Serpentine Galleries
SANAA · 1970
City of Westminster, United Kingdom
Supreme Court of Singapore
Norman Foster · 1970
Central Area, Singapore
Kimbell Art Museum
Renzo Piano · 1972
Fort Worth, United States
Ninewells Hospital
Frank Gehry · 1974
Dundee City, United Kingdom
Pacific Design Center
César Pelli · 1975
West Hollywood, United States
House VI
Peter Eisenman · 1975
Cornwall, United States
Willis Building, Ipswich
Foster + Partners · 1975
Ipswich, United Kingdom
Toyota Pavilion at Concord
Frank Gehry · 1975
Concord, United States
Yale School of Management
Norman Foster · 1976
Connecticut, United States
Gehry Residence
Frank Gehry · 1976
Santa Monica, United States
Shikoku Mura
Tadao Ando · 1976
Takamatsu, Japan
Clorox Building
César Pelli · 1976
California, United States
National Museum of Art, Osaka
César Pelli · 1977
Kita-ku, Japan
Imperial War Museum Duxford
Foster + Partners · 1977
Duxford, United Kingdom
IRCAM
Renzo Piano · 1977
Centre Pompidou
Renzo Piano · 1977
Quartier Saint-Merri, France
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Arata Isozaki · 1979
Los Angeles, United States
Cartoonmuseum Basel – Centre for Narrative Art
Herzog & de Meuron · 1979
Basel, Switzerland
Aspen Art Museum
Shigeru Ban · 1979
Pitkin County, United States
I. M. Pei Building
I. M. Pei · 1971
Matrimandir
Mirra Alfassa · 1971
Auroville, India
Scandinavium
Poul Hultberg · 1971
Gothenburg Municipality, Sweden
Näsinneula tower
Pekka Ilveskoski · 1971
Tampere, Finland
Bridge of the Slovak National Uprising
1972
Bratislava, Slovakia
industrial park bridge west
Gerd Lohmer · 1972
Frankfurt, Germany
Saint-Nazaire Bridge
1972
Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, France
Indian Bridge
Paolo Sica · 1972
Florence, Italy
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
I. M. Pei · 1973
Ithaca, United States
University of Aveiro
Álvaro Siza · 1973
Aveiro, Portugal
Köhlbrand Bridge
1974
Hamburg-Mitte, Germany
Poliedro de Caracas
1974
Coche, Venezuela
Neckarsteg
1975
Mannheim, Germany
Deggenau Danube bridge
1975
Deggendorf, Germany
Willemsbrug
Cor Veerling · 1975
Rotterdam, Netherlands
OCBC Centre
I. M. Pei · 1976
Downtown Core, Singapore
CN Tower
John Andrews · 1976
Old Toronto, Canada
Oberkasseler Brücke
1976
Düsseldorf, Germany
Brotonne Bridge
1977
Rives-en-Seine, France
Walkup Skydome
1977
Arizona, United States
Science World (Vancouver)
1977
Vancouver, Canada
Reunion Tower
Welton Becket · 1978
Dallas, United States
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
I. M. Pei · 1979
Dorchester, United States
One Dallas Center
I. M. Pei · 1979
Dallas, United States
University of Alicante
Álvaro Siza · 1979
San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
Flehe Bridge
1979
Neuss, Germany
Cathedral of Brasília
Oscar Niemeyer · 1970
Brasília, Brazil
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Polytechnic School of Architecture and Urbanism Hocine Aït Ahmed
Oscar Niemeyer · 1970
El Harrach, Algeria
Can Lis
Jørn Utzon · 1971
Santanyí, Spain
Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption (San Francisco)
Pier Luigi Nervi · 1971
San Francisco, United States
Norfolk Scope
Pier Luigi Nervi · 1971
Norfolk, United States
Headquarters of the French Communist Party
Oscar Niemeyer · 1971
19th arrondissement of Paris, France
The Pyramids (Indianapolis)
Eero Saarinen · 1972
Indianapolis, United States
New Haven Coliseum
Eero Saarinen · 1972
New Haven, United States
Chrysler Hall
Pier Luigi Nervi · 1972
Norfolk, United States
Sydney Opera House
Jørn Utzon · 1973
City of Sydney, Australia
University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene
Oscar Niemeyer · 1974
Bab Ezzouar, Algeria
Mondadori Palace
Oscar Niemeyer · 1974
Segrate, Italy
Worcester Plaza
Eero Saarinen · 1974
Worcester, United States
Thompson Arena
Pier Luigi Nervi · 1975
Hanover, United States
Millennium Hilton New York One UN Plaza
Eero Saarinen · 1976
Manhattan, United States
Savona railway station
Pier Luigi Nervi · 1977
Savona, Italy
Jaburu Palace
Oscar Niemeyer · 1977
Plano Piloto, Brazil
Sackler Wing
Eero Saarinen · 1978
New York City, United States
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