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)
Foster + Partners · 1987
Singapore, Singapore
Annette Strauss Square
Foster + Partners · 1988
Dallas, United States
Edgemar
Frank Gehry · 1988
Santa Monica, United States
Winter Garden Atrium
César Pelli · 1988
Manhattan, United States
Eleanor Roosevelt College
Moshe Safdie · 1988
California, United States
Panasonic Globe Theatre
Arata Isozaki · 1988
Hyakuninchō, Japan
Gaviidae Common
César Pelli · 1989
Minneapolis, United States
Montjuïc Communications Tower
Santiago Calatrava · 1989
Montjuïc, Spain
CentralWorld
Foster + Partners · 1989
Pathum Wan, Thailand
Vitra Design Museum
Frank Gehry · 1989
Weil am Rhein, Germany
Wexner Center for the Arts
Peter Eisenman · 1989
Columbus, United States
Wells Fargo Center (Minneapolis)
César Pelli · 1989
Minneapolis, United States
Maryland Residence
César Pelli · 1989
Montgomery County, 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
Wells Fargo Center (Denver)
I. M. Pei · 1983
Denver, United States
Energy Plaza
I. M. Pei · 1983
Texas, United States
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
I. M. Pei · 1983
Cleveland, United States
Rama IX Bridge
1984
Bangkok, Thailand
Farø Bridges
1984
Vordingborg Municipality, Denmark
East Huntington Bridge
1985
West Virginia, United States
La Géode
Adrien Fainsilber · 1985
19th arrondissement of Paris, France
Wiesner Building
I. M. Pei · 1985
Cambridge, 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
Bayview Bridge
1987
Marion County, United States
Miami Tower
I. M. Pei · 1987
Miami, United States
Sunshine Skyway Bridge
1987
Florida, United States
Iwakurojima Bridge
1988
Sakaide, Japan
Pont de Normandie
Michel Virlogeux · 1988
Honfleur, France
Jätkänkynttilä
1989
Rovaniemi, Finland
Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
I. M. Pei · 1989
Dallas, United States
IBM Somers Office Complex
I. M. Pei · 1989
New York, United States
Denver International Airport
1989
Denver, United States
Yokohama Bay Bridge
1989
Yokohama, Japan
Dames Point Bridge
1989
Jacksonville, United States
Indiana Michigan Power Center
Eero Saarinen · 1982
Indiana, United States
Kuwait National Assembly Building
Jørn Utzon · 1982
Kuwait City, Kuwait
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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