Day 49/365 of Steel – The Golden Gate Bridge
On 27 May 1937 the Golden Gate Bridge was officially opened to the public. The day before vehicle traffic was allowed, 200,000 people crossed either on foot…
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Day 48/365 of Steel – Berlin Central Station
On 26 May the new Berlin Hauptbahnhof was inaugurated. One of the most spectacular engineering feats that took place was the laying of a steel bridge that crosses the station…
Day 47/365 of Steel – Florence Knoll
Florence Knoll (24 May 1917 – 25 january 2019) Florence Knoll defined the standard for the modern corporate interiors of post-war America. Drawing on her background in architecture, she introduced…
Day 46/365 of Steel – The Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge would be the very first steel suspension bridge, boasting the longest span in the world: 468m from tower to tower.
Day 45/365 of Steel – Henry Cort
Henry Cort (c. 1740 – died 23 May 1800) British discoverer of the puddling process for converting pig iron into wrought iron.
The Studio Of The Architect Mauricio Melara
You’re walking down Rua Padre Anchieta in Curitiba, and suddenly you spot it. A towering metal box suspended six meters above the ground, surrounded by the treetops. Is it a…
Day 44/365 of Steel – Seagram Building
How would one not be impressed when walking into the plaza at 375 Park Avenue? Mies van der Rohe and Philip Johnson’s iconic Seagram Building on New York’s…
The Delta Shelter Steel Cabin by Tom Kundig
The cabin is a box made of steel raised on stilts and can be completely shuttered. The exterior of the house is constructed entirely of steel…
Day 43/365 of Steel – Marcel Breuer
Marcel Breuer designed the Wassily chair between 1925 and 1927. Because Breuer gave his chairs numbers, he called this chair No. 3. The Wassily chair was…
The Elevated PAN Steel Cabins in Norway
An extraordinary steel frame elevated cabin perched high up in the woods, nestled amongst the trees, overlooking a stunning vista of rolling hills.