FALKIRK WHEEL

 

Concept              : Rotating boat lift merging two canals at an elevation difference

Location             : Falkirk , SCOTLAND

Built                     : 2002

Architect            : Tony Kettle and Binnie Black

USP :

• Connects the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal
• Completely mechanized system of marine vehicle transport using gear systems.

KAILASH TEMPLE

Concept          : Single Rock-Cut Temple

Location         : Ellora Caves , INDIA

Built in            : 8th Century

Built By           : Krishna I

USP                   : 

• vertical excavation—carvers started at the top of the original rock, and excavated downward, exhuming the temple out of the existing rock.
• UNESCO WOrld Heritage Site.

Dynasty           : Rashtrakutas

SNAKE BUILDING

Location              : Berlin , GERMANY
Concept              : Government Employees residence
Architect            : George Bumillers
Built                    : 1934
USP                     : 

• 714 apartments
• Serpentine - shaped 

TURNING TORSO

 

Concept                          : Based on Twisting Torso

Location                         : Malmo , Sweden

Year of Completion     : 2006

Height                             : 190 metres

Floors                              : 54

USP                                 : Each floor consists of an irregular pentagonal shape rotating around the vertical core, which is supported by an exterior steel framework.

Motivation                     : Removal of Kockums Crane , to build a new symbol for the city.