Architecture of the 2000s

195 buildings · 43 countries

The 2000s brought parametric design into the mainstream, supertall towers in Asia, and the green building movement.

Buildings
195
Styles
1
Countries
43
Span
2000–2009
Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art

Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art

Zaha Hadid Architects · 2003
Cincinnati, United States
Spittelau Viaducts Housing Project

Spittelau Viaducts Housing Project

Zaha Hadid Architects · 2005
VM Houses

VM Houses

Bjarke Ingels · 2005
Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark
Phaeno Science Center

Phaeno Science Center

Zaha Hadid · 2005
Wolfsburg, Germany
BMW Central Building

BMW Central Building

Zaha Hadid Architects · 2005
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Yury Dolgoruky

Zaha Hadid Architects · 2006
Presnensky District, Russia
Millennium Bridge, London

Millennium Bridge, London

Foster + Partners · 2000
London Borough of Southwark, United Kingdom
World Port Center

World Port Center

Foster + Partners · 2000
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Millennium Dome

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

Aurora Place

Renzo Piano · 2000
New South Wales, Oceania
Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe

Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe

Santiago Calatrava · 2000
Valencia, Spain
Exploration Place

Exploration Place

Moshe Safdie · 2000
Kansas, United States
International Library of Children's Literature

International Library of Children's Literature

Tadao Ando · 2000
Ueno-kōen, Japan
Jewish Museum Berlin

Jewish Museum Berlin

Daniel Libeskind · 2001
Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Germany
Guggenheim Hermitage Museum

Guggenheim Hermitage Museum

Rem Koolhaas · 2001
Nevada, United States
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Biosphere (Genoa)

Renzo Piano · 2001
Genoa, Italy
St. Jakob-Park

St. Jakob-Park

Herzog & de Meuron · 2001
Basel, Switzerland
Milwaukee Art Museum

Milwaukee Art Museum

Santiago Calatrava · 2001
Milwaukee, United States
Cologne Tower

Cologne Tower

Jean Nouvel · 2001
Neustadt-Nord, Germany
Vienna Twin Tower

Vienna Twin Tower

Massimiliano Fuksas · 2001
Vienna, Austria
San Paolo Apostolo, Foligno

San Paolo Apostolo, Foligno

Massimiliano Fuksas · 2001
Foligno, Italy
Pulitzer Arts Foundation

Pulitzer Arts Foundation

Tadao Ando · 2001
St. Louis, United States
Expo MRT station

Expo MRT station

Foster + Partners · 2001
Tampines, Singapore
Arag-Tower

Arag-Tower

Foster + Partners · 2001
Düsseldorf, Germany
Millau Viaduct

Millau Viaduct

Foster + Partners · 2001
Creissels, France
City of Culture of Galicia

City of Culture of Galicia

Peter Eisenman · 2001
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Citigroup Centre (London)

Citigroup Centre (London)

César Pelli · 2001
London Borough of Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom
The Investment Building

The Investment Building

César Pelli · 2001
Washington, D.C., United States
Puente de la Mujer

Puente de la Mujer

Santiago Calatrava · 2001
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Gehry Tower

Gehry Tower

Frank Gehry · 2001
Mitte, Germany
DZ Bank Building

DZ Bank Building

Frank Gehry · 2001
Bezirk Mitte, Germany
Binoculars Building

Binoculars Building

Frank Gehry · 2001
Venice, United States
JPMorgan Chase Building (San Francisco)

JPMorgan Chase Building (San Francisco)

