Modern Architectural Wonders
AFAR Ambassadors are in-the-know bloggers who have a passion for experiential travel.
Buildings and structures around the world that embrace the industrial and the natural.
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Golden Gate Glow
I discovered this Marin Headlands view of the Golden Gate Bridge on one of my very first trips to San Francisco. In my three-plus years living in the Bay Area, I still haven’t found a view to top it. My favorite time to visit is just after sunset,...
BARCELONA Hot Spot: Atrium Bar
BARCELONA, Spain -- After a 6-month and 23 million investment renovation project, the Hilton Barcelona is open for business. Hot spot: The hotel's Atrium Bar includes an art installation centerpiece created by Italian-born Jacopo Foggini. His art...
Maxxi Museum, Rome
Maxxi, Rome’s first major contemporary art museum, cost 150 million and took renowned architect Zaha Hadid 10 years to complete. The result—a vast, bold space with exhibits on architecture and art—proves that modern Rome can produce masterpieces,...
Ceiling of Segrada Familia
Antonio Gaudi's vision for the ceiling of the Segrada Familia is incredibly stunning. The columns have a tree branch look and are another example of his ability to merge nature with architecture.
Frank Lloyd Wright's Arizona Home
The city’s most famous snowbird, architect Frank Lloyd Wright, spent winters at his home and architecture school in the Sonoran desert. Taliesin West brings the horizontal lines and organic materials of Prairie School design to the desert...
Modern Architecture Heaven at Charles de Gaulle
CDG can be cramped, hot, crowded and unpleasant. Yet if you have the time to really explore before takeoff, or during a layover, the airport can be a treasure trove of beautiful angles and a feast for the eyes of any fan of modern architecture.
"the ever changing circle of nature and the straight line of technology"
During my last stay in Seoul, I spent most of my time in the historic heart of the city north of the Han river. I did take a Sunday afternoon, though, to walk around the Gangnam district--the chic high-rise dominated neighborhood south of the...
Colorful architecture at night
Montreal is a wonderful city and the Bixi bike sharing system (http://montreal.bixi.com/) allows one to venture further and see other parts of the city. As the sun set, the Palais comes alive at night providing a glowing example of modern...
a 'bell ringer' of a building...across from the old belfry in the heart of Seoul
One of the most distinctive buildings in central Seoul is the 33-story Jongno Tower, a triangular glass and steel tower topped with an oval floating above seven stories of emptiness.
Across the street is the traditionally reconstructed...
