSE IN CREATING THE DESIGN
The construction of the bridge formed part of the
regeneration of the Hulme district of Manchester, both by
re-establishing the former route of Stretford Road, which
had been cut into two halves by the construction of Princess
Road in 1969, and by providing a local landmark.
CONSTRUCTION STARTED:
May 1996
END OF CONSTRUCTION:
April 1997
.
The Tyne Bridge is a through arch bridge over the River
Tyne in North East England, linking Newcastle upon
Tyne and Gateshead. The bridge was designed by the
engineering firm Mott, Hay and Anderson, who later
designed the Forth Road Bridge, and was built by
Dorman Long and Co. of Middlesbrough. The bridge
was officially opened on 10 October 1928 by King
George V and has since become a defining symbol of
Tyneside. It is ranked as the tenth tallest structure in the
city.
 ARCHITECT:
Robert Burns Dick
Robert Burns Dick (1868–1954) was a
British architect, city planner and artist.
Mainly working in the Newcastle upon
Tyne area, he designed municipal
buildings, churches and over one hundred
houses and housing schemes in the North
East of England.
 PURPOSE IN CREATING THE DESIGN:
The Tyne Bridge project had been proposed in 1924 as a
form of unemployment relief for skilled Tyneside workers
CONSTRUCTION STARTED:
August 1925
END OF CONSTRUCTION:
February 25, 1928
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