Onomichi City Museum of Art
Tadao Ando · 1980
Onomichi, Japan
Santa Monica Place
Frank Gehry · 1980
Santa Monica, United States
The Spectrum Building
Foster + Partners · 1982
West Swindon, United Kingdom
Storefront for Art and Architecture
Steven Holl · 1982
Manhattan, United States
Beverly Center
Massimiliano Fuksas · 1982
Los Angeles, United States
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Athens Olympic Sports Complex
Santiago Calatrava · 1982
Amarusio Municipality, Greece
Iwasaki Art Museum
Fumihiko Maki · 1983
Jūnichō, Japan
Contemporary Jewish Museum
Daniel Libeskind · 1984
San Francisco, United States
Pérez Art Museum Miami
Herzog & de Meuron · 1984
Florida, United States
United States Institute of Peace
Moshe Safdie · 1984
Washington, D.C., United States
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Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain
Jean Nouvel · 1984
Montparnasse, France
MIT Media Lab
Fumihiko Maki · 1985
Spiral (building)
Fumihiko Maki · 1985
Minami-Aoyama, Japan
HSBC Building (Hong Kong)
Foster + Partners · 1985
Central and Western District, People's Republic of China
SEC Centre
Foster + Partners · 1985
Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Lloyd's building
Richard Rogers · 1986
City of London, United Kingdom
Institut du monde arabe
Jean Nouvel · 1987
5th arrondissement of Paris, France
Menil Collection
Renzo Piano · 1987
Houston, United States
Casals Hall
Arata Isozaki · 1987
Chiyoda, Japan
Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
Norman Foster · 1987
Singapore, Singapore
Annette Strauss Square
Foster + Partners · 1988
Dallas, United States
Winter Garden Atrium
César Pelli · 1988
Manhattan, United States
Edgemar
Frank Gehry · 1988
Santa Monica, United States
Eleanor Roosevelt College
Moshe Safdie · 1988
California, United States
Panasonic Globe Theatre
Arata Isozaki · 1988
Hyakuninchō, Japan
Maryland Residence
César Pelli · 1989
Montgomery County, United States
Wexner Center for the Arts
Peter Eisenman · 1989
Columbus, United States
Montjuïc Communications Tower
Santiago Calatrava · 1989
Montjuïc, Spain
Vitra Design Museum
Frank Gehry · 1989
Weil am Rhein, Germany
Gaviidae Common
César Pelli · 1989
Minneapolis, United States
CentralWorld
Norman Foster · 1989
Pathum Wan, Thailand
Wells Fargo Center (Minneapolis)
César Pelli · 1989
Minneapolis, United States
Ganter Bridge
Christian Menn · 1980
Ried-Brig, Switzerland
University of the Basque Country
Álvaro Siza · 1980
Basque Autonomous Community, Spain
Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers of 1970
1980
Gdańsk, Poland
Metten motorway bridge
1981
Metten, Germany
Liberty Bridge
Nikola Hajdin · 1981
Novi Sad, Serbia
Louvre Pyramid
I. M. Pei · 1981
1st arrondissement of Paris, France
Tjörn Bridge
1981
Stenungsund Municipality, Sweden
Grand Louvre
I. M. Pei · 1981
1st arrondissement of Paris, France
Museum Insel Hombroich
Álvaro Siza · 1982
Neuss, Germany
Johnson and Johnson Plaza
I. M. Pei · 1982
JPMorgan Chase Tower (Houston)
I. M. Pei · 1982
Houston, United States
Spaceship Earth (Epcot)
1982
Bay Lake, United States
16th Street Mall
I. M. Pei · 1982
Denver, United States
Anna-Tower
1982
Springe, Germany
Energy Plaza
I. M. Pei · 1983
Texas, United States
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
I. M. Pei · 1983
Cleveland, United States
Wells Fargo Center (Denver)
I. M. Pei · 1983
Denver, United States
Farø Bridges
1984
Vordingborg Municipality, Denmark
Rama IX Bridge
1984
Bangkok, Thailand
La Géode
Adrien Fainsilber · 1985
19th arrondissement of Paris, France
Wiesner Building
I. M. Pei · 1985
Cambridge, United States
East Huntington Bridge
1985
West Virginia, United States
Alex Fraser Bridge
1986
British Columbia, Canada
Fountain Place
I. M. Pei · 1986
Dallas, United States
Swissôtel The Stamford
I. M. Pei · 1986
Downtown Core, Singapore
Sunshine Skyway Bridge
1987
Florida, United States
Bayview Bridge
1987
Marion County, United States
Miami Tower
I. M. Pei · 1987
Miami, United States
Pont de Normandie
Michel Virlogeux · 1988
Honfleur, France
Iwakurojima Bridge
1988
Sakaide, Japan
Denver International Airport
1989
Denver, United States
Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
I. M. Pei · 1989
Dallas, United States
IBM Somers Office Complex
I. M. Pei · 1989
New York, United States
Dames Point Bridge
1989
Jacksonville, United States
Yokohama Bay Bridge
1989
Yokohama, Japan
Jätkänkynttilä
1989
Rovaniemi, Finland
Kuwait National Assembly Building
Jørn Utzon · 1982
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Indiana Michigan Power Center
Eero Saarinen · 1982
Indiana, United States
Cummins Corporate Office Building
Eero Saarinen · 1983
Columbus, United States
Tancredo Neves Pantheon of the Fatherland and Freedom
Oscar Niemeyer · 1986
Brasília, Brazil
750 Seventh Avenue
Eero Saarinen · 1989
Manhattan, United States
Leo Burnett Building
Eero Saarinen · 1989
Chicago, United States
Latin America Memorial
Oscar Niemeyer · 1989
Barra Funda District, Brazil
60 Wall Street
Eero Saarinen · 1989
Manhattan, United States
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