Architect: Edmund G. Lind]]> 1878: Building is opened to the public.]]> Upon entering the ground level the family PlayLab is to the right with underground adventure and bioacoustics being to the left. Further in is the Egypt exhibit and Siragusa center. Finally all the way in the western wing of the ground level is the 3D movie theatre and the Harris collection.
Upon entering from the main level from the outside, visitors must pass under four tall sand-colored pillars at the entrance. The main architecture in the center of the building inside the main level is a bright white color. A long skylight allows for natural light to enter the area. Neoclassical pillars hold up the structure near the entrances to the different wings. Skeleton replicas of a titanosaur and a Spinosaurus are present in the main entrance areas of the building, along with some in-life replicas of two fighting elephants, some small pterosaurs, and a Quetzalcoatlus. The west wing on this floor is mostly dedicated to animals with two sections specifically focusing on birds and mammals. The east wing has two main focuses: indigenous American history and reptiles.
The upper level is more varied than the other levels. The east wing contains a fossil section, Chinese history area, plants section, and a small room on the southern point of the building for jades. There is also a small room on the northern side of the east wing displaying Audubon’s bird illustrations. The west wing contains a restoring Earth exhibit, a room about women and people of color in science, and a pacific history section. There is also a small room on the southern end of this level for gems. There is also a statue of a life-size standing Quetzalcoatlus in the center northern section of this floor.
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Made up of multiple buildings throughout the plaza Ground Zero and One world Trade structure itself stand as memorial and publicly accessible location. On level stands the heavily dense forested memorial site in which the foot print of the original towers stood. Now a square falling fountain, the flowing water creates a auditorial seclusion in which one can experience. Fittingly named Reflecting Absence.

The One World Trade center maintains 86 usable floors specificized for office work. From floors 20 to 90, with a few lounges and other recreational locations. Otherwise the building maintains a public observatory in which the public can view New York from the highest building. Heavy precaution is take in security and defense around this building due to the sensitivity of the topic and location.
]]> Concretes and Steel structure]]> The Tianjin Binhai Library stands as a contemporary public structure situated within the Binhai district of Tianjin, China. The Dutch architectural firm MVRDV collaborated with the Tianjin Urban Planning and Design Institute to create this building, which finished its construction in 2017. The building design features a rectangular floor plan that extends to five stories, while its main attraction is the "Eye" auditorium that glows from within. The building's glass exterior lets natural light enter the main hall while showing off the curved design of its interior. The interior design features continuous white shelves that create wave-like walls, which function as both stairs and seating areas while surrounding the central sphere. The open design of the space enables visitors to move freely between reading and meeting areas, which lack defined separation points. The building structure incorporates reinforced concrete and steel, and glass materials to achieve its smooth white surfaces, which generate a clean and bright environment. The glass walls and skylights allow natural light to enter, which produces gentle shadows that emphasize the curved lines of the interior design. The building achieves a harmonious fusion of futuristic design with peaceful ambiance through its combination of architectural elements and sculptural features. The design transforms traditional library spaces into interactive spaces that combine visual and social elements. The "Eye" serves as a symbol that represents both vision and knowledge, and discovery. The flowing shelves in the design represent the natural flow of knowledge and information. The building design promotes exploration instead of silence because learning in today's world requires active participation and shared knowledge. The building demonstrates China's dedication to cultural development and educational progress, and technological advancement. The Tianjin Binhai Library has achieved status as a worldwide symbol of contemporary architectural design. The building's striking design draws numerous visitors and photographers who demonstrate how public architecture can generate public interest and national pride. The building sparks debate about library design priorities between visual appeal and operational needs, while demonstrating that architectural design needs to unite aesthetic value with practicality and meaningful purpose.]]> The Tianjin Binhai Library serves as a modern Chinese urban architectural symbol that unites cultural progress with advanced architectural concepts.(Mursal)]]> The Binhai Cultural Center master plan included the three-year construction of this library design. The central "Eye" serves dual purposes as a design centerpiece and community area, which reflects MVRDV's vision of libraries as active public spaces instead of traditional silent repositories.(Mursal)]]> https://i0.wp.com/archeyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/MVRDV-Tianjin-Library-8-©-Ossip-van-Duivenbode.jpg?ssl=1]]> Longitude: 117.7170° E]]> The Bibliotheca Alexandria is a multifunctional cultural and educational complex that is located in Alexandria, Egypt. The building spans 160 meters in diameter and is 32 meters tall, and it extends 12 meters underground. An open plaza and a pool surround the building, and a bridge connects it to the city adjacent to the University of Alexandria. The exterior wall of the building comprises nearly 6,000 square meters of hand-carved stone, engraved with letters, alphabets, and symbols from over 120 world languages. The unique shape and large size of the building make it look like an important symbol of Egypt. The exterior is inspired by the Hellenistic architecture style which is a style known for it's large, detailed complex structures. This style also depended on the point of view of the viewer and wanted to give a theatrical experince to a viewer to make it known that the building is significant. The Alexandria Bibliotheca follows this style by having with the long sequence of columns at the entrance of the building, including the courtyards outside the building and porch at the entrance of the building. The interior is designed with tall columns with a large glass ceiling that provides a natural light. The Alexandria Bibliotheca is a space used for lectures, museums, galleries,exhibition halls, auditoriums, and it's used for conferences as well. The vast amount of book sheleves and computers inside the building gives the idea that this is a building that is used for research and studying.

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