This church means a lot to me because both of my parents were born in Switzerland and this church is right down the street from my grandma’s house. Every time I go to Switzerland and I see this church I get so excited because I know I am near my grandma’s house and it is also the centerpiece to the very small town of Lüsslingen. My mom was baptized here along with both of my siblings and myself. This church is very old and looks rustic and is quite small but it will always have a special place in my heart and brings back so many happy memories when I see it.

Some of the design features include a surrounding fence, columns, and a sort of splitting of the lower floor from the rest. The columns don’t actually touch the ground, but are standing on the lower floor. On the top of the academy is a ring of columns, supporting a dome, supporting another smaller ring of columns, holding up another smaller dome.
Barton Academy is Alabama’s first public school, Designed by James Gallier, Charles Dakin, and James Dakin. In 1970 it was placed in the National Register of Historic Places.

(2013).Barton History. bartonacademy [online]. Available: https://www.bartonacademy.org/history

After doing some research on Michael Graves I found one of his projects which was the Denver Public Library. I did not really think much of it since it is a library but after looking up a picture I was absolutely shocked that it was a library. When I first saw it, it looked more like a colorful office building than a library. What I love about this building is the use of so many different shapes to form one cohesive and unique building. The use of squares, rectangles, ovals, circles, and triangles may seem like too many different shapes going on but Graves turned into such an appealing addition to the city of Denver.

The interior of the library is just as unique as the exterior with a large wooden central branch. As the exterior shows, this library is a massive 540,000 square feet with lots of different rooms to enjoy. I would love to one day get to see this amazing piece of work with my own eyes.

I first visited the iconic Reunion Tower in 2008 with my family for a birthday dinner. Anyone who lives around Dallas knows of the Reunion Tower and has seen it if they are driving into the city. It is 561 feet tall with 50 floors. I was so excited to visit it and go to the top floor where the restaurant was that we ate at. The top floor has a 360° view of the entire city and the floor rotates all the way around to ensure a great view no matter what table you are sitting at. The tower also has lights on the exterior that change accordingly to match holidays, sporting events, current events, etc.

When I was at the top floor eating I could hardly even focus on my food because the view was so incredible and I remember just thinking to myself, “How did someone build this?” I still have yet to see a piece of work so unique and eye catching as the Reunion Tower!