César Pelli · 2002
San Francisco, United States
London Metropolitan University

London Metropolitan University

Daniel Libeskind · 2002
City of London, United Kingdom
Imperial War Museum North

Imperial War Museum North

Daniel Libeskind · 2002
Trafford, United Kingdom
Parco della Musica

Parco della Musica

Renzo Piano · 2002
Rome, Italy
Dentsu Building

Dentsu Building

Jean Nouvel · 2002
Higashi-Shinbashi, Japan
Hyōgo Prefectural Museum of Art

Hyōgo Prefectural Museum of Art

Tadao Ando · 2002
Wakinohama Kaigandōri, Japan
Langen Foundation

Langen Foundation

Tadao Ando · 2002
Neuss, Germany
Republic Polytechnic

Republic Polytechnic

Fumihiko Maki · 2002
Woodlands, Singapore
110 The Queen's Walk

110 The Queen's Walk

Foster + Partners · 2002
London Borough of Southwark, United Kingdom
8 Canada Square

8 Canada Square

Foster + Partners · 2002
London Borough of Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom
Atago Green Hills

Atago Green Hills

César Pelli · 2002
Atago, Japan
1500 Louisiana Street

1500 Louisiana Street

César Pelli · 2002
Houston, United States
Wembley Stadium

Wembley Stadium

Norman Foster · 2002
London Borough of Brent, United Kingdom
Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences

Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences

Frank Gehry · 2002
California, United States
California State University Channel Islands

California State University Channel Islands

Norman Foster · 2002
Camarillo, United States
National Botanic Garden of Wales

National Botanic Garden of Wales

Foster + Partners · 2003
Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom
Nittele Tower

Nittele Tower

Richard Rogers · 2003
Higashi-Shinbashi, Japan
International Finance Centre (Hong Kong)

International Finance Centre (Hong Kong)

César Pelli · 2003
Central and Western District, People's Republic of China
40 Bank Street

40 Bank Street

César Pelli · 2003
London Borough of Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom
Schuster Performing Arts Center

Schuster Performing Arts Center

César Pelli · 2003
Dayton, United States
Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts

Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts

Frank Gehry · 2003
Annandale-on-Hudson, United States
Nasher Sculpture Center

Nasher Sculpture Center

Renzo Piano · 2003
Dallas, United States
World Trade Center station (PATH)

World Trade Center station (PATH)

Santiago Calatrava · 2003
Manhattan, United States
Auditorio de Tenerife

Auditorio de Tenerife

Santiago Calatrava · 2003
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Pantages Tower

Pantages Tower

Moshe Safdie · 2003
Toronto, Canada
Inalpi Arena

Inalpi Arena

Arata Isozaki · 2003
Turin, Italy
Walt Disney Concert Hall

Walt Disney Concert Hall

Frank Gehry · 2003
Los Angeles, United States
McLaren Technology Centre

McLaren Technology Centre

Foster + Partners · 2003
Woking, United Kingdom
Leeum Museum of Art

Leeum Museum of Art

Rem Koolhaas · 2004
Seoul, South Korea
Burj Khalifa

Burj Khalifa

Adrian Smith · 2004
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
BP Pedestrian Bridge

BP Pedestrian Bridge

Frank Gehry · 2004
Illinois, United States
Danish Jewish Museum

Danish Jewish Museum

Daniel Libeskind · 2004
Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark
Seattle Central Library

Seattle Central Library

Rem Koolhaas · 2004
Seattle, United States
Museum of Pop Culture

Museum of Pop Culture

Frank Gehry · 2004
Seattle, United States
The Glasshouse, Gateshead

The Glasshouse, Gateshead

Foster + Partners · 2004
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Imperial Business School

Imperial Business School

Foster + Partners · 2004
City of Westminster, United Kingdom
The Gherkin

The Gherkin

Foster + Partners · 2004
City of London, United Kingdom
Chichu Art Museum

Chichu Art Museum

Tadao Ando · 2004
Naoshima, Japan
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa

21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa

SANAA · 2004
Hirosaka, Japan
Exelon Pavilions

Exelon Pavilions

Renzo Piano · 2004
Chicago, United States
Millennium Park

Millennium Park

Frank Gehry · 2004
Cook County, United States
Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay

Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay

Santiago Calatrava · 2004
Redding, United States
Moor House

Moor House

Norman Foster · 2004
City of London, United Kingdom
MARTa Herford

MARTa Herford

Frank Gehry · 2005
Herford, Germany
Wohl Centre

Wohl Centre

Daniel Libeskind · 2005
Ramat Gan, Israel
De Ferrari (Genoa Metro)

De Ferrari (Genoa Metro)

Renzo Piano · 2005
Genoa, Italy
Weltstadthaus (Cologne)

Weltstadthaus (Cologne)

Renzo Piano · 2005
Altstadt-Nord, Germany
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía

Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía

Santiago Calatrava · 2005
Valencia, Spain
Ito-toren

Ito-toren

Toyo Ito · 2005
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Torre Glòries

Torre Glòries

Jean Nouvel · 2005
El Parc i la Llacuna del Poblenou, Spain
Yitzhak Rabin Center

Yitzhak Rabin Center

Moshe Safdie · 2005
Tel Aviv, Israel
Gunma Insect World

Gunma Insect World

Tadao Ando · 2005
Kiryū, Japan
Deutsche Bank Place

Deutsche Bank Place

Foster + Partners · 2005
New South Wales, Oceania
Philological Library

Philological Library

Foster + Partners · 2005
Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Germany
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

Peter Eisenman · 2005
Bezirk Mitte, Germany
National Police Memorial (United Kingdom)

National Police Memorial (United Kingdom)

Norman Foster · 2005
City of Westminster, United Kingdom
Keating Aquatic Center

Keating Aquatic Center

Thom Mayne · 2006
Senedd building

Senedd building

Richard Rogers · 2006
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Palace of Peace and Reconciliation

Palace of Peace and Reconciliation

Foster + Partners · 2006
Astana, Kazakhstan
Omotesando Hills

Omotesando Hills

Tadao Ando · 2006
Jingūmae, Japan
Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac

Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac

Jean Nouvel · 2006
7th arrondissement of Paris, France
VivoCity

VivoCity

Toyo Ito · 2006
Maritime Square (subzone), Singapore
Turning Torso

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

Marqués de Riscal Hotel

Frank Gehry · 2006
Elciego, Spain
Wayne L. Morse United States Courthouse

Wayne L. Morse United States Courthouse

Thom Mayne · 2006
Theodore Roosevelt United States Courthouse

Theodore Roosevelt United States Courthouse

César Pelli · 2006
Brooklyn, United States
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts

César Pelli · 2006
Miami, United States
Hyatt Regency Barcelona Tower

Hyatt Regency Barcelona Tower

Richard Rogers · 2006
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
Thomas Deacon Academy

Thomas Deacon Academy

Norman Foster · 2007
City of Peterborough, United Kingdom
21 21 Design Sight

21 21 Design Sight

Tadao Ando · 2007
Akasaka, Japan
Saka no Ue no Kumo Museum

Saka no Ue no Kumo Museum

Tadao Ando · 2007
Matsuyama, Japan
53W53

53W53

Jean Nouvel · 2007
Manhattan, United States
Louvre Abu Dhabi

Louvre Abu Dhabi

Jean Nouvel · 2007
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Vulcano Buono

Vulcano Buono

Renzo Piano · 2007
Nola, Italy
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Rocca di Frassinello

Renzo Piano · 2007
Gavorrano, Italy
The New York Times Building

The New York Times Building

Renzo Piano · 2007
Manhattan, United States
One Park West

One Park West

César Pelli · 2008
Ponte della Costituzione

Ponte della Costituzione

Santiago Calatrava · 2008
Cannaregio, Italy
Garage Museum of Contemporary Art

Garage Museum of Contemporary Art

Rem Koolhaas · 2008
Moscow, Russia
CaixaForum Madrid

CaixaForum Madrid

Herzog & de Meuron · 2008
Centro, Spain
Les Bains Des Docks

Les Bains Des Docks

Jean Nouvel · 2008
Le Havre, France
Taikoo Li Sanlitun

Taikoo Li Sanlitun

Kengo Kuma · 2008
Sanlitun Subdistrict, People's Republic of China
Zénith de Strasbourg

