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More than 1,345 buildings, 119 typologies, 1,200 architects, in 548 cities around the world

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Norman Foster

Masdar Institute

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
built in 2007 - 2010 -

30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin)

London, England
built in 2001 - 2004

Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank

Hong Kong, China
built in 1979-1986

Sainsbury Center for Visual Arts

Norwich, UK
built in 1974-1978
Louis I. Kahn

National Assembly of Bangladesh

Dakha, Bangladesh
built in 1964-1982

Phillips Exeter Academy Library

Exeter, New Hampshire, United States of America
built in 1965-1972

Kimbell Art Museum

Fort Worth, Texas, United States
built in 1966-1972

Fisher House

Hatboro, Pennsylvania, United States
built in 1960-1967
Zaha Hadid

Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center

Baku, Azerbaijan
built in 2007-2012

Phaeno Science Center

Wolfsburg, Germany
built in 1999-2005

Central Building of the BMW Plant

Alte Messe. Zwickauer Straße 55. 04103 Leipzig, Halle, Germany
built in 2002-2005

Center for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
built in 2003
Tadao Ando

4×4 House

Tarumi-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
built in 2003

Museum of Wood

Hyogo, Japan
built in 1993-1994

Church on the Water

Tomamu, Hokkaidō, Japan
built in 1985-1988

Koshino House

Ashiya, Kobe, Japan
built in 1980-1984
Pierre Koenig

Gantert House

Los Angeles, California, United States
built in 1983

Stahl House / Case Study House nº22

1636 Woods Drive, Los Angeles, California, United States
built in 1960

Seiden House / Rollé House

2727 Mandeville Canyon Road, Los Angeles, California, United States
built in 1960

Lamel House

1884 Los Encinos Avenue, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States
built in 1953
Rem Koolhaas

De Rotterdam

Rotterdam, Holland
built in 2009 - 2013

CCTV Headquarters

Beijing(Pekin), China
built in 2004-2012

McCormick Tribune Campus Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States
built in 2000-2003

Kunsthal

Rotterdam, Netherlands
built in 1987-1992
Philip Johnson

Lipstick Building

New York, New York, United States
built in 1983 - 1986

SONY Building in New York

550 Madison Avenue, Manhattan, New York, United States
built in 1981 – 1984

Crystal Cathedral

Garden Grove, Orange County, California, United States
built in 1977-1980

Glass House

New Canaan, Connecticut, United States
built in 1949
Le Corbusier

Chandigarh

Punjab-Haryane, Chandigarh, India
built in 1951-1965

Unite d’habitation of Marseille

Marseille, France
built in 1946-1952

Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut

Ronchamp, Haute-Saône, France
built in 1950 - 1955

Villa Savoye

Poissy, Paris, France
built in 1928-1931
Frank Gehry

Marqués de Riscal Winery

La Rioja, Spain
built in 2003 - 2007

Guggenheim Bilbao

Bilbao, Spain
built in 1993-1997

Dancing House

Prague, Czech Republic
built in 1994-1996

Gehry House

Santa Mónica, California, United States
built in 1977-1979

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