All posts by Tyler Boyd

Blog 8 Kunsthaus Bregenz

The beautiful Kunsthaus Bregenz building in Bregenz, Austria is certainly a sight to see. This international contemporary art museum houses some of the most influential art pieces and constantly changes its displays to accommodate the influx of new art into the museum. Zumthor uses a beautiful minimalist design which in itself represents contemporary art.The museum stands in the light of the beautiful Lake Constance and is made of glass and steel and cast concrete stone which gives the building texture. The building functions as a light box and absorbs and reflects light throughout its beautiful boundaries as the day goes through its cycles. The interior of the museum is also very minimalist but still beautifully done.

Blog 7 Kolumba Museum

This beautiful monument is the Kolumba Museum located in Koln, Germany. The city was completely destroyed in World War 2, and this museum gives back by housing the Roman Catholic Archdiocese’s art collection which spans for more than a thousand years. This Museum is gorgeous outdoors but the inside is a true sight to see as it was built from the inside out as Zumthor said in an interview. Zumthor uses grey brick combined with the destroyed fragments of the site. These fragments include pieces of the Gothic church,and stone fragments from the Roman and medieval period. The museum has 16 different exhibition rooms and a secret garden if you want somewhere to go and breathe and take it all in.

Blog 6 7132 Hotel

This immaculate building is the 7132 Hotel in Vals, Switzerland. This building was awarded the International Pritzker Prize for innovative architecture. This 5 star hotel mimics some of the most beautiful resorts in the world and hosts 3 gourmet restaurants, a bar, and spa. The hotel can house 1,000 inhabitants and offers some of the nicest luxuries to its guest such as a sight-seeing helicopter flight and Snowshoe hiking in the beautiful alps near the hotel. This hotel is not just a nice place to stay but rather a sight to see for any Peter Zumthor fans.

Blog 5 Swiss Pavilion

This is the beautiful Swiss Pavilion built by Peter Zumthor. This beautiful building is the most aesthetically pleasing thing I have ever seen. The building resides in Hanover, Germany which is also sometimes referenced as the ‘Sound Box’. This building was designed specifically for the 2000 Expo and consists of 45,000 boards and 2,800 cubic meters of larch and Douglas pine from Swiss Forests. The way that he uses these materials allows for a beautiful display of light and his use of wood found in forests native to Switzerland allows him to pay homage to his culture and home.

Blog 4 Tyler Boyd , Jerry’s World

Welcome to Jerry’s World, or AT&T arena in Arlington, Texas. This is where all of the magic happens, in the most beautiful and powerful stadium in the world. No experience outweighs another once you step inside of this Magical place to watch America’s team attempt to dominate the NFC East. This illustrious stadium has had a great impact on my life as I have been in the stands many times with my father both disappointed and extremely proud to wear silver and navy blue. The stadium costed $1.15 billion dollars to build and every penny can be seen throughout the facility. Without this stadium football today would mean something completely different, rather football today would be nothing without the Cowboys.

Blog 3 Tyler Boyd, Dickies Arena

This gorgeous stadium is the brand new Dickies Arena built in Fort Worth, Texas which opened late November 2019. This building meant alot to many sports fans and natives to fort worth that had to always drive to arlington for all big sporting events or Dallas for concerts. The architecture on this modern stadium is gorgeous and the amenities that lie within in are even nicer than its outward appearance. This addiction to the already beautiful architecture in Fort Worth just makes the city nicer as a whole. This stadium hosted the stock show rodeo which has always been a tradition between my friends to come home from college and go, it was a very nice and much more comfortable and entertaining experience to be in a new arena.

Blog 2 Tyler Boyd, Carnegie Hall

This is the Carnegie Hall building at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, OKlahoma. This building is one of the most intricate and beautiful feats of architecture OU holds and since I am a Pre Law major most of my classes are here. WHen i first came to OU I had many classes in Dale and Physical Science and something didn’t feel right, when i changed my major and entered Carnegie classes made me happier as a whole. Though it is not the biggest building on campus and definitely not the nicest or most updated it has easily had the largest impact on me since I began to learn here.

Blog 1 Tyler Boyd, Modern Art Museum

This is the Modern Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, a building that impacted my life as a child and many years after. The entire buildings architecture represents modern art and when I was introduced to this building as a child I was extremely fascinated. Many of my childhood memories either began here or we ended up here on family outings with my grandmother as she was a school teacher. These memories are some of my fondest and inspired me to go to College and receive higher education due to the museum intellectually challenging me at a young age. This is also where everyone took Prom pictures as it is such a beautiful location.