Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art
Zaha Hadid Architects · 2003
Cincinnati, United States
Spittelau Viaducts Housing Project
Zaha Hadid Architects · 2005
VM Houses
Bjarke Ingels · 2005
Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark
Phaeno Science Center
Zaha Hadid · 2005
Wolfsburg, Germany
BMW Central Building
Zaha Hadid Architects · 2005
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Yury Dolgoruky
Zaha Hadid Architects · 2006
Presnensky District, Russia
Millennium Bridge, London
Foster + Partners · 2000
London Borough of Southwark, United Kingdom

World Port Center
Foster + Partners · 2000
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Millennium Dome
Richard Rogers · 2000
Royal Borough of Greenwich, United Kingdom
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Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics
Frank Gehry · 2000
Los Angeles, United States
Aurora Place
Renzo Piano · 2000
New South Wales, Oceania
Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe
Santiago Calatrava · 2000
Valencia, Spain
Exploration Place
Moshe Safdie · 2000
Kansas, United States
International Library of Children's Literature
Tadao Ando · 2000
Ueno-kōen, Japan
Jewish Museum Berlin
Daniel Libeskind · 2001
Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Germany
Guggenheim Hermitage Museum
Rem Koolhaas · 2001
Nevada, United States
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Biosphere (Genoa)
Renzo Piano · 2001
Genoa, Italy
St. Jakob-Park
Herzog & de Meuron · 2001
Basel, Switzerland
Milwaukee Art Museum
Santiago Calatrava · 2001
Milwaukee, United States
Cologne Tower
Jean Nouvel · 2001
Neustadt-Nord, Germany

Vienna Twin Tower
Massimiliano Fuksas · 2001
Vienna, Austria
San Paolo Apostolo, Foligno
Massimiliano Fuksas · 2001
Foligno, Italy
Pulitzer Arts Foundation
Tadao Ando · 2001
St. Louis, United States
Expo MRT station
Foster + Partners · 2001
Tampines, Singapore

Arag-Tower
Foster + Partners · 2001
Düsseldorf, Germany
Millau Viaduct
Foster + Partners · 2001
Creissels, France
City of Culture of Galicia
Peter Eisenman · 2001
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Citigroup Centre (London)
César Pelli · 2001
London Borough of Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom
The Investment Building
César Pelli · 2001
Washington, D.C., United States
Puente de la Mujer
Santiago Calatrava · 2001
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Gehry Tower
Frank Gehry · 2001
Mitte, Germany
DZ Bank Building
Frank Gehry · 2001
Bezirk Mitte, Germany
Binoculars Building
Frank Gehry · 2001
Venice, United States

JPMorgan Chase Building (San Francisco)
César Pelli · 2002
San Francisco, United States
London Metropolitan University
Daniel Libeskind · 2002
City of London, United Kingdom
Imperial War Museum North
Daniel Libeskind · 2002
Trafford, United Kingdom
Parco della Musica
Renzo Piano · 2002
Rome, Italy
Dentsu Building
Jean Nouvel · 2002
Higashi-Shinbashi, Japan
Hyōgo Prefectural Museum of Art
Tadao Ando · 2002
Wakinohama Kaigandōri, Japan
Langen Foundation
Tadao Ando · 2002
Neuss, Germany

Republic Polytechnic
Fumihiko Maki · 2002
Woodlands, Singapore
110 The Queen's Walk
Foster + Partners · 2002
London Borough of Southwark, United Kingdom
8 Canada Square
Foster + Partners · 2002
London Borough of Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom

Atago Green Hills
César Pelli · 2002
Atago, Japan
1500 Louisiana Street
César Pelli · 2002
Houston, United States
Wembley Stadium
Norman Foster · 2002
London Borough of Brent, United Kingdom
Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences
Frank Gehry · 2002
California, United States
California State University Channel Islands
Norman Foster · 2002
Camarillo, United States
National Botanic Garden of Wales
Foster + Partners · 2003
Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom
Nittele Tower
Richard Rogers · 2003
Higashi-Shinbashi, Japan
International Finance Centre (Hong Kong)
César Pelli · 2003
Central and Western District, People's Republic of China

40 Bank Street
César Pelli · 2003
London Borough of Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom
Schuster Performing Arts Center
César Pelli · 2003
Dayton, United States
Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts
Frank Gehry · 2003
Annandale-on-Hudson, United States
Nasher Sculpture Center
Renzo Piano · 2003
Dallas, United States
World Trade Center station (PATH)
Santiago Calatrava · 2003
Manhattan, United States
Auditorio de Tenerife
Santiago Calatrava · 2003
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Pantages Tower
Moshe Safdie · 2003
Toronto, Canada

