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The AEG Factory is in Berlin, Germany. It was designed by Peter Behrens and completed in 1909. It is one of the most famous buildings of German industrial architecture. The prevailing decorative styles were neo-Classical and neo-Gothic so this minimalist aesthetic must have been quite a shock. It is still being used as a factory to build turbines.

Photograph by ChicagoGeek.

The Albert Dock is a complex of dock buildings and warehouses in Liverpool, England. Designed by Jesse Hartley and Philip Hardwick, it was opened in 1846, and was the first structure in Britain to be built from cast iron, brick and stone, with no structural wood. As a result, it was the first non-combustible warehouse system in the world.

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The Barbican

The Barbican Estate is a residential estate built during the 1960s and the 1970s in the City of London. It contains, or is adjacent to, the Barbican Arts Centre, the Museum of London, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, the Barbican public library, the City of London School for Girls and a YMCA, forming the Barbican Complex. 

The complex was designed by architects Chamberlin, Powell and Bon, whose first work was the earlier, ground-breaking Golden Lane Estate immediately North of Barbican.

Photo stevecadman

Photo by saebaryo.

The Dana Thomas House is in Springfield, Illinois, United States. It was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and completed in 1904. This house was a showcase for Wright's Prairie style. The building was voted the 114th most popular architectural work in America in a 2007 American Institute of Architects poll.

Photograph by Herkie.

78 Derngate (1917) designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh is one of the most important examples of early Modern architecture. A remodelled Georgian rear fascade which pre-dates the Le Corbusier Paris houses.

Photograph from Alan Murray-Rust.

The simple yet amazing 'Great Mosque of Djenné' is the largest mud brick or adobe building in the world. Considered by many to be the best example of the 'Sudano-Sahelian' architectural style.

The mosque is located in the city of Djenné, Mali on the flood plain of the Bani River - one day I would love to visit.

Hardwick Hall is an Elizabethan country house in Derbyshire, England. It was designed by Robert Smythson for Bess of Hardwick. It was built in the late 16th century. It is famous for the size and number of windows which at the time were considered a statement of wealth - leading to the phrase "Hardwick Hall, more window than wall".

Photograph by Sue H J Hasker.

Photograph from wikipedia

Photograph from wikipedia

The Longfellow House is in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. It was built in the 18th century. Its architectural style is mid-Georgian and it is a national historic landmark. The house was owned or used by many famous people. It was built for John Vassal, used by George Washington as his headquarters as commander of the Continental Army, purchased by Andrew Craigie, and the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow boarded there.

Photograph by Roger4336.

The Plymouth Hotel is in Miami Beach, United States, and was completed in 1940. The architect was Anton Skislewicz. An image of it was used on the first poster for the Art Deco District.

Photograph by Phillip Pessar.

The Queen's House is in Greenwich, London, England. It is a former royal residence. It was completed in 1617 and designed by architect Inigo Jones. This is a very important building in British architectural history being the first in Britain to be of classical style. Jones is said to have brought Palladianism to Britain. It is a Grade I listed building and scheduled monument.

The Steiner House is in Vienna, Austria. It was designed by Adolf Loos and completed in 1910. Loos was a leading architect in Vienna in the early 20th century and one of the forerunners of modern architecture. The Steiner House is an example of how he worked to remove decoration from his architecture.

Photograph by Nina-no.

The Thomas Crane Public Library, in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, was built in four stages. The first building, pictured here, was designed by Henry Hobson Richardson and was completed in 1882. The style is called Richardson Romanesque - named after the architect. It is a revival style that incorporates romanesque elements from 11th and 12th century French, Spanish and Italian architecture. The building was voted the 43rd most popular architectural work in America in a 2007 American Institute of Architects poll.

Photograph by paul goyette

Photograph by KRS