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The Identity of Architecture
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Al-Khazneh (Treasury at Petra), Ancient Nabatean Kingdom, 1st
century A.D., located in modern day Jordan
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Chand Baori, Constructed in 800, Commissioned by Chanda Sahib, Village of Abhaneri, Rajasthan, India. 3500 steps 13 stories into the Earth, approximately 100 feet (30 meters).
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Adalaj Stepwell (Rudabai Stepwell), Constructed in 1498, Commissioned by Rana Veer Singh, Village of Adalaj, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
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Queen’s Stepwell (Rani ki vav), 11th century, Commissioned by Queen Udayamati, Town of Patan, Gujarat, India
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Thomas Heatherwick (English, b. 1970) Studios, Vessel, 2017, Hudson Yard, Manhattan, New York
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Shigeru Ban (Japanese, b. 1957)
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Shigeru Ban (Japanese, b. 1957), Centre Pompidou-Metz, Constructed in 20016
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Shigeru Ban (Japanese, b. 1957), Paper Log House, India, 2001
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Shigeru Ban (Japanese, b. 1957), Cardboard Cathedral, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Doh ho suh (South Korean, b. 1962)
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Milwaukee: City of Neighborhoods
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Oil painting by David Lenz
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Santiago Calatrava, Quadracci Pavilion, Milwaukee Art Museum, Constructed 2001
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Edward Townsend Mix, Judge Jason Downer Mansion, Milwaukee Art Museum George Peckham Miller Art Research Library, 1201 N. Prospect Ave., Constructed in 1874
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Archimedes Palimpsest
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North Point Water Tower, Constructed in 1874, 2288 N. Lake Dr. at North Avenue
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Kneisler’s White House Tavern, 2900 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. Constructed in 1890
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Frank Lloyd Wright (United States, Model B1 Bungalow, 2714 W. Burnham St., 1914-1915
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Walnut Street in Milwaukee’s Bronzeville Neighborhood in 1947
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Destruction of Bronzeville in the
1950’s
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Left, Pabst Building, 108 East Wisconsin ave., Constructed in 1891, destroyed in 1981
Above, historic mansion destroyed to make room for Marquette dormatories
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Eero Saarinen (Finnish American, 1910-1961), Milwaukee County War Memorial, S750 N Lincoln Memorial Dr, Constructed in 1955
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Eero Saarinen (Finnish American, 1910-1961), Gateway Arch, St. Lous, MO 63102, Constructed in 1963
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EMS building at UW-Milwaukee, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 2131 E. Hartford Ave.
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Architectural rendering of the new Milwaukee Bucks Stadium