In the period 1970 – 1972 the RIBA sponsored a two-stage architectural competition for a new museum to house a large art collection gifted to Glasgow in 1944 by Sir William Burrell.  In 1972, at the end of Stage Two, the assessors selected the winning scheme by Brit Andresen, Barry Gasso,n, and John Meunier, then teaching colleagues at Cambridge University School of Architecture.  From 1972 the scheme was further developed until 1976 when the project was indefinitely postponed due to a shortfall in funding.  By the time the project recommenced several years later the original competition team was dispersed and the building was completed by Barry Gasson Architects and opened in 1983.

The Burrell Collection, extraordinary for its size, range, and quality, includes tapestries, carpets, furniture and architectural fragments such as stone arches and timber paneling as well as collections of paintings, prints, ceramics, glass, bronzes, armor, and other artifacts.

Another major building that Robertson designed was the New Albany Country Club in New Albany, Ohio. This country club opened in 1992 and is a 5,000 acre community. Its facilities include racquet ball courts, fitness and swim facilities, and a 27 hole Jack Nicklaus designed golf course. The clubhouse designed by Robertson is styled to resemble Georgian Manors. Its layout allows guests to see the views of the golf course, while also admiring the gorgeous interior. The clubhouse its self is is made of hand-molded brick with limestone accents. The roof is capped in a mix of copper and slate. This mix makes it one of the top country clubs in the states standing at 49,000 square feet of beautiful dining, social, locker, and banquet rooms.

Again, here is an elegant example of exposed framing and natural wood. It is so plane and so simple that it really is beautiful and pleasing to look at.

Adriana uses natural materials in the things she designs and renovates, and it keeps the building and the surrounding area full off beauty. I really love the architects use of wood and stone with each other. She makes such old materials and practices look so modern and elegant.

This piece is where I realized the architect’s affinity for wood and how she uses natural looking wood to show off a building’s beauty. I really enjoy working with wood myself and I appreciate how hard it is to make wood look good on a mass scale like that.

In this house designed by Adriana Natcheva you can see her almost minimalist style that’s very modern. That’s seen by the exposed studs and the framing for the front window. The plane door seems like she is trying to bring in the simplicity of the beauty of architecture.

After the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the world turned against the city of Dallas, dubbing it the name “City of Hate”. Dallas became desperate and desperately needed to rebrand itself and believed this could be solved through architecture. In 1964, I.M. Pei was chosen to design the new Dallas City Hall. Due to space requirements from the Dallas government, Pei designed an inverted pyramid for the building. Not only did this solve the space issues, it provided a unique design to the building and helped provide shade. After fears that the building was too “top heavy”, Pei added 3 cylindrical pillars that gave the impression that they were holding up the building, when in reality they were just for show.

What is arguably one of the most famous buildings is the Louvre Pyramid in Paris, France, designed by I.M. Pei in 1989. I.M Pei had been personally asked by the French President to oversee this project. Taking the job from other french architects, he faced lots of backlash and once he unveiled the plans, the international response was not kind. The creation of the Louvre solved an issue of a mass amount visitors, thus causing a bottleneck caused by too much people. The Louvre distributes people in an effective way based off of a villa in Pompeii. There is an urban legend that the Louvre consists of 666 glass panes, referencing the number of the beast, or satan.

In 1986, I.M. Pei completed construction of Fountain Place in downtown Dallas. This was I.M. Pei and Partner’s first major project after leaving Disney and teaming up. The original concept was to have twin towers but the project was never completed. The building was named after the fountains at the base of the tower that had an autonomous water show in the center. The buildings unique slanted sides gives a unique view from all sides. The building has become a staple of downtown Dallas and is one of my personal favorites. On September 24, 2009 the FBI foiled a plan to bomb the skyscraper. As of 2019, construction is under way for the AMLI Fountain Place, which will fulfill the original plans of having a set of twin towers

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One of I.M Pei’s many feats includes the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art. One of the key challenges of this building was that they didn’t want to obstruct the view of the Cayuga Lake. The most noticeable feature is the 5th floor that towers over the garden on the ground floor. The 5th floor comes out horizontally as not to obstruct the natural views while also serving as a beautiful viewing area. The building was awarded the American Institute of Architects Honor Award in 1975. The building is used to house many different exhibits of art and is also sometimes used by Cornell University to aid in teaching courses.