The Animals in War Memorial, London, UK, designed by David Backhouse, is a tribute to the animals who served and died under British military command throughout the annals of history.
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The War Horse memorial, built with a frail body, bowed head and eyes filled with tears at her comrades' fate, is a tribute to the thousands of horses, donkeys, and mules who lost their lives in World War 1.
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"The fundamental failure of most graphic, product, architectural and even urban design is its insistence on serving the God of Looking-Good rather than the God of Being-Good." - Richard Saul Wurman
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(Image: Civic Centre, San Francisco, USA)
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, USA, contains works by artists from all over the world and has become a cultural destination for tourists.
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(Image: The American Horse by Nina Akamu)
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The uniquely designed Morpheus Hotel, Macau, scheduled to open on July 15, is one of the final projects the late architect Dame Zaha Hadid was involved with.
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"It's a very complicated process to do large projects. You start to see the society, how it functions, how it works. Then you have a lot of criticism about how it works." - Ai Weiwei
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(Image: 2012 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, London)
"Architecture in itself conveys this idea of limiting space. It’s a limit between the finite and the infinite. From this point of view, all architecture is sacred." - Mario Botta
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(Image: The Pantheon, Rome, Italy)
The Great Stone Face Sculpture Park, near Seoul, South Korea, consists of sculptures (especially faces) of leaders, artists, writers, scientists, and personalities from all over the world.
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UNAM Central Library, Mexico City, Mexico, is known for its beautiful exteriors. Architect Juan O’Gorman built the 10-storey mosaic recounting the country's history with stones he found all over the country.
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Resembling the Colosseum in its looks, the Vancouver Public Library, Vancouver, Canada, was designed by Safdie Architects and DA Architects.
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"The fundamental failure of most graphic, product, architectural and even urban design is its insistence on serving the God of Looking-Good rather than the God of Being-Good."-Richard Saul Wurman
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(Image: Library of Birmingham, England)
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The Church at Firminy, France, was designed by the legendary architect Le Corbusier, who died leaving it incomplete. It was finished by Jose Oubrerie, who studied under Corbusier, in 2006, 41 years after the latter's death.
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