Zénith de Strasbourg

Massimiliano Fuksas · 2008
Eckbolsheim, France
Asian University for Women

Asian University for Women

Moshe Safdie · 2008
Chittagong, Bangladesh
YPF Tower

YPF Tower

César Pelli · 2008
Puerto Madero, Argentina
Torre Moeve

Torre Moeve

Foster + Partners · 2008
Madrid, Spain
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Langley Academy, Slough

Foster + Partners · 2008
Slough, United Kingdom
Willis Building (London)

Willis Building (London)

Foster + Partners · 2008
City of London, United Kingdom
Business Instructional Facility

Business Instructional Facility

César Pelli · 2008
Illinois, United States
Heathrow Terminal 5

Heathrow Terminal 5

Richard Rogers · 2008
England, United Kingdom
BOK Center

BOK Center

César Pelli · 2008
Oklahoma, United States
Herning Museum of Contemporary Art

Herning Museum of Contemporary Art

Steven Holl · 2009
Herning Municipality, Denmark
Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre

Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre

Rem Koolhaas · 2009
Dallas, United States
Beijing Television Cultural Center

Beijing Television Cultural Center

Rem Koolhaas · 2009
Chaoyang District, People's Republic of China
Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health

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

Knut Hamsun Centre

Steven Holl · 2009
Hamarøy Municipality, Norway
Linked Hybrid

Linked Hybrid

Steven Holl · 2009
Dongzhimen Subdistrict, People's Republic of China
41 Cooper Square

41 Cooper Square

Thom Mayne · 2009
Torre Realia BCN

Torre Realia BCN

Toyo Ito · 2009
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
National Stadium (Kaohsiung)

National Stadium (Kaohsiung)

Toyo Ito · 2009
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
L'Àgora

L'Àgora

Santiago Calatrava · 2009
Valencia, Spain
Caja Madrid Obelisk

Caja Madrid Obelisk

Santiago Calatrava · 2009
Madrid, Spain
Koncerthuset

Koncerthuset

Jean Nouvel · 2009
Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark
Baku Museum of Modern Art

Baku Museum of Modern Art

Jean Nouvel · 2009
Baku, Azerbaijan
Samuel Beckett Bridge

Samuel Beckett Bridge

Santiago Calatrava · 2009
Dublin, Ireland
Torre de Cristal

Torre de Cristal

César Pelli · 2009
Madrid, Spain
Liège-Guillemins railway station

Liège-Guillemins railway station

Santiago Calatrava · 2009
Liège, Belgium
Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House

Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House

Foster + Partners · 2009
Dallas, United States
Nichols Bridgeway

Nichols Bridgeway

Renzo Piano · 2009
Illinois, United States
Expo 2000

Expo 2000

Álvaro Siza · 2000
Hanover, Germany
Świętokrzyski Bridge

Świętokrzyski Bridge

2000
Warsaw, Poland
Yugra Bridge

Yugra Bridge

2000
Surgut, Russia
Rabeninselbrücke

Rabeninselbrücke

2000
Halle (Saale), Germany
Minaret in Lednice

Minaret in Lednice

Joseph Hardtmuth · 2000
Q56413925, Czech Republic
Nanjing Baguazhou Yangtze River Bridge

