2021 In Architecture

picture info	2021 In Architecture The year 2021 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Events April - Restoration of the Royal Chapel at Versailles in France is completed. June 24 - Surfside condominium collapse: A 12-story condominium apartment building in Surfside, Florida, partially collapses leaving 98 confirmed dead. October 1, 2021–March 31, 2022 - Expo 2020 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. October 14 - 2021 Kaohsiung tower fire in Taiwan leaves at least 46 dead. November 1 - 2021 Lagos high-rise collapse: A luxury apartment block under construction in Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria collapses with fatalities. Buildings and structures ;Australia Brisbane Quarter, The One, List of tallest buildings in Brisbane, the second tallest building in Brisbane, is completed. ;China * Wormhole library on Hainan, designed by MAD Studio, projected for opening. * Spot #40 Waste-to-Energy Plant, Shenzhen East, designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen and Gottlieb Paludan Architects, pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Royal Chapel At Versailles The present chapel of the Palace of Versailles is the fifth in the history of the palace. These chapels evolved with the expansion of the ''château'' and formed the focal point of the daily life of the court during the Ancien Régime (Bluche, 1986, 1991; Petitfils, 1995; Solnon, 1987). History of the chapels First chapel The ''château'''s first chapel dated from the time of Louis XIII, and was located in a detached pavilion at the northeast of the ''château''. Today, the ''pièce de la vaisselle d'or'' in the ''Petit appartement du roi'' occupies the approximate site of this first chapel. It followed the two-story palatine model, which was traditional in France; successive chapels at Versailles also followed this model. This chapel was demolished in 1665 during construction of the ''Grotte de Thétys'' (Batifol, 1909, 1913; Kimball, 1944; Le Guillou, 1983, 1989; Marie, 1968; Verlet, 1985). Second chapel The second chapel was constructed as part of Louis XIV's second buil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Lambeth Palace Library 2021 Lambeth () is a district in South London, England, in the London Borough of Lambeth, historically in the County of Surrey. It is situated south of Charing Cross. The population of the London Borough of Lambeth was 303,086 in 2011. The area experienced some slight growth in the medieval period as part of the manor of Lambeth Palace. By the Victorian era the area had seen significant development as London expanded, with dense industrial, commercial and residential buildings located adjacent to one another. The changes brought by World War II altered much of the fabric of Lambeth. Subsequent development in the late 20th and early 21st centuries has seen an increase in the number of high-rise buildings. The area is home to the International Maritime Organization. Lambeth is home to one of the largest Lusophone, Portuguese-speaking communities in the UK, and is the second most commonly spoken language in Lambeth after English language, English. History Medieval The origins of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]