Inalpi Arena
Arata Isozaki · 2003
Turin, Italy
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Frank Gehry · 2003
Los Angeles, United States
McLaren Technology Centre
Foster + Partners · 2003
Woking, United Kingdom
Leeum Museum of Art
Rem Koolhaas · 2004
Seoul, South Korea
Burj Khalifa
Adrian Smith · 2004
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
BP Pedestrian Bridge
Frank Gehry · 2004
Illinois, United States
Danish Jewish Museum
Daniel Libeskind · 2004
Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark
Seattle Central Library
Rem Koolhaas · 2004
Seattle, United States
Museum of Pop Culture
Frank Gehry · 2004
Seattle, United States
The Glasshouse, Gateshead
Foster + Partners · 2004
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Imperial Business School
Foster + Partners · 2004
City of Westminster, United Kingdom
The Gherkin
Foster + Partners · 2004
City of London, United Kingdom
Chichu Art Museum
Tadao Ando · 2004
Naoshima, Japan
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
SANAA · 2004
Hirosaka, Japan
Exelon Pavilions
Renzo Piano · 2004
Chicago, United States
Millennium Park
Frank Gehry · 2004
Cook County, United States
Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay
Santiago Calatrava · 2004
Redding, United States
Moor House
Norman Foster · 2004
City of London, United Kingdom
MARTa Herford
Frank Gehry · 2005
Herford, Germany
Wohl Centre
Daniel Libeskind · 2005
Ramat Gan, Israel
De Ferrari (Genoa Metro)
Renzo Piano · 2005
Genoa, Italy
Weltstadthaus (Cologne)
Renzo Piano · 2005
Altstadt-Nord, Germany
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía
Santiago Calatrava · 2005
Valencia, Spain
Ito-toren
Toyo Ito · 2005
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Torre Glòries
Jean Nouvel · 2005
El Parc i la Llacuna del Poblenou, Spain
Yitzhak Rabin Center
Moshe Safdie · 2005
Tel Aviv, Israel
Gunma Insect World
Tadao Ando · 2005
Kiryū, Japan

Deutsche Bank Place
Foster + Partners · 2005
New South Wales, Oceania
Philological Library
Foster + Partners · 2005
Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Germany
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Peter Eisenman · 2005
Bezirk Mitte, Germany
National Police Memorial (United Kingdom)
Norman Foster · 2005
City of Westminster, United Kingdom
Keating Aquatic Center
Thom Mayne · 2006
Senedd building
Richard Rogers · 2006
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Palace of Peace and Reconciliation
Foster + Partners · 2006
Astana, Kazakhstan
Omotesando Hills
Tadao Ando · 2006
Jingūmae, Japan
Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac
Jean Nouvel · 2006
7th arrondissement of Paris, France
VivoCity
Toyo Ito · 2006
Maritime Square (subzone), Singapore
Turning Torso
Santiago Calatrava · 2006
Malmö Municipality, Sweden
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Seoul National University Museum of Art
Rem Koolhaas · 2006
Seoul, South Korea
Marqués de Riscal Hotel
Frank Gehry · 2006
Elciego, Spain
Wayne L. Morse United States Courthouse
Thom Mayne · 2006
Theodore Roosevelt United States Courthouse
César Pelli · 2006
Brooklyn, United States
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
César Pelli · 2006
Miami, United States
Hyatt Regency Barcelona Tower
Richard Rogers · 2006
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
Thomas Deacon Academy
Norman Foster · 2007
City of Peterborough, United Kingdom
21 21 Design Sight
Tadao Ando · 2007
Akasaka, Japan
Saka no Ue no Kumo Museum
Tadao Ando · 2007
Matsuyama, Japan
53W53
Jean Nouvel · 2007
Manhattan, United States
Louvre Abu Dhabi
Jean Nouvel · 2007
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Vulcano Buono
Renzo Piano · 2007
Nola, Italy
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Rocca di Frassinello
Renzo Piano · 2007
Gavorrano, Italy
The New York Times Building
Renzo Piano · 2007
Manhattan, United States
One Park West
César Pelli · 2008
Ponte della Costituzione
Santiago Calatrava · 2008
Cannaregio, Italy
Garage Museum of Contemporary Art
Rem Koolhaas · 2008
Moscow, Russia
CaixaForum Madrid
Herzog & de Meuron · 2008
Centro, Spain
Les Bains Des Docks
Jean Nouvel · 2008
Le Havre, France
Taikoo Li Sanlitun
Kengo Kuma · 2008
Sanlitun Subdistrict, People's Republic of China