Nanjing Baguazhou Yangtze River Bridge

2001
Nanjing, People's Republic of China
Lune Millennium Bridge

Lune Millennium Bridge

2001
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Tour du Millénaire

Tour du Millénaire

2001
Gedinne, Belgium
Suez Canal Bridge

Suez Canal Bridge

2001
El-Qantarah al-Sharqiya, Egypt
Flughafenbrücke

Flughafenbrücke

2002
Düsseldorf, Germany
Rama VIII Bridge

Rama VIII Bridge

2002
Bangkok, Thailand
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

Rafael Moneo · 2002
Los Angeles, United States
Porto Metro

Porto Metro

Álvaro Siza · 2002
Porto, Portugal
Mathematikum

Mathematikum

2002
Giessen, Germany
Franjo Tuđman Bridge

Franjo Tuđman Bridge

2002
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Weißtannenturm

Weißtannenturm

2003
Kehl, Germany
Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge

Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge

2003
Missouri, United States
Valladolid Science Museum

Valladolid Science Museum

Rafael Moneo · 2003
Valladolid, Spain
Passerelle Mimram

Passerelle Mimram

Marc Mimram · 2004
Kehl, Germany
Centennial Bridge, Panama

Centennial Bridge, Panama

2004
Panama, Panama
Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Donnaregina

Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Donnaregina

Álvaro Siza · 2005
Naples, Italy
Millennium Bridge

Millennium Bridge

2005
Podgorica, Montenegro
Donghai Bridge

Donghai Bridge

2005
Shanghai, People's Republic of China
Seán O'Casey Bridge

Seán O'Casey Bridge

2005
Dublin, Ireland
Berliner Brücke

Berliner Brücke

2006
Halle (Saale), Germany
Bitterfelder Bogen

Bitterfelder Bogen

Claus Bury · 2006
Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany
Second Orinoco crossing

Second Orinoco crossing

2006
Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela
Abdoun Bridge

Abdoun Bridge

2006
Amman, Jordan
Kaisersteg

Kaisersteg

Heinrich Müller-Breslau · 2007
Treptow-Köpenick, Germany
Mac Nimir Bridge

Mac Nimir Bridge

2007
Khartoum, Sudan
Zhivopisny Bridge

Zhivopisny Bridge

Nikolay Shumakov · 2007
Moscow, Russia
Sutong Yangtze River Bridge

Sutong Yangtze River Bridge

2007
Nantong, People's Republic of China
Newton Navarro Bridge

Newton Navarro Bridge

2007
Natal, Brazil
Hangzhou Bay Bridge

Hangzhou Bay Bridge

2008
Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
Museum of Islamic Art, Doha

Museum of Islamic Art, Doha

I. M. Pei · 2008
Doha, Qatar
Ypsilon

Ypsilon

2008
Drammen, Norway
Huangpu Bridge

Huangpu Bridge

2008
Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
Iberê Camargo Foundation

Iberê Camargo Foundation

Álvaro Siza · 2008
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Octávio Frias de Oliveira Bridge

Octávio Frias de Oliveira Bridge

2008
São Paulo, Brazil
Jintang Bridge

Jintang Bridge

2009
Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
Lysser Aussichtsturm

Lysser Aussichtsturm

2009
Lyss, Switzerland
Stonecutters Bridge

Stonecutters Bridge

2009
Kwai Tsing District, People's Republic of China
Niederrheinbrücke Wesel

Niederrheinbrücke Wesel

2009
Wesel, Germany
Incheon Bridge

Incheon Bridge

2009
Incheon, South Korea
Golden Ears Bridge

Golden Ears Bridge

2009
Langley, Canada
Queensland Tennis Centre

Queensland Tennis Centre

Populous · 2009
Brisbane, Australia
University of Information Science

University of Information Science

Oscar Niemeyer · 2002
Havana, Cuba
Oscar Niemeyer Museum

Oscar Niemeyer Museum

Oscar Niemeyer · 2002
Curitiba, Brazil
L'Oceanogràfic

L'Oceanogràfic

Félix Candela · 2003
Valencia, Spain
Ibirapuera Auditorium

Ibirapuera Auditorium

Oscar Niemeyer · 2005
São Paulo, Brazil
Natal City Park

Natal City Park

Oscar Niemeyer · 2008
Natal, Brazil

Frequently Asked Questions

What architectural styles defined the 2000s?+

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The most active countries for notable architecture in the 2000s were United States, Denmark, Germany, Russia, United Kingdom.