Architecture of the 1960s

73 buildings · 23 countries

A decade of megastructure dreams, Metabolist visions in Japan, and monumental Brutalist civic buildings worldwide.

Buildings
73
Styles
0
Countries
23
Span
1960–1969
Bergisel Ski Jump

Bergisel Ski Jump

Zaha Hadid · 1964
Innsbruck, Austria
Suntory Museum of Art

Suntory Museum of Art

Kengo Kuma · 1961
Akasaka, Japan
Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Renzo Piano · 1961
Los Angeles, United States
Bundeswehr Military History Museum

Bundeswehr Military History Museum

Daniel Libeskind · 1961
Dresden, Germany
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Genoa International Boat Show

Jean Nouvel · 1962
National Portrait Gallery (United States)

National Portrait Gallery (United States)

Norman Foster · 1962
Washington, D.C., United States
Guthrie Theater

Guthrie Theater

Jean Nouvel · 1963
Minneapolis, United States
Elbphilharmonie

Elbphilharmonie

Herzog & de Meuron · 1963
Hamburg-Mitte, Germany
University of California, Irvine

University of California, Irvine

Frank Gehry · 1965
Irvine, United States
World Trade Center (1973–2001)

World Trade Center (1973–2001)

Norman Foster · 1966
Manhattan, United States
Case Western Reserve University

Case Western Reserve University

Frank Gehry · 1967
Merriweather Post Pavilion

Merriweather Post Pavilion

Frank Gehry · 1967
Howard County, United States
Habitat 67

Habitat 67

Moshe Safdie · 1967
Ville-Marie, Canada
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New College of Florida

I. M. Pei · 1960
Sarasota, United States
East–West Center

East–West Center

I. M. Pei · 1960
Honolulu, United States
Suzhou Museum

Suzhou Museum

I. M. Pei · 1960
Gusu District, People's Republic of China
Euromast

Euromast

Hugh Maaskant · 1960
Rotterdam, Netherlands
National Center for Atmospheric Research

National Center for Atmospheric Research

I. M. Pei · 1960
Boulder, United States
Warszawa Ochota railway station

Warszawa Ochota railway station

Arseniusz Romanowicz · 1960
Warsaw, Poland
Müggel-Tower

Müggel-Tower

1961
Treptow-Köpenick, Germany
Hotel Ukraine

Hotel Ukraine

Anatolii Dobrovolskyi · 1961
Instytutska Street, Ukraine
Mesa Laboratory

Mesa Laboratory

I. M. Pei · 1961
Boulder, United States
Yokohama Marine Tower

Yokohama Marine Tower

Shimizu Corporation · 1961
Yamashitachō, Japan
Prospect Point Park observation tower

Prospect Point Park observation tower

1961
New York, United States
General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge

General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge

1962
Maracaibo, Venezuela
Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design

Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design

Rafael Moneo · 1962
Stockholm, Sweden
Bridge of the Americas

Bridge of the Americas

1962
Balboa, Panama
Polcevera Viaduct

Polcevera Viaduct

Riccardo Morandi · 1963
Genoa, Italy
Luce Memorial Chapel

Luce Memorial Chapel

I. M. Pei · 1963
Xitun District, Taiwan
Cinerama Dome

Cinerama Dome

Pierre Cabrol · 1963
Los Angeles, United States
Avas TV Tower

Avas TV Tower

Miklós Hofer · 1963
Miskolc, Hungary
Donauturm

Donauturm

Robert Krapfenbauer · 1964
Donaustadt, Austria
Erieview Tower

Erieview Tower

I. M. Pei · 1964
Cleveland, United States
Kyoto Tower

Kyoto Tower

Mamoru Yamada · 1964
Shimogyō-ku, Japan
BT Tower

BT Tower

Eric Bedford · 1964
London Borough of Camden, United Kingdom
Green Building (MIT)

Green Building (MIT)

I. M. Pei · 1964
Cambridge, United States
City View (Pittsburgh)

City View (Pittsburgh)

