St Antony's College, Oxford
Zaha Hadid Architects · 1950
Oxford, United Kingdom
Colburn School
Frank Gehry · 1950
Los Angeles, United States
California Science Center
Frank Gehry · 1951
Los Angeles, United States
Yad Vashem
Moshe Safdie · 1953
Jerusalem, Israel
ITN
Norman Foster · 1955
London Borough of Camden, United Kingdom
Clark Art Institute
Tadao Ando · 1955
Massachusetts, United States
Andhra Pradesh
Norman Foster · 1956
India, India
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Fumihiko Maki · 1956
Sendagaya, Japan
PalaLottomatica
Massimiliano Fuksas · 1958
Rome, Italy
China Medical University (Taiwan)
Frank Gehry · 1958
Taichung, Taiwan
Beijing Capital International Airport
Foster + Partners · 1958
Chaoyang District, People's Republic of China
Adam Mickiewicz Monument, Warsaw
1950
Śródmieście, Poland
Centrum Bankowo-Finansowe
Wacław Kłyszewski · 1952
Śródmieście, Poland
Theodor Heuss Bridge
1953
Düsseldorf, Germany
Zoo Opole
1953
Nadodrze, Poland
Dorton Arena
Maciej Nowicki · 1953
Raleigh, United States
Silesian Planetarium
Zbigniew Solawa · 1955
Chorzów, Poland
Tsūtenkaku
Tachū Naitō · 1955
Ebisuhigashi, Japan
Tunghai University
I. M. Pei · 1955
Taichung, Taiwan
Palace of Culture and Science
Lev Rudnev · 1955
Śródmieście, Poland
Haus der Kulturen der Welt
Hugh Stubbins · 1957
Bezirk Mitte, Germany
Gold Dome
1958
Oklahoma, United States
Place Ville Marie
I. M. Pei · 1958
Ville-Marie, Canada
Ingalls Rink
Eero Saarinen · 1958
New Haven, United States
Moderna Museet
Rafael Moneo · 1958
Stockholm, Sweden
Sidney Myer Music Bowl
Barry Patten · 1959
City of Melbourne, Australia
Severinsbrücke
Gerd Lohmer · 1959
Deutz, Germany
ASM Headquarters and Geodesic Dome
1959
Russell Township, United States
Lisbon Metro
Álvaro Siza · 1959
Lisbon, Portugal
Conjunto Governador Kubitschek
Oscar Niemeyer · 1950
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
United Nations Secretariat Building
Oscar Niemeyer · 1951
Manhattan, United States
Edifício Copan
Oscar Niemeyer · 1952
Central Zone of São Paulo, Brazil
Temple Emanuel (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
Erich Mendelsohn · 1952
Ibirapuera Park
Oscar Niemeyer · 1954
Vila Mariana, Brazil
MIT Chapel
Eero Saarinen · 1955
Cambridge, United States
Kresge Auditorium
Eero Saarinen · 1955
Cambridge, United States
Califórnia Building (São Paulo)
Oscar Niemeyer · 1955
São Paulo, Brazil
Palazzetto dello Sport
Pier Luigi Nervi · 1956
Rome, Italy
Eiffel Building
Oscar Niemeyer · 1956
São Paulo, Brazil
Catetinho
Oscar Niemeyer · 1956
Park Way, Brazil
Pampulha Art Museum
Oscar Niemeyer · 1957
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Stadio Flaminio
Pier Luigi Nervi · 1957
Municipio II, Italy
Itatiaia Building
Oscar Niemeyer · 1957
Campinas, Brazil
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Concordia Senior College
Eero Saarinen · 1957
Indiana, United States
Palácio da Alvorada
Oscar Niemeyer · 1958
Brasília, Brazil
UNESCO Headquarters
Pier Luigi Nervi · 1958
École-Militaire, France
Melli Bank, University of Tehran Branch
Jørn Utzon · 1959
District 11, Iran
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