A unique village in Azerbaijan

Here's a unique village in the Iranian province of East Azerbaijan, on northern slope of extinct volcano. The artful Azerbaijanians have constructed this unique village where the houses in village Kandovan are cut directly in rocks. The age of some of them exceeds 700 years. People had to chisel through these sharp rocks the rooms and insert the windows and doors. Some doors conduct small twisting ladders. The court yard have also additional economic constructions. Owners decorate the ancient dwellings with modern openwork lattices. Through time, inhabitants of these freakish rocks have expanded the houses with stone extensions. Balconies and bridges also increase inhabited space. In the center of the village is a five-star hotel.

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Poor Planning? The Loboc Bridge

This is a prime example of poor planning. I have seen this when I visited the town of Loboc in Bohol after my Chocolate Hills tour. How could a bridge be built without seeing that there is a church right on its direction?

The bridge is almost completed until it was stopped because it will pass thru one of the oldest churches in Bohol, the home of the Loboc Boy's Choir. I guess the designers never even bothered to visit the site to check if the plan is correct. Now, the bridge serves as a roof for a group of enterprising vendors.

Design Mistake

At first I didn't notice this odd design but something made me look back and wonder about what could have happened. Is it the mistake in the design of the architect, or the engineer perhaps, or the contractor? This building is located in a university in Bulacan where we had our seminar in architectural research.