I. M. Pei · 1964
Pittsburgh, United States
The Century Towers

The Century Towers

I. M. Pei · 1964
Los Angeles, United States
Society Hill Towers

Society Hill Towers

I. M. Pei · 1964
Philadelphia, United States
Yoyogi National Gymnasium

Yoyogi National Gymnasium

Kenzō Tange · 1964
Jinnan, Japan
Skylon Tower

Skylon Tower

B+H Architects · 1965
Ontario, Canada
Pont de Saint-Florent-le-Vieil

Pont de Saint-Florent-le-Vieil

1965
Loireauxence, France
Leverkusen Bridge

Leverkusen Bridge

1965
Merkenich, Germany
Tidal pools of Leça de Palmeira

Tidal pools of Leça de Palmeira

Álvaro Siza · 1966
Matosinhos e Leça da Palmeira, Portugal
Wadi el Kuf Bridge

Wadi el Kuf Bridge

Riccardo Morandi · 1967
Teatr Wielki

Teatr Wielki

Roman Szymborski · 1967
Śródmieście-Wschód, Poland
Montreal Biosphere

Montreal Biosphere

Shoji Sadao · 1967
Montreal, Canada
Fernsehturm Berlin

Fernsehturm Berlin

Günter Franke · 1968
Bezirk Mitte, Germany
Batman Bridge

Batman Bridge

1968
Sidmouth, Australia
Olympiapark (Munich)

Olympiapark (Munich)

1968
Milbertshofen-Am Hart, Germany
Tower of the Americas

Tower of the Americas

O'Neil Ford · 1968
Texas, United States
Calgary Tower

Calgary Tower

1968
Alberta, Canada
University of Alabama at Birmingham

University of Alabama at Birmingham

I. M. Pei · 1969
Birmingham, United States
Cleo Rogers Memorial Library

Cleo Rogers Memorial Library

I. M. Pei · 1969
Columbus, United States
Pirelli Tower

Pirelli Tower

Pier Luigi Nervi · 1960
Milan, Italy
Supreme Federal Court Palace

Supreme Federal Court Palace

Oscar Niemeyer · 1960
Brasília, Brazil
Palácio do Planalto

Palácio do Planalto

Oscar Niemeyer · 1960
Brasília, Brazil
PalaRuffini

PalaRuffini

Pier Luigi Nervi · 1961
Turin, Italy
Bell Labs Holmdel Complex

Bell Labs Holmdel Complex

Eero Saarinen · 1962
Holmdel Township, United States
Sacro Cuore, Florence

Sacro Cuore, Florence

Pier Luigi Nervi · 1962
Florence, Italy
Itamaraty Palace

Itamaraty Palace

Oscar Niemeyer · 1962
Brasília, Brazil
University of Haifa

University of Haifa

Oscar Niemeyer · 1963
Haifa, Israel
Tour de la Bourse

Tour de la Bourse

Pier Luigi Nervi · 1964
Montreal, Canada
CBS Building

CBS Building

Eero Saarinen · 1964
Manhattan, United States
Vivian Beaumont Theater

Vivian Beaumont Theater

Eero Saarinen · 1965
Manhattan, United States
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Eero Saarinen · 1965
Manhattan, United States
Cláudio Santoro National Theater

Cláudio Santoro National Theater

Oscar Niemeyer · 1966
Brasília, Brazil
Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice

Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice

Eero Saarinen · 1968
Manhattan, United States
Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena

Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena

Eero Saarinen · 1968
Henrietta, United States
Gateway Arch

Gateway Arch

Eero Saarinen · 1968
St. Louis, United States
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University of Constantine 1

Oscar Niemeyer · 1968
Constantine, Algeria
Oakland Museum of California

Oakland Museum of California

Eero Saarinen · 1969
Oakland, United States
Knights of Columbus Building (New Haven, Connecticut)

Knights of Columbus Building (New Haven, Connecticut)

Eero Saarinen · 1969
New Haven, United States

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The most active countries for notable architecture in the 1960s were Austria, Japan, United States, Germany, Italy.