Zénith de Strasbourg
Massimiliano Fuksas · 2008
Eckbolsheim, France
Asian University for Women
Moshe Safdie · 2008
Chittagong, Bangladesh
YPF Tower
César Pelli · 2008
Puerto Madero, Argentina
Torre Moeve
Foster + Partners · 2008
Madrid, Spain
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Langley Academy, Slough
Foster + Partners · 2008
Slough, United Kingdom
Willis Building (London)
Foster + Partners · 2008
City of London, United Kingdom
Business Instructional Facility
César Pelli · 2008
Illinois, United States
Heathrow Terminal 5
Richard Rogers · 2008
England, United Kingdom
BOK Center
César Pelli · 2008
Oklahoma, United States
Herning Museum of Contemporary Art
Steven Holl · 2009
Herning Municipality, Denmark
Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre
Rem Koolhaas · 2009
Dallas, United States
Beijing Television Cultural Center
Rem Koolhaas · 2009
Chaoyang District, People's Republic of China
Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health
Frank Gehry · 2009
Nevada, United States
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Horizontal Skyscraper – Vanke Center
Steven Holl · 2009
Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
Knut Hamsun Centre
Steven Holl · 2009
Hamarøy Municipality, Norway
Linked Hybrid
Steven Holl · 2009
Dongzhimen Subdistrict, People's Republic of China
41 Cooper Square
Thom Mayne · 2009
Torre Realia BCN
Toyo Ito · 2009
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
National Stadium (Kaohsiung)
Toyo Ito · 2009
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
L'Àgora
Santiago Calatrava · 2009
Valencia, Spain
Caja Madrid Obelisk
Santiago Calatrava · 2009
Madrid, Spain
Koncerthuset
Jean Nouvel · 2009
Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark
Baku Museum of Modern Art
Jean Nouvel · 2009
Baku, Azerbaijan
Samuel Beckett Bridge
Santiago Calatrava · 2009
Dublin, Ireland
Torre de Cristal
César Pelli · 2009
Madrid, Spain
Liège-Guillemins railway station
Santiago Calatrava · 2009
Liège, Belgium
Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House
Foster + Partners · 2009
Dallas, United States
Nichols Bridgeway
Renzo Piano · 2009
Illinois, United States
Expo 2000
Álvaro Siza · 2000
Hanover, Germany
Świętokrzyski Bridge
2000
Warsaw, Poland
Yugra Bridge
2000
Surgut, Russia
Rabeninselbrücke
2000
Halle (Saale), Germany
Minaret in Lednice
Joseph Hardtmuth · 2000
Q56413925, Czech Republic
Nanjing Baguazhou Yangtze River Bridge
2001
Nanjing, People's Republic of China

Lune Millennium Bridge
2001
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Tour du Millénaire
2001
Gedinne, Belgium
Suez Canal Bridge
2001
El-Qantarah al-Sharqiya, Egypt
Flughafenbrücke
2002
Düsseldorf, Germany
Rama VIII Bridge
2002
Bangkok, Thailand
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
Rafael Moneo · 2002
Los Angeles, United States
Porto Metro
Álvaro Siza · 2002
Porto, Portugal
Mathematikum
2002
Giessen, Germany
Franjo Tuđman Bridge
2002
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Weißtannenturm
2003
Kehl, Germany
Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge
2003
Missouri, United States
Valladolid Science Museum
Rafael Moneo · 2003
Valladolid, Spain
Passerelle Mimram
Marc Mimram · 2004
Kehl, Germany
Centennial Bridge, Panama
2004
Panama, Panama
Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Donnaregina
Álvaro Siza · 2005
Naples, Italy
Millennium Bridge
2005
Podgorica, Montenegro
Donghai Bridge
2005
Shanghai, People's Republic of China
Seán O'Casey Bridge
2005
Dublin, Ireland
Berliner Brücke
2006
Halle (Saale), Germany
Bitterfelder Bogen
Claus Bury · 2006
Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany
Second Orinoco crossing
2006
Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela
Abdoun Bridge
2006
Amman, Jordan
Kaisersteg
Heinrich Müller-Breslau · 2007
Treptow-Köpenick, Germany
Mac Nimir Bridge
2007
Khartoum, Sudan
Zhivopisny Bridge
Nikolay Shumakov · 2007
Moscow, Russia
Sutong Yangtze River Bridge
2007
Nantong, People's Republic of China
Newton Navarro Bridge
2007
Natal, Brazil
Hangzhou Bay Bridge
2008
Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
Museum of Islamic Art, Doha
I. M. Pei · 2008
Doha, Qatar
Ypsilon
2008
Drammen, Norway

Huangpu Bridge
2008
Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
Iberê Camargo Foundation
Álvaro Siza · 2008
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Octávio Frias de Oliveira Bridge
2008
São Paulo, Brazil
Jintang Bridge
2009
Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
Lysser Aussichtsturm
2009
Lyss, Switzerland
Stonecutters Bridge
2009
Kwai Tsing District, People's Republic of China
Niederrheinbrücke Wesel
2009
Wesel, Germany
Incheon Bridge
2009
Incheon, South Korea
Golden Ears Bridge
2009
Langley, Canada
Queensland Tennis Centre
Populous · 2009
Brisbane, Australia
University of Information Science
Oscar Niemeyer · 2002
Havana, Cuba
Oscar Niemeyer Museum
Oscar Niemeyer · 2002
Curitiba, Brazil
L'Oceanogràfic
Félix Candela · 2003
Valencia, Spain
Ibirapuera Auditorium
Oscar Niemeyer · 2005
São Paulo, Brazil
Natal City Park
Oscar Niemeyer · 2008
Natal, Brazil
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